I'll get a pic up in a couple minutes once I get the shop cleaned up a little bit, but I'm wrapping up some welding on some steel railings.

26 railings
approx 21 stiles per railing (stiles are the vertical pieces)
1 decorative bar welded to the top of each railing, about 14 welds.

If you want to count the welds holding the stiles in place at each end as 1 weld, it's approx. 1,400 welds.
If you count each side of the square stiles as it's own weld, which is how I put them together (weld one side, other side, then top, flip railing, and weld top again), that totals about 4,700 welds if my math is right.

4,700 welds = half of my KW Variant 3's that on their way... : )

 

That's most of them, I have another small pile that may need a little finishing, depending on what the boss says.

 

wow, I'm sure that was fun.

 

I don't mind it until my face starts to itch a lot from all the heavy metal fumes depositing on my skin, and mixing with the sweat. Then it's time to take a break to cool/rinse off, and then it's back to it.

 

I need to learn how to weld! I have a whole mess of tubing that needs to be turned into a roll cage for my Miata!

 

I'd say it's easy, but it takes a bit of natural talent.

Sticking an exhaust together, or making some little bracket is one thing, but structural, like a cage or roll bar... you might want to practice up a bit before trying that, or leave it to a professional.

Once you get it though, it gets to be second nature. I used to start to fall asleep when I worked production TIG welding. It was just a fused weld, no filler metal, so all you do is move the torch along the seam. I'd zone out, and when I came to again, I'd be at the end of my weld!

 

i think the 5th bar from the left is uneven.

 

ha. funny girl.

I'm a professional, therefore, they're all perfect! ; )

 

Thats something I want to learn. THere have been many times where i needed to have something welded but had to go take it to a friends house or shop. Grr...

Josh