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VW Bug + Jet Engine = ???
I got this forwarded to me in an email and immediately knew that we had to post this here on Joe Welder! Ron Patrick’s Street-Legal Jet Powered Volkswagen Beetle This is my street-legal jet car on full afterburner. The car has two engines: the production gasoline engine in the front driving the front wheels and the jet engine [...]
A New Kind of Suit
I’d like to thank Craig Swanson for the following cartoon, which has to be one of the best ones on welding I’ve yet to find:
Viking Pride
What did you do this semester?  Clone fruit flies?  Learn about logarithms? Gary Blazek spent it welding a 500 lb. sculpture of Thor, his school’s mascot.  Now, that’s a project you don’t often hear about! College mascot recreated in metal Monday, Dec 07, 2009 By Lynne Lynch Herald staff writer MOSES LAKE — His horned helmet reaches the height of the [...]
Defying Gravity
Gravity.  It’s simply a fact of life; we can’t change it.  But we may be able to work around it. Gravity Can Make Welding More Expensive, Learn How to Lower Your Welding Costs 12/28/2009 9:46:00 AM – Article #2909 By Mechanizing the Weld System Using the Proper Positioning Equipment and Multi Wire Welding, Expect a 60 Lb. Weld [...]
Welding for a Hair Cut
What would it take for you to cut off all your hair?  A million bucks?  A week’s paid vacation? How about some welding supplies? Hair trade: Student donates ponytail in return for contibutions of steel to welding program BY TRIBUNE STAFF • NOVEMBER 5, 2009 Scott Stekly lost his ponytail Wednesday. Stekly got a buzz cut from a classmate in [...]
Standing the Heat
An introduction to friction stir welding By Jeff Defalco, Contributing Writer September 15, 2009 A relatively new joining process, friction stir welding (FSW) produces no fumes; uses no filler material; and can join aluminum alloys, copper, magnesium, zinc, steels, and titanium. FSW sometimes produces a weld that is stronger than the base material. Friction stir welding (FSW) is a [...]
Some Schoolin’
CCC&TI helps students discover their artistic talents Hidden abilities revealed during classes lead to new careers, art sales and shows. Posted: Sunday, Sep. 13, 2009 I’ve always had a great respect for teachers, no matter what grade they teach or where their specialty lies.  Teachers have a special job: they prepare us for the real world.  In times [...]
Babysitting Robots
You’re Hired! 5 More Hot Jobs In Infrastructure Posted on Wednesday September 30th by Sindhu Sundar A few months ago, when the financial markets were still in freefall, we looked at ten infrastructure-related jobs with bright prospects. As we noted at the time, the global infrastructure sector is poised to see $35 trillion in spending over the [...]
Robots on the Job
ABB’s VirtualArc robot welding simulation software teaches robots without waste 19 August 2009 ABB says its VirtualArc robot welding simulation software allows welding robots to achieve precise, clean, mass-produced welds. Human welders draw on experience, intuition and trial-and-error to establish the right parameters for a welding job. Transferring this skill to robots can be complex. While robots speed productivity, [...]
FABTECH Optimism
Sponsors of the upcoming Fabtech International & AWS Welding Show (including Metalform) in Chicago were polled about their plans for future business growth in light of the recession.  The results were surprising — in a very good way. Poll: Manufacturers detail recession survival strategies, report better conditions Opportunities for manufacturers abound as economy improves suggests a poll [...]

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