r/Welding

So I just accepted a job as a fabrication trainee. I can weld but to get my foot in the door this is the route I have to take and I’m ok with that. Im very excited for it. I’m 40 (almost) and I’ve been in an office setting for the last 15 years. The last six being work from home. Needless to say, this is going to be an adjustment for me. Graveyard, 52 hour weeks, 40 minute commute each way. I wanted to see if anyone had any advice they could give. I’m racking my brain on things I’ll need, I have gloves and boots and welding stuff that I’ll be taking but I’m honestly wondering about the odd stuff that no one talks about or even lunch boxes. Stuff that makes your day to day easier I guess.

Well, as title says i dont know if due to the fumes or the heat i should use any special type of paint or if any plastic paint will work fine. Maybe i is just aplying some kind of varnish

Im 20 and moving back to Las Vegas for a while. I have a job in an unrelated trade lined up with someone I personally know but I know it wont last forever and I want to plan for the future. It will pay pretty nicely and I want to reinvest that in an education in welding. I know many people will say just join a union but that would require me to drop the other lined up job so my question is what is a good way/place to learn welding without taking up an apprenticeship?

I’m about to embark on building a fence. I have a stick mate welder I use for small equipment repairs but know that’s the wrong tool for pipe welding. I was looking into a mig setup and assume I’ll need to run a core wire since it’s always windy. Is a vevor 5-1 ok for a one time fence job? Or is it like my little stick mate and not built for continuous welding? I’ve never mig welded so no idea on what a reasonable rig would be. https://www.vevor.com/mig-welder-c\_10053/pro-mig-welder-250a-pluse-mig-welding-machine-5-in-1-synergic-welder-machine-p\_010350357630?adp=gmc&utm\_source=google&utm\_medium=cpc&utm\_id=22907807277&ad\_group=179320742090&ad\_id=770274599651&utm\_term=&gad\_source=4&gad\_campaignid=22907807277&gbraid=0AAAAACq8bLUFiyosI6znvcF123i8ia9V\_&gclid=Cj0KCQjw3qLSBhDaARIsAFTiVh4PKB81F1gu7sT1gRHXqk9uE-e-5hmUi6H0T0aRCn9d3Y-Yben-RMgaAmZAEALw\_wcB

I've got a 1930's house with original fence and gate that needs repairing, I want to try and keep the original features if possible, neighbors say its wrought Iron but I'm not sure, spark test just confused me, might chuck some in the forge and see what happens, anyway:

1. Other than slowing down for higher slag content any advice on technique so I dont fluff it up? (Wire type/gasless mig vs. Arc etc)

2. Welding next to a footpath, dont want to half blind someone but I don't have a screen or anything, is it overkill or absolutely neccesary, could I just be vigilante and stop if I see someone coming etc, but then what if someone looks out a window? It's not possible due to location to completely screen in all directions

Hi. I have been seriously looking at welding.

Thus far my understanding is I need to go to either trade school or an apprenticeship, learn stick and MIG, get AWS certified, and OSHA 30.

I'm in the NYC area. I feel like there's a need for skilled tradespeople in this area. I'd really like to work on ships but buildings are great too.

I have taken a look at the mega threads relating to work, but my main question is: How does one actually look for a job?

These jobs don't seem to get posted on LinkedIn, so what's the main route that most welders take to find employment? Or what is the main resource for when a new but certified welder starts to look for work?

I have a lincoln 210 mp would i be able to run it off of a 13k watt gas generator and still have reasonable power or will i need to get some kind of convertor to help run it.

Also how viable would using the 210 for side jobs handrails, fences, lawn mower decks and so forth

Thanks in advance.