Last John Wayne

I'm so surprised yet very pleased. This is exactly the kind of feedback I was looking for when I signed up here and I know you guys are legit about your ideas because some of it is a reminder of what my instructor has told me. I plan to try all these ideas this is more then enough information. But I got a few questions for a few of ya. I don't know if i should do this separately for each person or not but I

A thousand pardons for my obvious ignorance. let me add to my question. I have been welding since 9th grade shop class. Then I went to Vo-Tech a year then went on co-op as a apprentice welder at PennDOT. Also I have been training for months on how to pipe weld gas line. A very well known and respected man in the pipe welding field has been tutoring me. Monday was my birthday and I just purchased a new Lincoln Electric Ranger 250 and plan to go into a business for my self. That

So I am shore I

Hello I'm from PA and stumbled onto this site about twenty minutes ago and read some posts people had up and the answers they received seemed highly intelligent and above the average Joe's wild guess. So i decided to join. i thought i would like some intelligent opinions and answers from fellow welders such as yourselves on some things. I am 19 and heading full tilt into the welding business.