Wow is all I can say other than Thanks for the feed back It sure has made me feel that the world isn't against me (so too speak) and that certification is just another form of your resume. Basic understanding of the simple things on life is sometimes the hardest of all.

Terry

This is just my rant and no offense to anyone or anything should be taken or implied. Comments are good. CWB - Canadian Welder Bureau AWS - American Welding Association LR - Loyd's Register Three names when heard usually make one think about welding (At least it does for me). What I don't understand...

Yes and no it made me think about all the settings and realized that I needed more amps for better penetration. Now in three weeks I will be going for gf positions 2, 3, and 4 in smaw

Thought you'd like to know that I passed both my SMAW and GMAW tests today. Turned out I needed to increase my IPM to roughly 430 from 305...went well

Terribly sorry thought I had. My name is Terry and I am just finishing welding school in Victoria BC CANADA

I am testing this friday for my 1gf in both wire and stick and am a little concerned about my wire plate test. 3/8 " plate 1/2 " space 30° bevel with 1/4 " backing plate. Running a lincoln machine with straight co2 gas at 40 cfm at 27v 305 wire speed for both filet and grove root, inc...