Pretty happy with the 3M speedglas. Had some cheaper autos that sucked and the old huntsman 951 I bought when I was 16 is always on standby.
I’ve been anywhere from custom fabrication/R&D projects with customers or doing it in house for companies, a few code jobs, to now welding on anything from broken guardrails to CAT 795 frame cracks.
I’ve met some damn good hands geared up with the cheapest they can find and I’ve ran into a few subpar contractors where nothing would save their work or their attitude.
I’ve never understood why 90 percent of weldors think they are gods gift to humanity.
I work with a few knuckleheads right now that definitely give me a good laugh with the shit that comes out of their mouths. The guys that are humble and can perform, those are the guys I’ve always genuinely loved working with, you can learn so much from guys like that.
How many of guys on here are CWI’s?
Been considering chasing one of those down to have another card to play in the future.
@Fatcamp
Get him a good magnetic torpedo level. Flange wizard makes a good one. Bessy for sliding camps, and a few vise grip c clamps.
And tell him to be patient and it takes a lot of practice to be good and perform at a journeyman level.
But my best piece of advice would be go pursue a career as anything else but a damn weldor.