Howdy from Arizona

showmad · Tue Jan 14, 2014 4:21 pm

Hi I've been an Arizona resident for 46 years an did a 4 year hitch in the US Navy as a fire control tech.I'm a Vietnam Vet who is disabled. I worked for 30 years at Honeywell/Allied Signal in Phoenix an Tempe. I was a NDT Supervisor/level III in zyglo,magnetic particle,x-ray,an visual weld inspection. Just wish I had learned more at work about welding when I had the chance. Right now I just picked up for Christmas a little flux core unit an trying to save up for the helmet. Looking at a miller classic series I here it is a good helmet to start with. I will be just doing a little hobby welding an will get a better mig welder probably the miller 211 if I can physically do any welding.

AKweldshop · Tue Jan 14, 2014 4:41 pm

Welcome to the Forum

Glad you pulled in....
John

Mike · Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:53 am

Welcome to the forum showmad.

Fat Bob · Thu Jan 16, 2014 9:03 am

Welcome to the site showmad. Glad you found us.

RichardH · Thu Jan 30, 2014 1:51 am

showmad wrote:Hi I've been an Arizona resident for 46 years an did a 4 year hitch in the US Navy as a fire control tech.I'm a Vietnam Vet who is disabled. I worked for 30 years at Honeywell/Allied Signal in Phoenix an Tempe.

Howdy! You've got me beat by a few years, but I don't live too far from that plant. I've been a lifelong woodworker, jumping into metalworking head first with TIG. I'm gonna see how much of a metal shop I can build before my wife catches on.

Cheers,
Richard