Wed Jun 20 23:45:45 CEST 2007
welding
My todays advanced education was
about welding. We learned about welding with electrodes and welding
with inert gas. In fact we used MAG, metal activ gas. The
difference ist the gas: MIG uses Argon and MAG uses carbondioxide.
It is cheaper. We learned about different seams and tried them.
Flat seam and gorge seam. Have a look at it and don't criticize it;
its's the first time for me after 20 years:
Wed Jun 13 23:40:18 CEST 2007
Mr. sledgehammer
Now I know again, how hard some
people earn their money. Today I had an advanced education in
forgeing. I was a blacksmith for 8 hours. Forging is done at 1200
degrees. We had 6 firestations working and so was the temperature
in the smithy workshop. The whole time I had to use hammers from
1,6 kg to 6 kg. Imagine how my arms feel. But finally I handeled it
and finished my two workpieces: