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Charley Davidson

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Wish me luck, I have a welding test at noon today, not a high paying job so maybe they'll pass me on potential
 
Good luck. You have other machine/fabricating talent too, so make sure you mention that, it all helps. I'd rather hire a guy thats multifaceted than highly specialized, it makes it easier for me to keep him busy when the specialist work runs out. :thinking:
 
xalky said:
Good luck. You have other machine/fabricating talent too, so make sure you mention that, it all helps. I'd rather hire a guy thats multifaceted than highly specialized, it makes it easier for me to keep him busy when the specialist work runs out. :thinking:
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Excellent advice! Good luck Charlie!

-Ron
 
Failed miserably but glad I did, it was all galvanize fence post with a $150.00 Northern Tool flux core welder max pay $12.00 hr.
 
Prolly the machines fault! And the galvanize didn't help with that machine either.

Paul
 
I've never had much luck welding galv and don't want to weld it anyway, too many health hazards.
 
Charley Davidson said:
I've never had much luck welding galv
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I'm confused Charley. Did they expect you to weld gal steel without grinding??

What the hell sort of test is that!
I would have refused on health grounds for starters, and then on principle because you cant rely on the welds anyway.

Cheers Phil
 
Another way to remove the galvanizing before welding is to take a torch and a hand held wire brush, heat the galvanized coating where the weld will be (but do not burn it or get it to smoking), when warm enough it will melt and the wire brush will wipe it off.

Makes me think the test must be for a fencing company wanting to weld gates and such as they use lots of galvanized in their work.
 
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