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...everyone is asking you, “Couldn’t you just buy that?”...you use a welding rod for chop sticks....you have sunburn in the winter....your shirts, sneakers, and socks are ventilated....you find yourself flicking your head down when the sun gets in your eyes....you keep feeling for a knob on the back of your hard hat or baseball cap....you squeeze your fork to release the food. ...your friends say, “It’s Miller time!” and you grab your gloves and shield....you lay z-weave ketchup beads on your eggs or french fries....you tie things down with MIG wire. ...you own a triple barrel shotgun. just read it on the net and thought of posting..Happy weekend weldersMario
Reply:lmfao my instructor always said your not a welder till you burn your you know what ..... well last week i had a 7018 berry roll down the front of my bibs right out of my crotch i screamed like a 12 year old girl Quote Originally Posted by vwguy3  View PostHave you ever seen a cow that was welding overhead burst into flames my certs as of 1/29/14SMAW3G plate 2,4,6, 6Ghard wire and flux core 3GGTAW2,4,6 6G3G plate SS sch 80 6G
Reply:Originally Posted by tylersloanlmfao my instructor always said your not a welder till you burn your you know what ..... well last week i had a 7018 berry roll down the front of my bibs right out of my crotch i screamed like a 12 year old girl
Reply:I've copped the ray burn on my berries. Crouching down doing some welding at home and made the mistake of wearing shorts.
Reply:...you find yourself flicking your head down when the sun gets in your eyes.My favorite.  Thanks for sharing.TA Arcmaster 300CM3XMT 304S22P12 suitcase feederX-Treme 12VSOptima pulserTA161SMaxstar 150STLHypertherm PM45OP setupStihl 020AVP, 039, 066 Magnum
Reply:HAHA.  A guy in my high school leaned up against the welding table and welded his fly shut.....burned him so bad he had to go to the hospital.  Not sure what kind of shape he ended up in.
Reply:so many burning or welding there junk bet this has been going on since people first started welding but yet no PPE for that i need a mini nomex fire suit Quote Originally Posted by vwguy3  View PostHave you ever seen a cow that was welding overhead burst into flames my certs as of 1/29/14SMAW3G plate 2,4,6, 6Ghard wire and flux core 3GGTAW2,4,6 6G3G plate SS sch 80 6G
Reply:Originally Posted by tylersloani need a mini nomex fire suit
Reply:It's called the "Trail of Tears" when a red hot sizzler makes it into your collar and works it's way down toward your beltline and beyond... while you're making desperate grabs trying to slow the sucker's progress. I've accumulated quite a few little scars over the years...and I believe a few have even made it to my boots. POVERTY...is the Mother of InventionMillermatic 211Millermatic 140Miller Thunderbolt XLArcOne 100STS inverter w/TIGThermal Dynamics 38XL Victor Oxy/AcetyleneJancy Slugger Holemaker IIJet 5x6 BandsawNever enough time & sleep.
Reply:Ever put ear plugs in your nose and ears to keep out the sparks while in an upside down position?Miller trailblazer301gLincoln sa200Miller251Miller spectrum 625Victor oxy-acc2002 Chevy duramax 3500 dually 4x4
Reply:...if you can describe the taste of mini-red-hot meteors.City of L.A. Structural; Manual & Semi-Automatic;"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore."Job 28:1,2Lincoln, Miller, Victor & ISV BibleDanny
Reply:You guys are hitting really close to home, but also hilarious after the facts. lol thanks for the laugh. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Reply:You might be a welder if.....-You truly believe that Harris, Smith or Victor should come up with a device  to recycle your farts for a new cutting torch design.-You tell your wife that your angle grinder would make an awesome upgrade to her electric can opener.-You light your cigars exclusively with a cutting torch.-You lay toothpaste down on the brush like a "stack of dimes."
