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15 July 2020 at 11:31 #485751
Dibnah
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Hi All, Just to say hello and be gentle with me and sorry in advance if I ask stupid questions !
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15 July 2020 at 11:31 #40867
Dibnah
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15 July 2020 at 14:26 #485792
Michael Gilligan
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Welcome, Stu

… ask away

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15 July 2020 at 16:19 #485822
Chris Evans 6
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Welcome along Stu, no daft questions on here we all started out knowing nothing. Enjoy the forum.
15 July 2020 at 16:24 #485827
David Noble
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Hello Stu, You can't ask questions any more stupid than I have

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15 July 2020 at 16:25 #485828
Harry Wilkes
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Welcome Stu you'll be in good company for I too ask stupid questions

H
15 July 2020 at 16:36 #485832
Ady1
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Welcome to the nuthouse, aka noobville
15 July 2020 at 19:59 #485882
Dibnah
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Thanks for the warm welcome gents ! Should I start with a complaint ? For such a gentleman's forum I can't find a "Handshake" emoji ! Too old to start fist bumping and such like now
15 July 2020 at 21:12 #485908
Howard Lewis
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Welcome!

Don't be afraid to ask. There are lots of folks on here with huge amounts of experience in all sorts of field. And they are willing to help newcomers.

There is a lot to be learned, just by reading the various posts. You may not need the info, immediately, but like the materials that we all hoard, "It will come in handy one day"

Sometimes, the solution to someone else's problem can be read across to solve yours when it arises.

None of us know everything, so you may be able to contribute help and advice to another poster.

Howard
16 July 2020 at 08:26 #485951
Dibnah
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Posted by Howard Lewis on 15/07/2020 21:12:02:

Welcome!

Don't be afraid to ask. There are lots of folks on here with huge amounts of experience in all sorts of field. And they are willing to help newcomers.

There is a lot to be learned, just by reading the various posts. You may not need the info, immediately, but like the materials that we all hoard, "It will come in handy one day"

Sometimes, the solution to someone else's problem can be read across to solve yours when it arises.

None of us know everything, so you may be able to contribute help and advice to another poster.

Howard

Thanks Howard

Yes will work my way through some threads as time permits and of course I am more than willing to share what I know (limited), my time has been spent mainly in fabrication/welding.

I'm smart enough to know that there is always more of everything to learn
22 July 2020 at 15:26 #487097
Neil Wyatt
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Welcome to the forum, I think welding is one of the truly trickiest skills in the workshop.

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22 July 2020 at 22:19 #487167
Dibnah
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Posted by Neil Wyatt on 22/07/2020 15:26:08:

Welcome to the forum, I think welding is one of the truly trickiest skills in the workshop.

Neil

Thanks Neil, there appears to be a wealth of experience here . Welding like most things ….plenty of practice.

I remember as a young lad getting a job as a welders mate, in the college holidays. It was on a gas plant near Barrow-In Furness. Anyway I asked this old pipe welder "What makes a good welder?" he replied "Having a good grinder"!
23 July 2020 at 09:43 #487203
HOWARDT
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Dibnah, he may have said it in a jokey way that makes you think of grinding off bad weld, but he could be referring to weld prep on the base metals. What sounds as a joke to a novice can have deeper meaning to the pro.
23 July 2020 at 21:06 #487277
Dibnah
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Posted by HOWARDT on 23/07/2020 09:43:11:

Dibnah, he may have said it in a jokey way that makes you think of grinding off bad weld, but he could be referring to weld prep on the base metals. What sounds as a joke to a novice can have deeper meaning to the pro.

Yes it was very subtle and only with experience some time later I could revisit his words with another meaning.
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