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haha believe it or not those are actually cut by our CNC plasma cutting table!!

 

I figured they were plasma cut...but damn, they look like someone hacked them out

 

Time to check the mechanics of the table

 

Do it uphill!

 

Yeah it's bad, time for a little maintenance I think.

I hate welding vertically upstream, unless it's pulsed mig.

 

Uphill is only need of fluxcore and dual shield

 

I'll say.

 

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/281212-my-slider-build.html

Check out my slider build. Its going perty good so far.

 

Another thing I never understood is why they have the plasma table setup to pierce the metal along the edge of the hole instead of in the center.

 

You can chose where it pierces and leads in from... I write programs for my stuff to have my buddy's table to cut it out

 

Yeah I have no doubt that it can be programmed to pierce the middle of the hole then work its way out, it's just that this company has the "good enough" mentality, which is killing me on the inside.

 

That's a great business mindset in manufacturing, SHM.

 

Yeah how about it, and they wonder why they're loosing customers...

 

Keep your resume up to date and keep networking, place like that goes under you'll want to be ready.

 

I can't believe they invested the money in a piece of equipment that should make product look and fit great but don't want to take the time to make it work properly-that's just laziness.

 

x2

 

That's what i've been doing. I don't want to be associated with a company who gets by with "good enough".

Eh i'd say more negligence than laziness, but that's definitely part of it.

 

I had 220 ran into my garage, but I still have no effin clue what I'm doing with my welder

I want to take a welding class at the local CC and hopefully learn how to use it

 

You're smart! A lot of those classes will offer to have you take the test to become certified as well. That sure doesn't hurt!

 

I don't need nor want to be certified...I just want to be able to use this welder I bought and do some little jobs in my garage