THE FIRST ARC. Everything clicked. The Miller Bobcat generator snapped to life as one of us held the toggle switch up to turn it over. A few minutes prior, a handful of new apprentices, myself included, snuck towards an unused room at the back of the UAW/Chrysler National Training Center. This was a covert operation; … Read More
Do your shop tools run poorly, overheat, and die untimely deaths? It could be the extension cords you are using. Here’s why. (Continue Reading)
We’ve all been on the receiving end of on-the-job advice that sounded solid, and we accepted it as gospel, especially if it came from a more experienced person. Lo and behold, something comes along that makes us question whether the advice was all that, or even wrong. Here’s an example of some welding advice that … Read More
The crowd was primed. Pier 97 on the Hudson River had been converted to a torch and cannon-lined drag strip. A giant armored cage fit to hold King Kong sat on the left side of the audience. Massive video screens convulsed and Metallica blared through stacks of speakers with demands of fuel and fire. (Continue … Read More
Logan Merry is the personification of the cliché, “Do what you love and the money will follow.” He combined his creativity, training, and skills to set up his own commission-based operation creating functional, artistic solutions to problems, and he enjoys the entire process, from consulting to cashing checks. (Continue reading)
Welder, columnist, and philosopher Josh Welton discusses the merits of education, whether vocational or baccalaureate, and the role that the hunger for knowledge plays in our lives. (Continue Reading)