Dont be stupid with me and misquote
Ive been there done that, have the resumes, experience and licenses, city, ABS AWS, pipe tests , plus my W2's to back up what I say.
Thats right there is no mystery to making out of position welds using 7018. It takes practice is what I wrote and someone instructing you, understanding what your doing or did you miss that part?
As far as washing welds with a torch or using a carbon arc? You've just revealed a lot about yourself and the experience you do not have
Ive literally for example cut out hundreds upon hundreds of feet of shelling on ships, cutout and replaced decking , done countless heavy equipment repairs, piping boiler tubing work, I know when it's practical to gouge using a carbon arc and when its easier, faster, better to use a torch.
If you had one iota of practical knowledge you would have never made that comment
I guess all those Boilermakers, ship fitters, welders I've worked along side of dont know what there doing
As far as what your dad told you? That may apply to some folks, but if you want something bad enough you get it and in this case or my case, you learn from the best and you practice every spare chance you get, you watch and listen, learn and thats the no mystery part.
