Customs Mig or stick weld mount brackets

I was qualified pipe welder . Hate the stick , burnt up lots of clothes and skin with the spatter . Seemed to me always a little ball would work its way to the end of a finger tip inside of my gloves . Couldn’t stop to shake it out , just let it burn out and keep burnin rods !

 

How about the guy standing there with a hose being the Firewatch. Watches your pants leg catch fire and then gets to be the hero for hosing you down while putting out the small fire on your coveralls.

 

Welding is a skill and to be at peak proficiency, you need to weld constantly. If you don't weld for 6 months ,some people need to run a few practice beads, to get back to your old self. Another thing is your vison. Sitting in the corner of a restaurant and the bill comes, young people can read the small print in the dim light and I have to get out the phone and turn on the light.