Welding Industry

brayanpeter · 10-14-2009, 07:20 AM

i am trying to learn as much as i can about the welding industry, what convention should i attend, and is there anyone know out there that is willing to teach to me?

AssDragginSdime · 10-14-2009, 01:51 PM

you gotta go find some old timers and learn from them.. they got all the tricks down. just about everything i know, i picked up from guys in their 60s. Aside from that if you got the coin, you can go to a plase like wyotech or whatever, But i still think the best way is to watch some old timers, and ask them lots of questions.. Most of them would be happy to teach the trade to someone interested enough.

brayanpeter · 10-15-2009, 07:10 AM

How do i contact that old timers?

dimerunner88 · 10-16-2009, 05:41 PM

seriously? wtf?

Mattpyle · 10-17-2009, 02:07 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by brayanpeter

How do i contact that old timers?

It's safe to say you won't be too successful at "learning about the welding industry."

bagdnbdrpt · 10-19-2009, 07:57 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by brayanpeter

How do i contact that old timers?

seriously i have been laughing for like 5 minutes reading this guys posts. i like this one the best.

***Wicked Mayhem*** · 10-19-2009, 10:45 PM

try to get on some kind of apprenticeship program..

i just got on a pipe fitter program a little over a month ago.. best job ive ever had so far! getting paid to go to school one day a week, working at the plant the other 3 days(4-10's) plus overtime. its a 4 year apprenticeship. in the end i will either be a certified welder, or layout person. im gonna go for welding.. learning to bend tubing, everything. best paying job ive ever had too.

AssDragginSdime · 10-20-2009, 01:26 AM

legit pipe welders make bank. A guy i used to work with was a licensed pipe welder. He left the shop we were at and got a job welding pipe making $60 an hour. He had a helper who made $30 an hour, and he would grind and fit the joint, Get all the rods ready and shit And the dude i worked with would just weld the joint.. He'd have the helper sit there handing him rods all day lol

Mr.woodscrewsNbondo · 10-20-2009, 01:42 AM

get a welder and some scrap metal and go to town, just dont look at the pretty light

bcpd_03 · 11-02-2009, 01:58 AM

I did it for a while take in mid im only 23 went to votech at 18 quit the welding program but obtained several certs for pipe both in stainless and carbon, got off my lazey ass went to the port passed a 6g weld test, made 19 bucks an hr double time afeter 8 on 7 12's got the know how after about 4 mos of welding in a pipe rack, quit went to lousianna made more money, wemt to Catlisburg kentucky got a job paying 34 an houre double time after 8 on a 7 12's job banking about 32-3600 a WEEK after taxes and stayed with the company for almost 2 years. then one nite went to the bar gout drunk as hell took the youg girl back to my RV boned the shit outa her and 9 mos later was a daddy with another fll time job ''DAD'' and now a police officer making less in one year than i did in 8 weeks of welding. Point is learn to weld and dont quit learning, use protection and put your money in the BANK. and my lil boy is almost old enough now i can hang the duty belt up and go make some real money to fund my s10 and rock crawler's

10-14-2009, 07:20 AM	#1
brayanpeter Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8 Location: User is: OffLine	Welding Industry i am trying to learn as much as i can about the welding industry, what convention should i attend, and is there anyone know out there that is willing to teach to me?
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10-14-2009, 01:51 PM	#2
AssDragginSdime **** you Age: 23 Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 9,383 Location: from the mean streets of southington, CT User is: OffLine	Re: Welding Industry you gotta go find some old timers and learn from them.. they got all the tricks down. just about everything i know, i picked up from guys in their 60s. Aside from that if you got the coin, you can go to a plase like wyotech or whatever, But i still think the best way is to watch some old timers, and ask them lots of questions.. Most of them would be happy to teach the trade to someone interested enough.
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10-15-2009, 07:10 AM	#3
brayanpeter Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Welding Industry How do i contact that old timers?
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10-16-2009, 05:41 PM	#4
dimerunner88 whore turned lurker Age: 23 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 19,766 Location: Clay City,IN User is: OffLine	Re: Welding Industry seriously? wtf?
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10-17-2009, 02:07 AM	#5
Mattpyle Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 869 Location: Lacey, Wa. User is: OffLine	Re: Welding Industry Quote: Originally Posted by brayanpeter How do i contact that old timers? It's safe to say you won't be too successful at "learning about the welding industry."
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10-19-2009, 07:57 PM	#6
bagdnbdrpt JON Age: 28 Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 380 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Welding Industry Quote: Originally Posted by brayanpeter How do i contact that old timers? seriously i have been laughing for like 5 minutes reading this guys posts. i like this one the best.
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10-19-2009, 10:45 PM	#7
*Wicked Mayhem* Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 16,350 Location: :noitacoL User is: OffLine	Re: Welding Industry try to get on some kind of apprenticeship program.. i just got on a pipe fitter program a little over a month ago.. best job ive ever had so far! getting paid to go to school one day a week, working at the plant the other 3 days(4-10's) plus overtime. its a 4 year apprenticeship. in the end i will either be a certified welder, or layout person. im gonna go for welding.. learning to bend tubing, everything. best paying job ive ever had too.
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10-20-2009, 01:26 AM	#8
AssDragginSdime **** you Age: 23 Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 9,383 Location: from the mean streets of southington, CT User is: OffLine	Re: Welding Industry legit pipe welders make bank. A guy i used to work with was a licensed pipe welder. He left the shop we were at and got a job welding pipe making $60 an hour. He had a helper who made $30 an hour, and he would grind and fit the joint, Get all the rods ready and shit And the dude i worked with would just weld the joint.. He'd have the helper sit there handing him rods all day lol
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10-20-2009, 01:42 AM	#9
Mr.woodscrewsNbondo rolling work in progress Age: 19 Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,288 Location: nlr ar User is: OffLine	Re: Welding Industry get a welder and some scrap metal and go to town, just dont look at the pretty light
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11-02-2009, 01:58 AM	#10
bcpd_03 Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 29 Location: NE OKLAHOMA User is: OffLine	Re: Welding Industry I did it for a while take in mid im only 23 went to votech at 18 quit the welding program but obtained several certs for pipe both in stainless and carbon, got off my lazey ass went to the port passed a 6g weld test, made 19 bucks an hr double time afeter 8 on 7 12's got the know how after about 4 mos of welding in a pipe rack, quit went to lousianna made more money, wemt to Catlisburg kentucky got a job paying 34 an houre double time after 8 on a 7 12's job banking about 32-3600 a WEEK after taxes and stayed with the company for almost 2 years. then one nite went to the bar gout drunk as hell took the youg girl back to my RV boned the shit outa her and 9 mos later was a daddy with another fll time job ''DAD'' and now a police officer making less in one year than i did in 8 weeks of welding. Point is learn to weld and dont quit learning, use protection and put your money in the BANK. and my lil boy is almost old enough now i can hang the duty belt up and go make some real money to fund my s10 and rock crawler's
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