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Today was the first time I had ever made something where my welds meant the difference in the item (commercial fire escape) working, or the person falling a very long ways. That makes you think. Is that weld good enough? Of course it was, but I still thought about it.(Yeah, that was kind of a random post there)Here's the bit I made today. There's 4 more sections that complete the over-roof walkway and the stairs to the ground.
Reply:The slowest any one of our customers go is 110 mph, so yea, it can make me a bit uneasy at times.  But I'm always so anal about prep and fitup, the uneasiness subsides pretty quickly when I treat it like everything else.
Reply:I know what you mean.  The welds I put down on a daily basis are ones that can make a large commercial vessel sink in the ocean, or leak oil/fuel into the water if not done properly.  Welding steps on ladders and such definitely makes you go over them with a fine tooth comb before you walk away and call them good.  I find myself cutting welds out and redoing them once in a while because I look at them and think "that one just doesn't look right...probably will hold, but if it cracks, there are 100 people's lives and a $100,000,000 ship at stake..."
Reply:I'm with Supe.....it settles down after awhile. If you take the same approach to every job, the outcome will be the same. Quality, not quantity.What scares me is the people/shops that DON"T care about the well being of the people that will be affected by a bad job.I constantly get jobs in that other people/shops started that IMO were too unsafe to even put on the trailer!!!  In fact, I've got 2 desert trucks in my shop right now that are horrible.  ...and then I hear what the customer paid to have the work done..... - Paulhttp://all-a-cart.comWelding Cart Kits and accessories
Reply:I'm not bothered at all..Ever since the road race Mustang crashed in the "Mt Washington Hillclimb" I dont worry about anything anymore.. http://www.weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread...ght=WashingtonYou never want to see anything like that happen..But the results were good......zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Before I went into industrial maintenance I did aircraft work for 15 years. Even a dropped bolt or screw that isn't found could cause a major accident in this work. It's taught me to to approach every job as it's the most important job. You'll sleep much better that way.
Reply:Having been involved in x-ray work several times in my life and learning it early in my career I sleep fine. It's like Tresi and others mentioned with the aircraft work, attention to every detail. Very satisfying work when you treat everything like one of your kids lives depended on it.Anything worth doing is worth doing RIGHT
Reply:I build MRI's.  And for the first few magnets I was always nervous.  Now I only worry if my weld will leak.  That way we do not have to do rework on 15 mil alum.
Reply:Originally Posted by olddadyou treat everything like one of your kids lives depended on it.
Reply:Originally Posted by SupeThe slowest any one of our customers go is 110 mph, so yea, it can make me a bit uneasy at times.  But I'm always so anal about prep and fitup, the uneasiness subsides pretty quickly when I treat it like everything else.