The Mad Carpenter » long day http://www.themadcarpenter.com He's Mad! Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:07:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Mad Industrialist Part 4 http://www.themadcarpenter.com/2010/03/the-mad-industrialist-part-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-mad-industrialist-part-4 http://www.themadcarpenter.com/2010/03/the-mad-industrialist-part-4/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:47:13 +0000 DMcGirr http://www.themadcarpenter.com/?p=2124 Today was an awful day. It was long, hot, and difficult.
What’s worse, I could not get into the swing of welding at all. Laying down loose welds, full of holes, spatter everywhere…

Got many many sparks inside the helmet, got a spark right down my back. That hurt. Caught weld flare twice. That sucks more than anything.

Did I not enjoy today?
Don’t get me wrong, I love welding. But when you can’t get into a rhythm on it, it can be a punishing mistress.

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See what I mean? Way too wide, moving too slowly, lots of spatter. Most of these problems are aesthetic, but in a structural situation these welds would not be adequate.

Later we switched to a lighter plate, thinner rods… and finally I cracked it.

It was the best weld I had laid all day. Unfortunately it was also the best weld I would lay all day. I had a few good runs on that piece of work, but the overall product at the end of the day was not up to my personal standard.

Next week:

The Mad Industrialist gets back on that Iron Horse.

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