The success you will experience as a welder is a result of you driving your personal growth. When you don’t have the right growth plan for your welding career, you risk serious consequences:
Experience: Unless you are trained in real-world settings and scenarios, your ability to face challenges on the job becomes questionable.
Qualifications: Not having the right certifications regularly holds welders back from landing their dream job.
Abilities: When welders don’t have seasoned welders to mentor them, they lack the wisdom needed to supercharge their careers.
It’s time to find the growth plan and school that fights for you to avoid these pitfalls: kwi.us
Here is my story as it pertains to your 1st subject. I started as an apprentice plumber/fitter for Local 85 in the mid-60’s. After about 1 year I could see where that when work went slack locally I was going to have to travel. As being married, starting a family, &building a house I decided I didn’t want to go on the road. I applied to work at Dow Chemical which is a hometown company and got hired. Within just a few years I earned 2 journeyman cards (journeyman welder & journeyman pipe fabricator) I was ASME qualified in all materials & welding processes used in Dow. Later, my career as a tradesman was recognized by the head of the Welding Engineering Dept and I was offered a job as a Non-Degreed Welding Engr! I have always been extremely grateful that I chose to stay local and not travel! Since many of the men I worked with from Local 85 still live in my town, I see no evidence of anything other than an easily comparable standard of living except the majority of them have been divorced at least once. They will tell you that the temptations of living away from home and family can cause a heavy burden & stress on relationships! That’s my career lifetime story!
@@Street-ty7ceif you're fabricating, even something miniscule, you'll need to know at least how to add and subtract fractions. More complicated structures even require some knowledge of trigonometry.
A lot of welders like to be drunk, high and sleep around … and they have nothing to do with God and they blow every $ they make …. Lol you are saying it as i am typing it … BUILD a future guys !!!! Build a legacy !!!! If you just look for a “good time” then you’ll find that … build a future and prioritize what you really want ….. and life will get you there …. Make plans WITH GOD not without ….
How do I deal with cutting a weld using a grinder? I normally hook it into a vice and just start cutting, and end up using a whole wheel and usually end up getting kick-back 2-4 times. Is there a better way or not?
Please stfu. Im certified through AWS and UA and you don’t see me posting some captain obvious bullshit. Quit posting dumb shit, just like every “ so called welder “ posting ignorant opinions or a terrible way to stack dimes, annoying, not only that you’re no golden glove because real welders don’t tuck their ears or wear scarfs around our neck.
I started wanting to weld because of KWI, then I went to a local technical college to learn the basic of welding and I absolutely love it I’m also taking pipe fitting classes but this video just confirms that I’m on the right path before I attend KWI next year
Kegan is 27 and has been Welding in industry for eight years, has welded in the Virgin Islands and all over the United States for specialty companies like universal plant services and Inserv.
Its good to see a female, I have been trying to find some female welders because I plan on going to welding school soon and I almost felt alone because I dont see much females. Thanks, keep going lets bring more women into the industry!
That test is UA63 Unlimited Wall Thickness. I just don’t understand the root pass. It looks too thick and hanging down in the pipe, which will create turbulence. Maybe it just because of the camera. My roots look like a wedding band. Slick and flush all the way around. I’m not saying this is wrong, or that it won’t shoot. Just different, that’s all.
Also since I can’t edit my comment, this test you’re given 4 hours to do. No need to rush. That causes mistakes, and the inspector will get your money.
I get the speed part, but let's not be telling guys in school how important it is to be fast. Doing it over is going to take a lot more time. That's a guarantee. Learn to do it right. Then learn to get faster while maintaining the standard. Companies want a lot of things, but they won't tolerate mistakes just because you're fast.
You can see in their faces it's not about the drugs it's about the money. It was never about the drugs, as long as it's funded from others it's about the funds
oh i need a respirator? I just started welding i got the sleves and gloves and helmet (and cover skin from light to not sun burns) now i should get a respirator
I would personally recommend one you don’t need one per say but I’m 18 and a safety nerd and I plan on getting into welding as a career so I would recommend the 3M quick lock/latch respirator that way you can talk or drink with it still by your face with 3M P100 2297 filters
