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[albertawelder]

Anywhere from 9 up to 11 depending on your personal preference. If you weld for a bit and when you lift your hood it is as if you have been staring at the sun and you are seeing bright spots turn it up a little until you find one that works for you....

[albertawelder]

Edmonton work

Last week I was looking for work here in edmonton on monday and found a job in a shop by tuesday. There is still quite a bit of work around the city, mostly in Nisku. Rents are starting to drop here. My rent went down 150 /month since last year and I know there are a lot...

[albertawelder]

-4C sounds great! it's -20C here in Edmonton (about 9 or 10 F)...

[albertawelder]

I'd bet my life on stick over mig any day, as long as it's done right.
Most carbon steel mig wire is 70,000 psi tensile, just the same as a 7018, but you just never know with mig...getting near the bottom of the tank or someone opens a door, blows away your gas..the weld might look fine on the...

[albertawelder]

I was in Lloydminster working for Boilermakers 146 3 years ago. They brought people in from Chile. I had just moved some 5000kms across the country to work there, had to pay my own plane ticket, stayed in the crappy mobile home the employer owned for $400 a month (for 1 bedroom out of 4), walked 45...

[albertawelder]

It's not that Canada is different, it's Alberta that's different. There is such fierce competiton between employers for employees that many many companies pay union rates or very close to them.

JV Driver in Alberta is unionized through CLAC and their first year rate is $25, second year...

[albertawelder]

If your not using the oven for a ton of rods..say you just have like 5lbs or so, a small portable oven should work just fine. You can get one around here for around $50 brand new....

[albertawelder]

might be a good idea to take that $200-$300 cell phone out of your pocket and leave it in your truck..

[albertawelder]

That's hilarious. I needed a good laugh today and picturing that did the trick....

[albertawelder]

It's true that hf tig can mess with elctronics. I've fried a couple digital watches.

[albertawelder]

At work i turn up the radio louder than anyone else, but you have to be able to hear people around you...anything can happen. After the guy behind you almost breaks the valve off the acetylene cylinder, you dont want to lift up your lid and realize you are the only guy in the shop because everyone else...

[albertawelder]

I agree that you should just buy a mig.

I wouldnt bother trying with the 6011, but the 6013 should work. If i had a good fit-up everywhere (no gaps) i would just use a 7018..doesnt dig as much as 6011. Also, aim your rod mostly at the material you are welding to and let it flow over...

[albertawelder]

Might as well cut leads off rigs?? come on..whats that about? If you took the time to look at this website..."www.dumpbeds.com" you would realize who the theives are ..Quote from their FAQ:
"Did you personally design the scissor and dump assembly?

A – No, the design...

[albertawelder]

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I got on with a local company in July and did a 1.5 month long job for them in Edmonton for peanuts compared to what I made in alberta. What a friggin joke this Saskatoon welding company was...prime example of the old CHEAP rig welder from Sask that is stuck in 1988...

[albertawelder]

Good one!!! I do not no where you can find no oil, but you can find some oil in some of the places, but only some of the time!!!