Welding by Gaslight 7
Check it out. I welded a piece of pipe to a piece of plate, and the weld is water tight. It's water tight, which generally means it's gas-tight. And that's what we're looking for. Tune in for more progress.
Welding by Gaslight 6
You know.... sometimes it's just not going your way and you can't seem to get it together. So occasionally you make your own fun.
Welding by Gaslight 5
Here is the progression that I've been making since I started ths course. The joint on the left is a lap joint: connection two offset pieces by welding the edge of one to the middle of the other while both are parallel. The middle joint is a fillet weld: two pieces...
Welding by Gaslight 4
Today the subject is butt welding. Yeah, laugh it up. Two pieces are place side by side and tack welded into place. A gap of at least 2mm needs to be left otherwise the weld won't penetrate between the pieces, it'll just stick on top. It's easy enough to do when you...
The Mad Industrialist Part 7
Today, we have the welding test. It's also our final day. It was a ten week course yes - but we missed one week, and did two double weeks, so there's only 7 posts. I shall allow the pictures of my completed test pieces speak for themselves. Stick welding is great, and...
Welding by Gaslight 3
Every day I'm improving. Practice makes perfect.
Welding by Gaslight 2
It's amazing what one can do with a little training. And this was just us practising before we got our assignment for the day. To see that, click after the jump. Yes it looks rough and messy, but I'm still learning. And it hasn't been cleaned up at all. We started by...
Welding by Gaslight 1
And here, ladies and gentlemen, are my first (well the best of my first day) welds laid down using the process known as Gas Welding The process is simple enough. The welder uses a high heat torch to melt the steel until it is molten on the surface, then a filler rod...
The Mad Industrialist Rides Again
So before I've even finished my 10 day course, I've been accepted to a 6 week course. Unlike the last course (Manual Metal Arc Welding) this one will be Oxy-Acetylene welding. It requires different safety gear, such as the goggles pictured below. A picture of a...
The Mad Industrialist Part 6
Laying perfect weld is always awesome. However, today was a remarkably stressful day because next week is the test. Trying to get each and every weld perfect can really stress you out. And when you're sitting or standing at the same table for hours in a boiler suit...
The Mad Industrialist Part 5
Today was a good day. We kept on welding the three composite runs the same as we were doing last week: One foundation run, and two further runs for strength. However there was a slight twist. We were welding a curved piece of metal, and I personally think it was...
Devolution passed!
It's over. Devolution passed. Now Stormont has control over all of it's own affairs, and the terrorists can go home. For those of you out there that don't know, ever since the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, they have been trying to transfer power from London to...