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If you don't work IT, retail, or food service what do you do for work? (lemmy.world)

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Sometimes on Lemmy these seem like the only jobs that actually exist, but I'm sure there's a lot of people here with different and unusual lines of work.

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[-] laranis@lemmy.zip 9 points 5 months ago

I taught myself to weld (poorly, of course) but I love the satisfaction of joining two pieces of metal well, and getting in the zone and laying down a clean bead to be proud of.

I often wondered but don't know any welders to ask personally... Does doing it professionally take the fun out of it?

[-] LordGimp@lemm.ee 10 points 5 months ago

Nah. That's why I do it professionally. The only shit bit is that the longer you're in, the less you weld. When I started I had solid weeks of nothing but burning rod and shooting shit. Now it's all about fitup and tolerance and horseshit with me lucky to weld a couple hours one day a week. The actual satisfaction of putting down a nice bead and having the slag peel itself or oxidize just right never goes away.

[-] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 months ago

What's your favorite process?

[-] LordGimp@lemm.ee 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

TIG. No cleanup when you do it right and it welds all the things. Dual shield Flux core is also nice because it's pretty much the same as stick but with the convenience of coming out of a squirt gun. Making smoke and sparks is half the fun but somebody gotta clean that shit up at the end of the day.

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