I realize that horseplay and all that stuff is bad. Prolly about 99% of us have engaged in it by playing tricks with coworkers by messing with eachothers machines. I thought it would not only be funny, but educational for people new in the field to hear the stories and maybe learn a thing or two about troubleshooting a machine. I will tell the first one. Then im goin to bed!There was a guy who used to love playing with peoples machines at break. Then he played with mine! I really cant remember what he did to mine, but in return i took the difuser off his mig gun and brazed the holes in it shut and sanded them out real nice. made it look almost brand new. He got could not figure it out. It was a kodak moment.only thing worse than an ugly woman is an ugly weld
Reply:I've used scotch tape to tape over the keyhole on the nurse's med carts, or the administrator's office door.Should work on a toolbox too. Nothing destructive, just makes em go "hmmmmm" when the key won't go in. Most guys don't have fingernails to peel it off either, so they need that scribe that's locked inside the toolkit.MarkI haven't always been a nurse........Craftsman 12"x36" LatheEnco G-30B MillHobart Handler 175Lincoln WeldandPower 225 AC/DC G-7 CV/CCAdd a Foot Pedal to a Harbor Freight Chicago Electric 165A DC TIG PapaLion's Gate Build
Reply:One or two black cat fire crackers under their work bench or in the crevices of their acorn tables.Vantage 500's LN-25's, VI-400's, cobramatics, Miller migs, synch 350 LX, Powcon inverters, XMT's, 250 Ton Acurrpress 12' brake, 1/4" 10' Atlantic shear,Koikie plasma table W/ esab plasmas. marvel & hyd-mech saws, pirrana & metal muncher punches.
Reply:One of my favorite pranks is to replace someones tungsten with a silver painted toothpick, theres usually enough metal in the paint to make a small spark...its hilarious when everyone except the victim is in on it!- If you can jump across it you can weld it! - anonymous old boilermaker
Reply:Black electrical tape over the welding lens.
Reply:used to spray paint the clear ones black! lol i have a good story about invisa-rodonly thing worse than an ugly woman is an ugly weld
Reply:ive used stainless tig rod, sharpened it like tungsten and put it in a collet before hahaonly thing worse than an ugly woman is an ugly weld
Reply:Switching the polarity on a machine is always good. I always liked to throw a smoldering cotton glove under the work table of someone who was welding.I have seen people get milk or the contents of a spit cup dumped into practice pipe.
Reply:yeah switching polarities is always good. there was this guy who used to go thru ppls tools at break and take stuff from them and i got wind he was in my toolbox when i left early for a dentist appointment so i took a can of clearcoat spray and sprayed his wire down with a good coat. the drive rollers im sure got some of it but he couldnt figure out where all the porosity was coming from haha he was switching bottles out thinking it was the gas. i called it my SPRAY transfer trick.only thing worse than an ugly woman is an ugly weld
Reply:put saran wrap across the toilet bowlits not a welding prank but golly what fun..
Reply:The old fist full of 7018 behind the neck on a hott day. You get a guy who thinks he is a real bad *** and grab a big fist of 7018 and go to bend it behind your neck...then you don't and say theres no way you can do more than what I have right here....bango the guy grabs even more rod to prove you wrong. And man its funny watching them get all the flux down the back of their neck stuck their body from the sweat. Good stuff.Super glueing a tungsten to the bench is a good one. People will fight for a long time trying to get that tungsten up. Soaking rods in diesel let them dry a few days then swap them out and watch the guy flip when the rod is on fire while he is trying to weld. Aw so many good things. Once sent out a test coupon with a guys name on it that had welding wire stuck inside the root of the tube and to the outside. We also stuck bubble gum on the outside. Pretty funny when the test result came back as a fail...best part was the guy was not even on the job as a welder...he still flipped out telling them the testing company screwed up no way he would have failed a test....haha got to love it.'Mike
Reply:Originally Posted by DualieOne or two black cat fire crackers under their work bench or in the crevices of their acorn tables.
Reply:Joe I have done that with those whistling bottle rockets! No BOOM but the whistling and the sparks sure get em.Co-Own CNC shop:Miller :1251 plasma cutter, MaxStar 700 TIG/Stick, & XMT 456 Multiprocess Welder.& 2 Hypertherm HPR260's Plasma CutterSorry I had a bad stroke but now I am back.
