| When you talk about welding there are different | | | | this is easier said than done. If you have ever |
| styles or processes of welding that are | | | | tried your hand at welding you probably already |
| considered. For the most part when the word | | | | understand what I mean. |
| welder is spoken of it is usually the arc welding | | | | Tig welding is a respected form of welding. Tig |
| that is brought to mind. It might even refer the | | | | welding is a style of welding that requires a |
| mind to a Mig machine that is common to shop | | | | patient hand. Most times you would ever consider |
| work in welding. Welding as we know it, is the | | | | a Tig welder, the thought of a clean well dressed |
| process of gluing metal components together. | | | | individual that has a confidence level above the |
| Tig welding is popular in the powerhouse industry | | | | average welder. |
| Heliarc is popular in petro chemical plants. It is | | | | This is surely in part due to the education and |
| widely used in the fabrication of light weight | | | | time spent in learning this type of welding as well |
| bicycles. There are thousands of uses for this kind | | | | as the opinion of outside influences in the welding |
| of welding. The unique aspect about this welding | | | | community. It is usually fact that this type of |
| procedure is that it absolutely takes into | | | | welding pulls in the biggest dollar amount when it |
| consideration the format of having to use both | | | | comes to welding in general depending upon other |
| hands while applying the weld. | | | | factors outside our topic of discussion. |
| To answer our introductory question would be to | | | | When the statement is made then what does it |
| say if I call you a tig welder would be to say I am | | | | mean to say, "I am a Heliarc Welder"? I am |
| ambidextrous. A tig welder must absolutely learn | | | | saying that I am the best in my field. I am big |
| to weld with both hands. In all honesty to be a | | | | bucks and top dog. I am confident and respected. |
| good welder of any kind, it is critical to be able to | | | | I am accomplished in my field. These are some of |
| use either or both hands to weld with. Of course | | | | the ideas that go with a statement like that. |
