Is that possible?I know Ohm's law and most of the dc circuits.How much physics do you need in this career?Do you also need chemistry?Can you become a welder if you're not a fan of physics?I mean to me physics is just solving some problems without real life applications.Will you ever use physics and chemistry knowledges in welding?I really want to know more about this career.Please don't leave my topic unanswered,I really want answers.
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Screwdriver
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No I wouldn't have thought you'd need much "education" in the natural sciences BUT you will have to pick up a fair bit of seat-of-the-pants understanding.
Not being a welder myself, I suspect you will have to learn about the various grades of metals, specifically how they are alloyed with other materials; carbon mostly but other metal alloying elements too. Usually this knowledge is more about knowing the difference between 1080 and EN8 or stainless steel and aluminium. Anyone can weld but only a welder knows what rod or filler to use with which metal for a particular application. On top of that a professional welder will know which technique works best, Mig, Tig, Stick etc (they should also know the modern parlance for such practices).
It's not rocket science but it is science. You'll pick it up as you go along.
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The ability to write your own name and not eat the crayons is about it judging by the welders I’ve met
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That's one of the funniest things I've read all day!
Welcome @wolly!
Do you have any thoughts on what type of welding you want to be involved with?
with a MIG welder on a scrap piece of steel.
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That was one of the tasks when I used to teach robot programming, candidates had a memento to take with them, a piece of steel with their initials or name on in weld.
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Eating the crayons is OK but sticking them up your nose is a completely different matter and is this is a sure fire way to become a full time welder
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I am a fitter/turner, with the training in that during my apprenticeship, there was a lot of maths and science, electrical calculations, plc programming, pneumatics and hydraulics etc. When i was getting coded in mig, tig and mma up to asme/6g, doing an evening course, we were shown how to turn the plant on and set the settings, a sketch on a blackboard in the workshop on what angle to hold the rod or whatever and that was it. There was a chat about things like hydrogen embrittlement and that, but thats it.
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Short sighted ? Why not plenty of people wear glasses and weld
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Yes, some of the most prolific welders who go on to make "artistic" sculptures are almost completely blind.
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I reckon its a bit like Murphy's law or something like that.
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Most of the time things are done for you. I dislike maths but number crunching is easy enough, especially with things like Machinery’s handbook to give you the formulas and tables. Learn by example, experiment and practice practice practice.
My main output is machine restoration which makes me a jack of all trades as I have to paint, braze, shape metal, clean it, repair things etc. My projects from but two years ago are questionable in quality to those I do now, and I expect the same will be true in two more years. It’s all about learning. If you want it enough, you’ll make it happen.
My main output is machine restoration which makes me a jack of all trades as I have to paint, braze, shape metal, clean it, repair things etc. My projects from but two years ago are questionable in quality to those I do now, and I expect the same will be true in two more years. It’s all about learning. If you want it enough, you’ll make it happen.
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My daughter has nystagmus - and is registered as "partially sighted". she can weld.
The same daughter is dyscalculic (like dyslexia, but numbers, not letters). she can *still* weld.
welding, IMO, is a physical skill:, not an academic one.
having said that: designing a fabrication can take maths. *welding* it doesnt
and being able to see the weld pool makes it much easier to weld.
The same daughter is dyscalculic (like dyslexia, but numbers, not letters). she can *still* weld.
welding, IMO, is a physical skill:, not an academic one.
having said that: designing a fabrication can take maths. *welding* it doesnt
and being able to see the weld pool makes it much easier to weld.