Reply:Ive turned the preflow all the way up on my buddys syncro 350 while he was in the $hithouse @ work. when he came back and tried to strike and arc..... he was swapping out foot pedals and even had the maint. dept. check the HF on the machine.........HaHa
Reply:Several wraps of welding lead ( I have also used a portable 220 MT unit ) around a vehicle and energize. No matter how many times the vehicle is washed it will collect a layer of dust soon after. Care should be taken in regard to electrical system (fuses/relays). My last use of this was on a managers new white truck. He must of washed that thing 2-3 times a week. If a welder is using a section of pipe as a holder for there wire feed gun, fill with acetylene. It will settle to the bottom (cover bottom with tape if open ended) and when they place gun in holder (with tip of wire glowing) there will be an startling pop."Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful." -- Seneca the Younger
Reply:I had a co-worker with very limited welding skills ask me to weld a cracked frame rail on his pickup. I told him no way before I even looked at, and it turned out it was next to the gas tank. I told him I'd stay after work and he could do it while I watched from a safe distance.As he was getting all set up, so was I - I got my 12 gauge Mossberg out of my truck and loaded one AA round in it.I told him to be real careful around that fuel tank and I was gonna stand outside when he struck the first arc. I grabbed my shotgun and as soon as he made an arc BANG!!He came out from under that truck so fast and ran past me like he was on fire. When he realized he'd been had by the master prankster he settled down and finished his welding job.
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MAO best one yet! too bad you didnt video that one!only thing worse than an ugly woman is an ugly weld
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ranks lead to resentment,wasted time and possible injury or damage.I was a shop forman for 11 years. If I found out any employee messed with a welding machine you would be Immediately fired. I would have no choice since the prank could result in an accident.BUT lets back up a step.Why not change your whole consciousness .Try this. Compliment a fellow worker or buy a fellow worker a snack etc.,. By making new friends who knows what could result... the friend could tell you a trick or give you valuable info you need, but if you have played a prank on them they may not share anything with you. When you are in the trades you spend most of your life doing your work. If you work in a shop, that shop is your home so to speak.Make your shop have a feeling of safety and cleanliness. After all it is where you spend most of your time.Pranks can escalate to the point of a confrontation. You know there are people that WILL NOT STAND for it and others will, but no good can come from it.BTW..... There is no such word as prolly. It is PROBABLY.Last edited by Donald Branscom; 04-08-2009 at 04:33 PM.AWS certified welding inspectorAWS certified welder
Reply:When I was learning to stick weld, the lab tech used to sneak up behind me and toggle the AC/DC switch back and forth during my welds. It was really BAD. It used to make the electrode stick and would even snuff out the arc. Then I would jerk it trying to break it loose. It would break all the flux off the electrode and make me start over. It was especially bad when I was doing vertical and overhead.
Reply:Originally Posted by Road WarriorI had a co-worker with very limited welding skills ask me to weld a cracked frame rail on his pickup. I told him no way before I even looked at, and it turned out it was next to the gas tank. I told him I'd stay after work and he could do it while I watched from a safe distance.As he was getting all set up, so was I - I got my 12 gauge Mossberg out of my truck and loaded one AA round in it.I told him to be real careful around that fuel tank and I was gonna stand outside when he struck the first arc. I grabbed my shotgun and as soon as he made an arc BANG!!He came out from under that truck so fast and ran past me like he was on fire. When he realized he'd been had by the master prankster he settled down and finished his welding job.
Reply:Originally Posted by obewanWhen I was learning to stick weld, the lab tech used to sneak up behind me and toggle the AC/DC switch back and forth during my welds. It was really BAD. It used to make the electrode stick and would even snuff out the arc. Then I would jerk it trying to break it loose. It would break all the flux off the electrode and make me start over. It was especially bad when I was doing vertical and overhead.
Reply:Originally Posted by El_LloydeoLMAO best one yet! too bad you didnt video that one!
Reply:Originally Posted by Donald BranscomWhat if your co-worker hit his head getting out from under the truck?What if he twisted his knee and could not work and lost wages.You better start thinking. By the way you could apologize someday and buy him lunch. You would be moving way up in your conciousness level.Who knows you might even get invited to dinner someday.
Reply:You know, some folks have a sense of humor, and MEN don't overreact, making a big issue out of nothing.Last edited by Joe H; 04-08-2009 at 04:57 PM.Miller EconotigCutmaster 38Yes ma'am, that IS a screwdriver in my pocket!
Reply:Originally Posted by Donald BranscomThere were 3 young men just arrested for shooting a homeless manand making a video of it. Is that funny too????The shotgun thing was d*** funny. Still laughing a bit to be honest. I worked with a real a** at one time, nobody liked the guy. I was alot younger at the time and thought it was a bit ignorant. This will probably make somebody mad but what the hay. His headband got neversiezed, His steeltoes were worn exposing the steel somebody welded a 4' piece of small angle to it. He eventually quit but the fun went on with the next a**.
