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womanwelder ♀️ [15585479] [2010-11-02 16:17:15 +0000 UTC] "Marlene Held" (United States)

# Statistics

Favourites: 117; Deviations: 75; Watchers: 16

Watching: 14; Pageviews: 6691; Comments Made: 212; Friends: 14

# Interests

Favorite visual artist: I have many but the one that has cost me the most is April Held.
Favorite TV shows: Sunny in Philadelphia or Breaking Bad depends on my mood.
Favorite bands / musical artists: I have many but lately its been Leonard Cohen
Favorite books: Anything that makes me read until I can't, the last one was the Girl with the dragon tatoo series. Lost a good Author.
Favorite games: Anything that gets a group laughing and engaged.
Tools of the Trade: MIG welder and Plasma cutter.
Other Interests: Gardening and living life.

# About me

A welding Grandma from Wisconsin, I guess I could be called a professional because I am selling my art.

# Comments

Comments: 16

Cloudwhisperer67 [2016-04-14 19:50:27 +0000 UTC]

Happy Birthday! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDsjHB… :) (Smile)

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Cloudwhisperer67 [2015-04-14 18:34:45 +0000 UTC]

Happy birthday www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hyJso… :) (Smile)

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Sing-Down-The-Moon [2013-11-29 17:15:04 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the favorite! If you have the time, feel free to check out my gallery!

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Cloudwhisperer67 [2013-04-14 08:31:24 +0000 UTC]

Happy birthday! [link] :) (Smile)

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SamanthaJordaan [2013-04-14 07:41:18 +0000 UTC]

Happy birthday ! May you have one crazy wonderful year to come :D (Big Grin)

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JesseMeyer [2013-02-20 14:42:39 +0000 UTC]

Hi, thanks for the fav. I noticed the conversation on welding and eightup747 is right about the thicker and thinner metal welding. As far as welding vertically always start from the top down, that is if your using a mig welder, if you're using a tig it's actually easier to go from bottom up. Keep up the good work.

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eightup747 [2012-10-02 02:29:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the favorite! I took the time to look through your gallery since I love working with metal as well and you have some very creative pieces. No offense intended but I have the feeling you haven't been welding very long. If you would like any pointers when it comes to welding or metal work I would be more than happy to talk your ear off about it. :) (Smile)

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womanwelder In reply to eightup747 [2012-10-02 11:52:39 +0000 UTC]

No I have not been welding very long. About 3 months, but it is getting better. The vertical stuff is not easy and when I have 2 thicknesses of metal, but it is getting better. I need to get my welder hooked up so I can put in more hours. Right now I am taking a class and that gives me 3 hrs a week for 12 weeks and I tend to rush my welds. They are not pretty but they hold up to a sledge hammer test lol.

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eightup747 In reply to womanwelder [2012-10-02 15:59:20 +0000 UTC]

Well practice practice practice, even if its just laying a flat weld on a piece of scrap metal. It will get you use to the motion and it lets you see what the weld is doing. For the different thickness of metals, start off on the thicker one and start your little weld pool, then after you see that it has penetrated the full depth loop it over to the thinner metal.

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karlsonart [2012-09-06 04:33:48 +0000 UTC]