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[DibnahParticipant @dibnah]

Hi All, Just to say hello and be gentle with me and sorry in advance if I ask stupid questions !

[DibnahParticipant @dibnah]

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Welcome, Stu

… ask away

MichaelG.

[Chris Evans 6Participant @chrisevans6]

Welcome along Stu, no daft questions on here we all started out knowing nothing. Enjoy the forum.

[David NobleParticipant @davidnoble71990]

Hello Stu, You can't ask questions any more stupid than I have

David

[Harry WilkesParticipant @harrywilkes58467]

Welcome Stu you'll be in good company for I too ask stupid questions

H

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

Welcome to the nuthouse, aka noobville

[DibnahParticipant @dibnah]

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

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

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

[DibnahParticipant @dibnah]

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

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

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

Neil

[DibnahParticipant @dibnah]

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"!

[HOWARDTParticipant @howardt]

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.

[DibnahParticipant @dibnah]

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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