Noob

Hi All, Just to say hello and be gentle with me and sorry in advance if I ask stupid questions !

Welcome, Stu

... ask away

MichaelG.

Welcome along Stu, no daft questions on here we all started out knowing nothing. Enjoy the forum.

Hello Stu, You can't ask questions any more stupid than I have

David

Welcome Stu you'll be in good company for I too ask stupid questions

H

Welcome to the nuthouse, aka noobville

Thanks for the warm welcome gents ! Should I start with a complaint ? For such a gentleman's forum I can't find a "Handshake" emoji ! Too old to start fist bumping and such like now

Welcome!

Don't be afraid to ask. There are lots of folks on here with huge amounts of experience in all sorts of field. And they are willing to help newcomers.

There is a lot to be learned, just by reading the various posts. You may not need the info, immediately, but like the materials that we all hoard, "It will come in handy one day"

Sometimes, the solution to someone else's problem can be read across to solve yours when it arises.

None of us know everything, so you may be able to contribute help and advice to another poster.

Howard

Thanks Howard

Yes will work my way through some threads as time permits and of course I am more than willing to share what I know (limited), my time has been spent mainly in fabrication/welding.

I'm smart enough to know that there is always more of everything to learn

Welcome to the forum, I think welding is one of the truly trickiest skills in the workshop.

Neil

Thanks Neil, there appears to be a wealth of experience here . Welding like most things ....plenty of practice.

I remember as a young lad getting a job as a welders mate, in the college holidays. It was on a gas plant near Barrow-In Furness. Anyway I asked this old pipe welder "What makes a good welder?" he replied "Having a good grinder"!

Dibnah, he may have said it in a jokey way that makes you think of grinding off bad weld, but he could be referring to weld prep on the base metals. What sounds as a joke to a novice can have deeper meaning to the pro.

Yes it was very subtle and only with experience some time later I could revisit his words with another meaning.