i use milwauke for my portaband and drills but for my grinder i use a 6" metabo which is well worth the price and it;s the only make i haven';t killed in one day...lol i use it for cutoff and cleanup but for big grinding i use a 9' milwauke. pretty much it all boils down to how you want to spen...

getting the cert for level 1/2 is great, now that you have spent a year or 2 getting certified go practice tig welding 1/8 inch and 1/4 inch stainless line, forget everything they teach in the course because the superintendent and on site enginner will change everything on the job at least 3 times.....

The Toolpusher may have had serious intentions but he cannot hire you as a welder. it's not his department welders work in. rig welders work out out of the maintanence and fab shops. In order for you to get a job working on a rig in any oilfield is to go to the company that owns the rig and go throu...