Reply:Oh guy, you've been under the hood way too long. Funny stuff. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Reply:LOL I've got a big commercial stove-oven(1950's) that's manual light. The drawer beside it has a chipping(ice) hammer, a pair of leather cutting gloves(mittens are for idiots) and....yup. A striker to light the thing. It gets worse. I cut hogs legs into 3 hams with a Sawzall and a 9" wood blade  Attached ImagesBubble gumTooth pixDuct tapeBlack glueGBMF hammerScrew gun --bad battery (see above)
Reply:Nice. Did you do this yourself. The woodwork looks great...all of it looks great. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Reply:Originally Posted by papasmirfNice. Did you do this yourself. The woodwork looks great...all of it looks great. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Reply:We've been in our house 28 years and seems like the last 10 have been constant remodels. Now that I'm retired maybe I can get things finished. Presently working on master bath, shop, landscaping, helping a nephew and his wife and a 78 yr. old neighbor who lost her son in June and has had trouble with his girlfriend. I get around to completion sometime next year.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Reply:I usually try not to dance around with the sparks in the shirt cause they usually roll some place worse. x2 on sparks in the ear and yes it sucks when you smell your own nose hairs burningMillermatic 252millermatic 175miller 300 Thunderboltlincoln ranger 250smith torcheslots of bfh'sIf it dont fit get a bigger hammer
Reply:You might be a welder if.....The smell of burnt steel turns you on.The smell of cutting oil also turns you on.You use a welder for things other people wouldn't think of, (like using a mig welder to remove a race {the outer half of bearings} from a wheel hub. You own 8 pairs of welding gloves, and still burn your hands once/week because you aren't wearing ANY of them.  Lincoln is a tool, not a president.  You know EXACTLY what happens when a glowing hot bit of slag falls onto your foot, when you are wearing running shoes.  You've ever discharged mucous from your nose that can be picked up with a magnet (cutting/grinding without a mask).  Just a few I thought of from my own experience.  Good thread!Check out my channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkz...bZg8AYNXGqBjZQ"Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of arms." - Aristotle
Reply:... you know being flashed has nothing to do with a raincoat.
Reply:My highschool welding teacher said " welding is like sex,it's all about speed and feed,lol
Reply:Originally Posted by IronHideYou might be a welder if.....The smell of burnt steel turns you on.The smell of cutting oil also turns you on.You use a welder for things other people wouldn't think of, (like using a mig welder to remove a race {the outer half of bearings} from a wheel hub. You own 8 pairs of welding gloves, and still burn your hands once/week because you aren't wearing ANY of them.  Lincoln is a tool, not a president.  You know EXACTLY what happens when a glowing hot bit of slag falls onto your foot, when you are wearing running shoes.  You've ever discharged mucous from your nose that can be picked up with a magnet (cutting/grinding without a mask).  Just a few I thought of from my own experience.  Good thread!
Reply:OK........AHEM. Your gurl says she desperately needs a hard rod and you ask "1/4 or 3/8 ?" Bubble gumTooth pixDuct tapeBlack glueGBMF hammerScrew gun --bad battery (see above)
Reply:You might be a welder if you welding burn are your tattoos.Current welderHobart Handler 187Dead weldersHF 151 dual migCraftsman Welder 20511Craftsman Welder 80amp FluxI killed them LOL!!!!Originally Posted by BlackbeardEver put ear plugs in your nose and ears to keep out the sparks while in an upside down position?
Reply:Originally Posted by tanglediver...if you can describe the taste of mini-red-hot meteors.
Reply:Originally Posted by farmshopI usually try not to dance around with the sparks in the shirt cause they usually roll some place worse. x2 on sparks in the ear and yes it sucks when you smell your own nose hairs burning
Reply:Originally Posted by IronHideYou might be a welder if.....The smell of burnt steel turns you on.The smell of cutting oil also turns you on.You use a welder for things other people wouldn't think of, (like using a mig welder to remove a race {the outer half of bearings} from a wheel hub. You own 8 pairs of welding gloves, and still burn your hands once/week because you aren't wearing ANY of them.  Lincoln is a tool, not a president.  You know EXACTLY what happens when a glowing hot bit of slag falls onto your foot, when you are wearing running shoes.  You've ever discharged mucous from your nose that can be picked up with a magnet (cutting/grinding without a mask).  Just a few I thought of from my own experience.  Good thread!
Reply:YMBAWI you can properly identify what type of rod someone is using by the smell of the smoke it gives off.YMBAMI you use a cutting torch to light the BBQ grill.Last edited by Bistineau; 11-16-2013 at 07:43 AM.
Reply:LOL I actually re glued a loose tile last night, and you may be a welder if this is how you hold it down.I hate being bi-polar it's awsomeMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Reply:My old teacher back in high school Ag class (basic welding was part of agriculture class in them days) always used to tell us "Boys, you might think you're a weldor 'cause you know how to lay down them purty beads.  Hell no, that don't make you no weldor!  You know you're a weldor when you're doing overhead and that ball of fire runs down the inside of your shirt and stops at your crotch and you just sort of flinch a little and keep on welding.  That's when you're a weldor!"
