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From: Loveland CO
Year: 1993
Model: Cherokee
Engine: l6
Originally Posted by milehigh94xj
crack it up few amps. on the other side of butt joint was it melted through, no edges. but looking good ck
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From: Loveland CO
Year: 1993
Model: Cherokee
Engine: l6
Originally Posted by Bishop
Why withdraw? Is it TIG or some other reason? I got certified in all sorts as I was graduating high school and got hired as a TIG operator right outta the gate. I'm the first to admit I'm not the most knowledgeable on welding (MIG especially, I fell in love with TIG and never looked back) but I did sit at a table operating a TIG torch 8+ hours a day, 5+ days a week for almost 2.5 years. I'd be happy to answer any questions if I can, just shoot me a pm or something. Not claiming to know all, I'm willing to bet Dustin and Josh and several others could walk all over me in some aspects but I'm pretty comfy in my TIG abilities.
CK, I'm happy to help if I have time. If u have any questions or just wanna run beads or something. Practice really makes perfect. I'd suggest really exploring what your machine can do though, cause as soon as you know what adjustments do what, you can start making changes on the fly to account for various things that may pop up.
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From: Elizabeth,Co
Year: 1988
Model: Comanche
Engine: 4.0L Inline 6
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From: Loveland CO
Year: 1993
Model: Cherokee
Engine: l6
Originally Posted by milehigh94xj
haha thats great! did u search how to build a homemade welder haha
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From: Fort Collins, CO
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
All of my like "shop" classes were actually at another campus. My highschool and like 3 or 4 others all sent kids to one central campus that housed everything like welding, auto, construction, cooking, etc. etc. etc.
And yeah, I dunno... I got lucky. I passed all of the proficiency requirements for welding 1 and 2 halfway through welding 1 lol.... My teacher was stoked to not be teaching a complete waste case burnout *******. I enjoyed the **** outta that class. When graduation started looming (I managed to take welding 1 my senior year because it was one of the most popular classes between all the high schoools, so it was hard as **** to get into) he approached me and one other guy (actually a buddy of mine, we grew up together haha. He's got a cool YJ, starting his 60s swap last weekend I believe). He told us we didn't suck and what we were planning to do after school, like college or whatever. And neither of us really had anything in mind. So he set up some tours for the two of us with like 3 or 4 local shops who were all hiring. We went in, toured, then I just turned in an application at the shop I liked, my teacher put in a good word, and I was hired before I graduated. I asked to postpone and they were cool with it, I got to graduate and take a month off (long *** road trip, camping, generally fooling about. It was great) before work started. And well, that was that. I raked in the cash and started investing here and there cause I was intrigued with stocks at the time, luckily never lost anything large. Bought some toys, decided to go to school, continued with school. Graduated w/ 2 year degree, now im at CSU working on the other half. /rant. Boom. I dunno why I typed all that. Prolly cause it's 1am and I'm fried from studying and I'm waking up in like 4 hours
And yeah, I dunno... I got lucky. I passed all of the proficiency requirements for welding 1 and 2 halfway through welding 1 lol.... My teacher was stoked to not be teaching a complete waste case burnout *******. I enjoyed the **** outta that class. When graduation started looming (I managed to take welding 1 my senior year because it was one of the most popular classes between all the high schoools, so it was hard as **** to get into) he approached me and one other guy (actually a buddy of mine, we grew up together haha. He's got a cool YJ, starting his 60s swap last weekend I believe). He told us we didn't suck and what we were planning to do after school, like college or whatever. And neither of us really had anything in mind. So he set up some tours for the two of us with like 3 or 4 local shops who were all hiring. We went in, toured, then I just turned in an application at the shop I liked, my teacher put in a good word, and I was hired before I graduated. I asked to postpone and they were cool with it, I got to graduate and take a month off (long *** road trip, camping, generally fooling about. It was great) before work started. And well, that was that. I raked in the cash and started investing here and there cause I was intrigued with stocks at the time, luckily never lost anything large. Bought some toys, decided to go to school, continued with school. Graduated w/ 2 year degree, now im at CSU working on the other half. /rant. Boom. I dunno why I typed all that. Prolly cause it's 1am and I'm fried from studying and I'm waking up in like 4 hours
Last edited by Bishop; Oct 5, 2012 at 02:39 AM.
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From: Aurora, Co
Year: 1995
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 HO
Originally Posted by mrfajita
steering gearbox finally took a dump, while turning into the parking lot at work no less. I think the freeze overnight helped its demise lol
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From: hudson
Year: 1991
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 HO
Hey everyone. This is Big Purp's wifey and I want to surprise him with a four wheeling trip next weekend cause we haven't gone since we got new tires. So anyone down to do somewhere like Spring Creek? Any ideas hit me up on here. Either Saturday or Sunday the 13th or 14th.