Reply:i thought the shotgun thing was awesome! i read it hours ago and have been laughing on and off all day about it. that poor guy PROLLY dropped a load in his pants lolonly thing worse than an ugly woman is an ugly weld
Reply:Now I'm the one laughing - picturing a guy with a 4' piece of angle welded to his steel toe. That's hilarious.No, I didn't shoot my buddy. I fired the gun outside the shop in the air. Our shop was out in the country, no neighbors, I checked for airplanes, innocent birds, mosquitoes. etc. Looking back now I realize it was a huge mistake, I shouldn't have done it, I'm really sorry for it, and I'll never do anything like that again. I think I'll call my buddy and invite him out for dinner, and then I'm GONNA call Barack Obama and tell him I want to surrender all my guns and ammo!!
Reply:Originally Posted by Road WarriorNow I'm the one laughing - picturing a guy with a 4' piece of angle welded to his steel toe. That's hilarious.No, I didn't shoot my buddy. I fired the gun outside the shop in the air. Our shop was out in the country, no neighbors, I checked for airplanes, innocent birds, mosquitoes. etc. Looking back now I realize it was a huge mistake, I shouldn't have done it, I'm really sorry for it, and I'll never do anything like that again. I think I'll call my buddy and invite him out for dinner, and then I'm GONNA call Barack Obama and tell him I want to surrender all my guns and ammo!!
Reply:A quick and easy one, at least with MIG, just a tiny bead welding the head of someone's minisledge to the bench on a side where they can't see it.
Reply:Originally Posted by El_LloydeoI think you are a real jerk for doing that to him. I don't think you SHOULDA done that to him. If I were him I PROLLY wouldn't go to dinner with you. I think Mr. Obama would love to get his hands on your guns and ammo.
Reply:ya got that right. hahaonly thing worse than an ugly woman is an ugly weld
Reply:Originally Posted by Donald BranscomThere were 3 young men just arrested for shooting a homeless manand making a video of it. Is that funny too????
Reply:Every profession has practical jokes. Even nurses play practical jokes on each other from time to time. It's especially funny when a nurse tends to over-react to situations.One way to get a nurse manager is to toss the CPR Anne in a bed, then call a code with no other nurses around. Nurse manager runs into the room & starts CPR on Anne.........before she realizes she's been had.And I am a nurse manager. Played lots of practical jokes on lots of people, only rule was, it could never damage equipment or have a possiblity of harm to the "jokee".I like the 12 gauge trick too!!!MarkI haven't always been a nurse........Craftsman 12"x36" LatheEnco G-30B MillHobart Handler 175Lincoln WeldandPower 225 AC/DC G-7 CV/CCAdd a Foot Pedal to a Harbor Freight Chicago Electric 165A DC TIG PapaLion's Gate Build
Reply:From the machine shop world...but I'm sure its out there in other settings...I worked in a gage house for several years. We had plenty of prussian blue around. You guys/gals who've used this stuff know this stuff spreads wickedly. Anyway, wait for a co-worker to walk away from their machine and leave their safety glasses. Place just a little dab (not kidding, a very unoticible dab..) inside the nose bridge and sit back and wait. I've seen folks for hours without noticing the occasional rub or wipe of this stuff and it ends up on everything. Other times it was caught right away, but man it was funny watching someone spread this stuff onto their tools, face, rags, parts until they finally were up to the gag.I had one funny, unlucky retaliation from a co-worker, in which he knew it was me and stealthly walked outside, packed a nice snowball then came back in. He called to me as I was running a surface grinder, I stepped away (nice of him to allow that) and right about the time I relealized what was up - it was deposited right in the middle of my forehead!We couldn't stop laughing.....good times. One of those days that the pranks don't stop.yeah, yeah..I know shop safety...Miller Dynasty 200DXHypertherm PowerMax 45Victor OAIR CompressorLots of blacksmithing tools and other fun toys meant to creatively disfigure, reshape, manipulate and join metal.
Reply:Originally Posted by mtncrawlerFrom the machine shop world...but I'm sure its out there in other settings...I worked in a gage house for several years. We had plenty of prussian blue around. You guys/gals who've used this stuff know this stuff spreads wickedly. Anyway, wait for a co-worker to walk away from their machine and leave their safety glasses. Place just a little dab (not kidding, a very unoticible dab..) inside the nose bridge and sit back and wait. I've seen folks for hours without noticing the occasional rub or wipe of this stuff and it ends up on everything. Other times it was caught right away, but man it was funny watching someone spread this stuff onto their tools, face, rags, parts until they finally were up to the gag.yeah, yeah..I know shop safety...