Reply:If your money always looks like this!I hate being bi-polar it's awsomeMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Reply:...When you go to the doctor to have a tick removed from inside your ear, only to find out its a dried up blood blister from weld spatter that you forgot about.  GarLincoln Electric, Power MIG 256Hypertherm Powermax 45 Miller Dynasty 280DXSmith O/A torchGenesis of a welding table
Reply:My "pick".....You've ever discharged mucous from your nose that can be picked up with a magnet (cutting/grinding without a mask).JobSmart MIG125Lincoln AC225-SLincoln Pro-Mig 175Dewalt GrindersRidgid ChopsawIR Garage Mate CompressorAny thing worth doing, is worth doing right.
Reply:.....when all of your t shirts look like the been hit with a shotgun...... The sound of an SA  200 starting wakes you up from a dead sleep..... You use 6010 for chop sticks.Sent from my DROID RAZR using TapatalkLong after the price is forgotten, the quality will remain.Both of my Poppy's 1954 Short Hoods -Third generation to weld with it and teaching a fourthSA 2## - Bought and sold more than I can remember or care to list, 8 in the shop right now
Reply:If you have ever gotten a reckless driving ticket because the semi-trailer you were passing had some porosity in a weld.Martin MC Weld TechAWS-CWIAWS-CWEwww.linkedin.com/pub/martin-cramer/20/b36/940/
Reply:If the name of your boat is Saturday slaggerSent from my C771 using Tapatalk 2
Reply:If you do your homework with a silver streak pencil because its what you had in your shirt pocket.Miller Dialarc 250 AC/DCWeldcraft A-150VSmith O/P
Reply:people see the inside of your arms and ask how long its been since you stopped "using".I know im not the only one with most scars collected on the inside of my left elbowbosses stuff:trailblazer 325maxstar 200my stuff:sa 200fronius transpocket 180100 amp Lincoln w/f97 f350 DITKevin
Reply:....your teenage son inspects the carnival ride for good welds, finds crappy ones and a long broken one and refuses to take his girlfriend on it....He even brought the broken one to the carny dude's attention - dude was not concerned as it opened up and closed with each passing car. "I think someone is working on that..."Dave J.Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~George Bernard Shaw~ Syncro 350Invertec v250-sThermal Arc 161 and 300MM210DialarcTried being normal once, didn't take....I think it was a Tuesday.
Reply:Ymbaw if you spend more money to heat your 7018 that you do to heat your own house.
Reply:You get sunburn after dark. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkThermal arc 211iCk flex-loc 150 & 130Clamps, saws & grindersHarbor freight 80 amp inverter
Reply:you may be a welder if you nod your head every time someone takes your picture with a flashbulb.i.u.o.e. # 15queens, ny and sunny fla
Reply:Originally Posted by docwelderyou may be a welder if you nod your head every time someone takes your picture with a flashbulb.
Reply:Ymbaw if you remove things from the oven without a hot padSent from my iPhone using TapatalkThermal arc 211iCk flex-loc 150 & 130Clamps, saws & grindersHarbor freight 80 amp inverter
Reply:A kid is walking down the road, kind of a dufus kid. He finds a pair of welding gloves and puts them on. A little while later he finds a welding helmet and puts it on. A few minutes later a pervert pulls up along side the kid in his car, the kid gets in. The pervert asks if the kid knows anything about cocks, the kid says no. The pervert asks if the kid knows anything about sucking knobs and the kid says no, "I'm not really a welder"        thermal arc 252i  -  millermatic 350P -   miller XMT, cp300ts, 30a 22a feeders, buttload of other millers, handfull of lincolns, couple of esabs  -   Hypertherm 1250 G3
Reply:you may be a welder if every time someone hands you something you dip it in water first just to make sure it's not hot.i.u.o.e. # 15queens, ny and sunny fla
Reply:The snot and magnet one is an instant classic
Reply:I can say from years of experience. The only way to avoid the little drops of molten lava that find themselves in unthinkable places is not to weld..... Like that will ever happen. So I say think of them as little teaching aids, because if you can roll a stack of dimes while your HEAD IS on FIRE, your a welder!