Thread: you know you're a welder' or have welded, when.....

Originally Posted by soundman

You know exactly why I'm not kidding when I say that rap dancing was invented by welders.

cheers

Yeah! But try explaining the blister on that particular burnt personal area of one,s anatomy to the missus

Grahame

Have burn marks all over your feet from welding in sandals and shorts , but it was only a small job......

Originally Posted by DocBug

Have burn marks all over your feet from welding in sandals and shorts , but it was only a small job......

Oh... the memories........

Your clamps have a reduced operating range at the end opposite to your current need.
You have sunburned arms and legs but you never go outside
You start buying pairs of left hand gloves
You automatically nod your head when you see a bright light
The top 3 items on the funny magazine pile are; a steel merchants specials brochure; a local welding shop catalog, a sketch of your latest welding project.

when you start to perform some Destructive Testing.
when you write your own WPS.
when you call yourself a Welding Operator.

I used a soldering iron for electronics for years before I ever picked up a welder. I always thought soldering irons weren't hot enough, because I kept burning myself and I reckoned if they were really hot, I would only do it once. Well, I was wrong, i still keep burning myself and welding is definitely hot enough.
I find I have developed a new relflex action. Instead of pulling my hand away because of pain when I touch something hot, I do it now by sound, way before the pain comes.

I find the worst thing was for a lump of molten metal to burn through you overalls, roll down your chest, then your legs and into the boots.
Not nice, trying to get lace up boots off quickly.
Kryn

Your wife thinks your nuts putting electrodes in to her oven.

The kids want to light the sparklers you have in the garage

you now the difference between bird shyte and cocky shyte

your granddaught is talking to you about beading and your mind wonders to amps, rods and steel plate joints

Slag is not the girl your mother told you about

You have 3 wire brushes one which looks like it been hit by lightning, two chipping hammers, four welding helmets (I finally got rid of my 40 yr old one so now only have 3), eight pairs of small gloves with only the left hand used, four pairs of long gloves and leather apron for serious welding.

You know what leather spats are for

have worn a leather skull cap

Know Oxy goggles make great solar eclipse viewing glasses, welding shield even better.

when you go out of you way to make sure nobody knows in you street that your a boilermaker by trade, you take all you welding work to the work depot so nobody see you weld.

Originally Posted by .RC.

Your testicles get sunburnt..

You shouldn't have the boys hanging out

Originally Posted by .RC.

Your testicles get sunburnt..

How short are the shorts you weld in………………you are wearing some..aren't you