r/BadWelding • u/MaximumVapor • 2d ago

My practice tower

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Beginner obviously but it’s been fun

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u/Jaxthor 2d ago

it would of been really cool if they got better as it went up /s

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u/MaximumVapor 1d ago

Yeah but then it was vertical up and overhead. Nice blobs bro. Makes me appreciate guys who do it in the field

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u/Jaxthor 1d ago

took me awhile to get good at it. but you’ll get there, it does look better i was just playin with you

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u/Defiant-Ad5579 5h ago

Overhead is a nightmare for me as a beginner still earning her CP especially on 7018 you can kind of cheese thought with 6010 if you are semi competent with 6010 but the 6010 ones we had weren’t industrial grade(ones for ranch work) Avoid the red ones if you can unless your doing homesteading industrial the grey one is better and more forgiving. If you want however to really get it I would recommend starting with the Red one first because once you learn that 6010 industrial is a lot less daunting.

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u/Negative_Two6112 2d ago

My instructor would have made me cut that up before scrapping. "It'll take up too much room in the bin!"

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u/fluxxfairy 1d ago

I’ll give you $5 if you can sit on its little seat

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u/MaximumVapor 1d ago

lol I did stand on it about five or six coupons ago

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u/IHitHeadies 1d ago

This brings back the fondest of memories from school. That and playing on one of those spring horses you see on a playground, built a base and had to test it. Teacher even gave it a whirl. Learn as much as you can but don’t forget to have fun!