Each I get into a new activity, whatever it might be I always throw myself one hundred percent into it. In terms of interest and especially in terms of effort, I can and will never be accused of lacking for it. That’s the way I like to do things, never opting to give anything but my best. And from my experience, it has certainly done wonders for me, so I definitely wouldn’t have it any other way. In many ways, I owe what I am today from having that kind of mindset, so I am not about to change it. Another important factor is how I get really excited with what I am doing, particularly if I know that I am going to learn a lot from it.
I am like that right now with different activities, but more so with one. That prominent one is welding, and I am really making good progress with my study and practice of it. Probably the biggest reason why I am having so much success with it, apart from my usual drive and determination, is that there is less pressure for me to excel in it. There is no pressure for me to be particularly goods at it and actually make a career out of it, so my drive is effectively fused with the joy and satisfaction that I get from completing every welding project that I do. And as I become better in the practical and actual aspects of the process, I’m also adding up to my knowledge of the history and overall background of welding. I’m particularly focused on the history and development of Metal Inert Gas (MIG) welding.
MIG Welding: Its Beginning and Development
Metal Inert Gas (MIG) welding, also known as Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) is an arc welding process where a continuous and consumable wire electrode together with a shielding gas are fed through a welding gun, and is either a semi-automatic or automatic process. As to when was the MIG welder invented, the development of the whole process got its start during the turn of the 19th century, when Humphry Davy discovered the electric arc back in 1800. Independent of this discovery, Vasily Petrov was able to produce continuous electric arc a couple of year later. Significant development came with the invention of metal electrodes by N.G. Slavianoff and C.L. Coffin during the latter part of the 19th century. Development just went on with the whole process and the equipment used that resulted in the type of MIG welding process that we use today, and which I am intently studying right now.
Hello, my name's Doug and I've been welding for over 30 years. My son is now working with me in my business. This blog here I want to give you guys some advice and techniques on becoming better welders.
