We had our welding class Wednesday and today and we learned a lot of things. Katie, my roommate, and I got to work on picnic tables. Above Katie is grinding the edges of welds and cuts so they don't get caught on your clothing or you cut yourself on them.
Above I am using the most fun piece of equipment that we used. It was actually a little scary at first to be handling the torch welder after he told us all these stories about it. Not to mention that it's a ginormous flame... But I caught on pretty fast and though I didn't cut very straight it was a lot of fun. But I then cut it later with the chop saw ish sort of thing. I forget what it was called, but it cut a lot straighter.
Above, I'm using the stick welder. It's the kind of welder that we'd probably have on the field. The hardest part was puting the stick about where you wanted it and then flicking your helmet down and trying to stick the stick onto the metal without being able to see because the helmet is so dark. I actually did a pretty good job for my first time.
Yep, Katie and I are pretty much experts now.... hmmm... I think my nose is getting longer.
Gotta love the welding masks. Below is Katie and Hank, our expert construction man who heads up the building of all the new housing.
