Ya know, I don't always take TIG classes, but when I do, I leave with X-Ray certs on 2" pipe
Haha, I picked up another welding certification the other night, and I now hold 4 of them... This one was a lot of work, I got the pipes as clean as I could, ran a laywire technique on the root (@ 105 amps), then wire-brushed the crap out of each pass before the next (just because), and then, hoped for the best...
I found out shortly later that the pipe shot perfectly clean... I was pretty thrilled... And then after it returned from the X-ray lab, we sliced it up and bend tested it...
And these were the results...
This is one cert that I really wanted to get... And its only my second X-ray test, EVER (first one I did, was on titanium)...
I honestly dont think this TIG pipe stuff is very hard, its just a steep learning curve, and it takes practice.
Anyway, I just thought I'd share.
It was on this very forum that I decided to explore my randomly-discovered interest in welding, only a few short years ago. And you all have always been there for me, so I just wanted to thank everyone for giving me a "push" in the right direction.
Things are going well, and school is starting to wind down, I only have one more class left to take. And then, its job-hunt time! Yeehaw!!
Haha, well, thanks again guys. Hope you're all doing well...
Haha, I picked up another welding certification the other night, and I now hold 4 of them... This one was a lot of work, I got the pipes as clean as I could, ran a laywire technique on the root (@ 105 amps), then wire-brushed the crap out of each pass before the next (just because), and then, hoped for the best...
I found out shortly later that the pipe shot perfectly clean... I was pretty thrilled... And then after it returned from the X-ray lab, we sliced it up and bend tested it...
And these were the results...
This is one cert that I really wanted to get... And its only my second X-ray test, EVER (first one I did, was on titanium)...
I honestly dont think this TIG pipe stuff is very hard, its just a steep learning curve, and it takes practice.
Anyway, I just thought I'd share.
It was on this very forum that I decided to explore my randomly-discovered interest in welding, only a few short years ago. And you all have always been there for me, so I just wanted to thank everyone for giving me a "push" in the right direction.
Things are going well, and school is starting to wind down, I only have one more class left to take. And then, its job-hunt time! Yeehaw!!
Haha, well, thanks again guys. Hope you're all doing well...