Advice on underwater welding : r Welding - Reddit My take on this is that underwater welding isn't really part of the welding trade, but rather its is just one of many tools used in the commercial diving trade, an extremely competitive industry in which pure welding jobs are extremely rare
underwater welding - Reddit Hi I (17) in grade 12 am considering underwater welding as my career of choice Does anyone have advice, tips or experiences there can share berfore …
Underwater Welding Rant- : r Welding - Reddit Casually remind them that underwater welding has - without exaggeration or hyperbole - the highest mortality rate of any profession in the country at an astounding 15% and that the life expectancy of an underwater welder, by generous estimates, is about 42 years old To put it into perspective: 2nd place goes to fucking astronauts - 5%
Underwater welder salary : r Welding - Reddit Underwater welding is like 5% of what you do You have to be a commercial diver first This involves alot of other dangerous work,NDT, rigging, jetting, airlifting etc If you go into the industry trying to only weld, you will never get hired I'm not saying don't do it, but at the same time, it's alot more than just underwater welding
About changing from university job to underwater welder : r Welding Welding is a very small part of what divers do, unless it’s a huge company your going to be expected to do anything underwater and tons of grunt work above I doubt your education will help you in anyway Perhaps negatively Your there to do a job and that’s all the company cares about
Underwater welding : r Welding - Reddit Of course, if your welding underwater and you cleaned the metal prior to welding it'll conduct Honestly, welding probably adds enough impurities to make water somewhat conductive
”Underwater” welding. : r Welding - Reddit Depends Saturation divers who stay underwater for long periods of time, a few weeks at a time make between 250-300k a year All depends on what you do but, it's still just welding Doesn't take a ton of training to weld underwater The schools expensive but it's short Reply reply dr-uzi •
One of the most dangerous jobs, underwater welding. Underwater Burning (broco) is way more gnarly Same concept as the welding, we have a hot electrode that we pump o2 into, once the rods ark and ignite they will slice through 2" of steel like butter The killer here is the blow back When you burn underwater you remove the oxygen take that away from h20 and you are just left the hydrogen molecules
Ever seen anything strange while doing underwater welding? : r . . . - Reddit A friend of my dad's was an underwater welder He and a partner went in to repair a bypass valve on a damn at about 150ft in very murky water, they were down about 10 minutes then came back up and refused to go back without at least 2 more divers with spearguns and prods
Underwater welders make *how* much? : r diving - Reddit You may be thinking of more demanding diving, involving advanced skill sets and certifications, and demands on diver's time, than merely "Go underwater and weld something" For example, I'd certainly imagine the folks repairing the Delaware Aqueduct make more than $27 h Related, doesn't that job sound like SO MUCH FUN?! I'm jealous