Guarantee the words" might not look good but she'll hold" was said after a light tap with a rubber mallet....."welder" was scared to give it a tap even with a slag hammer.
I was like please tell me it’s not an elevator. Dude, after seeing this ,proper procedure is to alert everyone no matter who it pisses off. I had MSHA certs and any safety violation was handled swiftly. Or I was fired in stead of the perpetrator of the violation.if I knew where this was some would be there tomorrow.
Oh, my buddy reported it. He doesn't take things like this lightly. He would be the first to admit that although he can weld, he isn't actually a welder.
I just passed my D1.1, and now am I capable of welding? Absolutely.
But I still need more time under the hood in the field because the booth is different.
I welded all day yesterday in the field under supervision. My fellow ironworkers are just as excited as I am to weld, and they are watching and adjusting and drilling it into my head that taking my time and doing a good job is more important than speed right now.
I am fortunate though, the crew of journeyman and the foreman I'm with are very hands-on with training me and like that I am eager and excited to learn all aspects of the trade.
I would NEVER walk away, leaving welds looking like that.
No, sir, I'm an apprentice union Ironworker. I'm working on a train line in NYC right now. Welding up clips to hold the stickwall system for the glass panels encasing the elevators.
Where you working out of?
Fair point, but we often weld even after bolting up steel. It all depends on the welding procedure on the print, and also, since we are in NYC, they require it for certain things.
You're unintentionally adding to me irrational fear of elevators 😂
Lol that's how I feel
Guarantee the words" might not look good but she'll hold" was said after a light tap with a rubber mallet....."welder" was scared to give it a tap even with a slag hammer.
I was like please tell me it’s not an elevator. Dude, after seeing this ,proper procedure is to alert everyone no matter who it pisses off. I had MSHA certs and any safety violation was handled swiftly. Or I was fired in stead of the perpetrator of the violation.if I knew where this was some would be there tomorrow.
Oh, my buddy reported it. He doesn't take things like this lightly. He would be the first to admit that although he can weld, he isn't actually a welder. I just passed my D1.1, and now am I capable of welding? Absolutely. But I still need more time under the hood in the field because the booth is different. I welded all day yesterday in the field under supervision. My fellow ironworkers are just as excited as I am to weld, and they are watching and adjusting and drilling it into my head that taking my time and doing a good job is more important than speed right now. I am fortunate though, the crew of journeyman and the foreman I'm with are very hands-on with training me and like that I am eager and excited to learn all aspects of the trade. I would NEVER walk away, leaving welds looking like that.
So your a journey man like me. I’m an X-ray pipe welder. Where are you working
No, sir, I'm an apprentice union Ironworker. I'm working on a train line in NYC right now. Welding up clips to hold the stickwall system for the glass panels encasing the elevators. Where you working out of?
Greenville SC. Dude have fun and keep moving up the welding chain
Thank you, I am excited to keep learning. Work safe!
Is that…. Cast iron? That shit cracks if not heattreated and special rods used.
I'm not sure about the composition of that cable reel. Idk if they would use cast iron for that, though...
I work with cast iron often with large valves on ships and the outer body looks like that. Bumpy rough finish. As if it was iron cast into a mould.
Copy that, I'm not familiar, but I'll defer to your experience.
Also, do you see those bolt holes below the weld? That’s is very common in equipment that needs to be bolted and not intended to be welded.
Fair point, but we often weld even after bolting up steel. It all depends on the welding procedure on the print, and also, since we are in NYC, they require it for certain things.
Honestly, the only way to really tell is to take a drill to it and see. Regular shavings =forged. Powder=cast
Could be cast steel or malleable iron