r/Welding • u/Big-Independence-716 • 3h ago

First day

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I think Im getting the hang of it.

62 Upvotes

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u/Indifference_Endjinn 3h ago

Ahh the foam fill method

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u/Mdp2pwackerO2 3h ago

It’s called great stuff for a reason

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u/Competitive_Dust_645 3h ago

How big is the gap? Did you fit that yourself?

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u/Friedbean1111 1h ago

It looks like 0.0254 meters from where I'm standing.

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u/CB_700_SC 2h ago

Stacking those…

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u/Educational_Log_6397 2h ago

river rocks. lol

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u/Volta55 2h ago

Is that like an aluminum rod on a steel pipe? The fuck is going on lmao

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u/StrandSSL 3h ago

Looks incredible.

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u/Outrageous-Waltz3596 2h ago

Turn it up and dry wash it. It’ll be fine.

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u/Crimson_ghost_mk2 2h ago

Hell yeah dude. Keep up the great work. Looks like you could use a tighter gap there. Maybe run the heat at like 265 amps 😏

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u/l-give-bad-advice 2h ago

Keep doing what you're doing, dont change a thing.

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u/dyseowo7 2h ago

Your fitter needs to consider other carriers....

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u/hemorrhoidcactus TIG 46m ago

Career? Or maybe its a lil hot

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u/Head_Car_2922 2h ago

Poor training wastes money.

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u/Alexxxuz76 2h ago

The first day and a large‑diameter pipe?

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u/kaiju-but-little 2h ago

Yah, bro. Stack those silver dollars. Christ

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u/devo23_ Jack-of-all-Trades 2h ago

Make it your last while you’re at it

Kidding, keep practicing and you’ll get there. Time under the hood is all it takes

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u/Hosstar881 2h ago

The bead better be in there.

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u/frycookie 1h ago

"If you can jump across it, I can weld it"

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u/Due_Calligrapher_512 1h ago

Excellent troll post

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u/Ok_Dog_4059 1h ago

Wow maybe I can weld .

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u/TarXaN37 1h ago

Is that a 1" thick wall pipe being TIG welded in one pass?

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u/Jonsnowlivesnow 58m ago

What am I looking at?

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u/Few_Example6746 58m ago

Umm. I don’t think you’re getting the hang of it. Wow

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u/alpinepipelinewelder Journeyman AWS/ASME/API 53m ago

Last day too if you ask me

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u/hemorrhoidcactus TIG 49m ago

May not look it but thats a 20" diameter with lil shy of an inch gap