Grading today.
Well, after five hours of attempting to use an atmosphere of Argon to hold a puddle of molten steel in a vertical groove for the purpose of combining two pieces of steel, I completed my latest certification test plate.
I didn’t take pictures, even though I should have, but I was just too focused on getting this one right and didn’t want the distraction. The root pass was the most gorgeous one I’ve produced and it got plenty of compliments from both the instructors and my fellow students.
We’ll see today if it can stand upwards of 70,000psi. Results and pics tomorrow.