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...
Beard Update
Still growing strong. I'll make it the year yet.
The Mad Industrialist Part 4
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....
The Mad Industrialist Part 3
Back to work. This week we were doing multiple layers of weld on single joints. The top weld in the picture is a single weld, the bottom joint has one weld on top of the other, and there's a third one to come. Check out more pictures after the jump. Three plates...
Today, I’m just like everyone else
No Mad Industrialist today. One inch of snow and they called the whole thing off. I'd say all of us lads on the course would have made it. We love our welding, and I'd say we're all pissed that we didn't get to go in today. Here's an old snow picture. Like it's a...
New Glasses
Remember when I said I loved getting eye tests? Here are the glasses I picked. Large, thick, and metal. I love em. And my vision is now in HD.
The First Beard Update
So, I've decided to grow a Lincoln beard for as long as I possibly can. If I manage to get to the end of the year, I'll shave it on January First of 2011. Planning on updating once a week. Also... Kimberlee is not that into Valentine's Day.
The Mad Industrialist Part 2
Week two of my welding course and today is the first day that we joined two pieces of metal together with both tack welds and fillet welds. The line where the top plate joins the middle plate has been tack welded. One tack welds something so the pieces of work do not...
Today I became…
The Mad Welder! This here's my booth. After the jump the first pictures of my first welds. My first plate of welds. I'm rather proud of it actually. What I'm learning is Manual Metal Arc Welding; Sometimes called stick welding. You basically take a stick of filler...
First Hair Cut Of The Year
Before... Check out the jump for the... ...After. Thinking about growing the beard for a year. It's already at the 3 month mark. If I shave, I'll let you all know.