Q: What have you been working on since you started welding?
A: I have been working on welding good lines. In the photo above, circled in blue, is my attempt to weld a line a good line. However, that line is horrible, and is not considered a good line.
A: This is an example of a perfect line, outlined in green. This line is not by me, it was welded by another student, who is much better at welding than me.
Q: What if you want to remove a weld from a piece of metal?
A: If you want to remove a weld, you would use the grinding machine. The grinding machine is a machine used to remove welds. The photo above, shows me using the grinding machine. The portion circled in yellow is my hand, but I am wearing a glove. When using this machine, you must wear gloves to prevent getting injured. The portion circled in green is the grinding wheel which is being used to remove welds from the piece of metal, circled in blue. The part outlined in purple is a reflection panel which is for protecting your body from most of the flying sparks. Another important note is: when using the grinding machine, you should always wear goggles.
Q: How would the metal look like when you're done using the grinding machine?
A: The portion circled in blue shows how the metal would look like when the welds are removed. The whole portion of shiny-looking metal is where welds used to be.
Q: Are you continuing to weld?
A: For now, I am trying something different. This machine shown above is the break roll sheer machine. This machine is used for cutting metal and it is really fun to use!
Q: Can you show how you cut the metal?
A: The photo above, shows a piece of metal about to be cut. The portion outlined in purple is the piece of metal, and the portion outlined in green is the part that cuts the metal.
Q: How does the metal look after you cut it?
A: The picture above shows how the metal looks like when cut. It is cut into rectangular pieces.
Q: Does the machine let you cut metal into other shapes besides rectangles?
A: Yes it does. The machine does not limit your options as far as shapes are concerned. This piece of metal is about to be cut into shapes I randomly divided the piece into.
Q: Would the shapes be perfectly cut with the break roll sheer machine?
A: Yes the machine cuts it perfectly. As you can see in the photo above, the shapes look perfect and the triangles all have straight lines.
Q: Does the area you work in have to be clean when using the break roll sheer machine?
A: Yes it does. In the photo above, the place is a mess. So before you start working, you must clean up the area.
Q: Wow that place really is a mess! Since most of the items there don't seem disposable, what would you do with a mess like that?
A: Good question! First, my classmates and I cleaned up the mess by sweeping up the dirt on the floor of a closet. Then we put everything from the previous photo into this closet and made everything as organized as possible.
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