by DMcGirr | Mar 20, 2010 | Engineering
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...
by DMcGirr | Mar 13, 2010 | Engineering
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...
by DMcGirr | Feb 27, 2010 | Engineering
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...
by DMcGirr | Feb 6, 2010 | Engineering, Real life sort of stuff
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...
