Since we have drifted slightly off topique...
I'm a noob at welding, got interested in it a few months ago after having some inverter and transformer welders and associated VERY suspect cabling

dumped on the bench (and floor) for repairs,
safety checks and performance testing, and had to get up to speed with the trade, techniques and consumables very quickly.
Big thanks to Youtubers WELD.com, weldingtipsandtricks.com, WeldTube, Eastwood, ChuckE2009 and many many others that know their stuff

Whilst I am a very persistent 'hobby' welder now, there is no way I would attempt structural stuff like trailers, bridges, ship hulls, aircraft landing gear etc
till I'm actually good at it and able to test and verify my welds to spec
I get shocked when I see DIY trailer welding that's been done by beer swilling neanderthals,
how do they get a roadworthy cert for such slag infested, porous, spray painted bird sh!t beads ?
Welding 'properly' and signing off on it is a LOT more difficult to master than soldering at any level.
This is MY humble observation thus far YMMV...
TIG, Stick and MIG is a different ball game folks, soldering is childs play after having a fair go at welding.
BTW: There's is no simple 'oops' in welding, most stuffups mean burns, arc flash/flying particle eye injury, shop FIRES, breaker trips, magic smoke...
and a lot of yakka to start over and re-work a bad welding bead/joint.
BIG RESPECT from me out to good welders !

BTW: all the US based Youtubers I've had the good fortune to watch, from Canada through to the USA/Texas/Mexico pronounce it 'weLding'
AFAICT they are fusing metals together, not getting married,
am I correct?