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on is simply right and there is not avoiding it. Even a few verbal jibes can be taken the wrong way.... With lawyers hiding in every corner it is just not worth it.
Reply:Originally Posted by Road Warrior, and then I'm GONNA call Barack Obama and tell him I want to surrender all my guns and ammo!!
Reply:Originally Posted by lotechmanDon is simply right and there is not avoiding it. Even a few verbal jibes can be taken the wrong way.... With lawyers hiding in every corner it is just not worth it.
Reply:Originally Posted by G3farmsI got ahold of obama and he said just to forward your guns and ammo to me, I will take care of them from there.thats some pretty good jokes.G3
Reply:haha i like the cat poop trick! a new guy hired in who i had to train cuz he was my replacement kinda goofy but really fun guy. he was working in my area and i was working about 20 feet away or so at my new job. i had this fart spray that i got off of ebay in my tool box. smells very very terrible. everytime i walked by him when he had his back to me i would spray a bunch of this his way and the smell would float over to him and he started looking for a dead animal. he told the foreman he thought there was a dead coon inside of the siding or something. wasnt but a couple of days his new name was stinky johnson. hahaonly thing worse than an ugly woman is an ugly weld
Reply:Originally Posted by El_Lloydeohaha i like the cat poop trick! a new guy hired in who i had to train cuz he was my replacement kinda goofy but really fun guy. he was working in my area and i was working about 20 feet away or so at my new job. i had this fart spray that i got off of ebay in my tool box. smells very very terrible. everytime i walked by him when he had his back to me i would spray a bunch of this his way and the smell would float over to him and he started looking for a dead animal. he told the foreman he thought there was a dead coon inside of the siding or something. wasnt but a couple of days his new name was stinky johnson. haha
Reply:Try polishing up the ear cup seals of a set of ear muff hearing protectors but don't wipe it off. Somebody will have black rings around there ear all day.Tough as nails and damn near as smart
Reply:When i was in school 1 of the guy's thought it would be funny to tack weld the overhead door shut.The instuctor was P!SSED! When no one would confess he made us clean the entire metal processing and welding shop ,next we had to paint the floors. Lincoln 225 ACLincoln Mig Pak 15Lincoln Mig Pak 10Purox Oxy-Acet Outfit20 Ton PressHonda Generator
Reply:Originally Posted by Road WarriorROTFLMAO!! You're a sick individual! We'd get along great!
Reply:Originally Posted by bensweldWhen i was in school 1 of the guy's thought it would be funny to tack weld the overhead door shut.The instuctor was P!SSED! When no one would confess he made us clean the entire metal processing and welding shop ,next we had to paint the floors.
Reply:At the shipyard we had at least 8-10 welding machines on the dry dock. Someone would at have at least 100 to 200 foot of lead out welding on something. Now those machines had a mind of their own to begin with, after taking about 30 minutes to set your machine and you climb down into some god forsaken hole trouble with your machine is the last thing you need. Im not sure of the proper term but you could turn your machine on place a rod in the electrode and stick the rod into the other guys quick disconnect allen head screw while he was welding and a few minutes later when the guy crawls out of the hole it took ten minutes to drag the lead back to you would see the maddest son of a gun east of the mississippi.Shake and Bake
Reply:these are evil and have resulted in fights. use at your own risk.wait until a coworker is welding on a bucket or large pipe and give it aring with the old sledgeomaticafter he goes home urinate on his welding gloves and put them in someplace to dry. he will smell it for a week. ( doe urine works as well watered down with alcohol. you dont want it pungeant , just enough to stink when they get hotadd an extra insole to one of their workbootsplace all four wheels of their toolbox up on 1/4" nuts. when he pushes it off it makes a heck of a racket without tipping overcinamon oil on the headbandthe best is agood old butt trumpet in confined spaceinsert thoughtful quote from someone else2000 Thermal Arc 300GTSW 3.5 hours1946 Monarch 20 x 54 Lathe1998 Supermax 10x54 Mill2004 Haco Atlantic 1/2" Capacity Lasernot mine but i get to play with it
Reply:Originally Posted by El_Lloydeo i used to sneak up on him when he was welding and spray a shot of wd40 on his arc. scared the hell outta him everytime lol
Reply:haha old man larry this guy who used to work with me. i would once a week walk by him when he was welding and close my eyes stick my head down by his gun and blow his gas away really hard then dash away real fast and keep walking like i never saw anything. man he used to hate that porosity. he never did figure out what was going on there. lolonly thing worse than an ugly woman is an ugly weld
