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28 March 2020 | 9 replies
Metal work or welding shop.
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23 December 2019 | 4 replies
Hey Guys and Gals,My name is Tommy Stewart , im 28 years old live in Kitchener , Ontario , Canada and I weld natural gas pipelines for a living .
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6 January 2020 | 5 replies
I also run my own small hobby business doing metalwork and welding out of my home shop facility.
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1 September 2019 | 2 replies
Certain trades such as welding you need some type of extra training or certificate but the conditions can be harsh even though the pay can be good.
30 November 2019 | 84 replies
Additionally, you may want to learn a trade, like plumbing, welding, electrical, etc., and become an independent contractor.
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15 December 2019 | 5 replies
I lost my job, and went back to school and picked up a degree in welding (seemed like a good choice at the time, although I wouldn't do it again lol) and that led into CNC machining and tool and die- making, which bring us to my current position.Now I'm not complaining, considering that I live in Casey county, I make decent money.
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30 October 2019 | 38 replies
So I think that when each "construction worker" in this new building industry I'm talking about is handling overseeing robots that are constructing an entire apartment building instead of laying block by hand, solvent-welding DWW pipe, or tiling a shower stall, I'm pretty sure the sort of workplace change you're talking about it going to be a moot point because it will be a done deal.Let me take this just one step further.
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7 November 2019 | 5 replies
Hello BP,I'm Cordell, born and raised in Milwaukee just moved back a few years ago after serving 5 years in the Marines and doing some welding work out of state.
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30 January 2020 | 20 replies
The last thing that's never in these things is a small handsaw with hardened teeth.We get a lot of these threads and I'm sure that by the end of it people will be telling you to go buy welding kits and milling machines.
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8 November 2017 | 11 replies
They had welded bump outs, reclaimed wood and all kinds of upgrades.