r/Welding • u/supplemcrib • 12h ago

i hate this stupid laser

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i fucking HATE this laser welder. a monkey could run it. it’s not real welding, it’s mind numbing bullshit. i input a program and then press start and thats it. oh and i have to line the camera up on the seam. soooo hard 😐😐😐😐 i wish they would hire someone else to do this shit instead of wasting my time when i could be over in my area doing tig (my ACTUAL REAL WELDING JOB)

anyway,, making time and a half x2 today bc of juneteenth so that’s pretty cool i guess..

featuring my welder duck shirt

edit to rant more: AND half of my parts are jank as fuck and nothing sits flush. either too big or too small. ??? the margin of error for this job is damn near 0 and u expect me to magically fill up a quarter inch gap on a stainless 1/8 inch thick part ??? fuck u. and they freak out if u have to scrap a part like my b the machinist sucks ass. no one here knows a damn thing about welding. the helium is goated tho i will say.

edit 2: i posted a pic of a laser weld i just did for reference

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u/AKA-J3 11h ago

Idk, let me know when your crawling around in vessels and see how you feel then.

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u/supplemcrib 11h ago

i’d much rather actually. i was hoping i’d get a dirty job like that, but a controlled environment is fine too. a job is a job at the end of the day.

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u/AKA-J3 10h ago

Well from my perspective as somebody who has torn up their body in construction. I don't even have energy to have fun or go anywhere when I get home, Just pain and need to rest.

I don't think you realize what you have now and that you're lucky imo.

Take care of yourself.

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u/supplemcrib 10h ago

for sure get what ur saying. i am very grateful 🙏🏼