Had a welder in Tulsa talk down to me about my rig selection last week

I was working a shutdown at a refinery in Tulsa and this old-timer saw me setting up my 210 amp machine and went on about how I needed at least 300 amps for boiler tube work. Turned out his advice was based on gear from 20 years ago and my current machine handled every pass just fine with the right rod. Any of you other guys deal with boomer wisdom that doesn't match modern tools?

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sammartinez12d ago

@corah75 did you ever get caught letting the smoke out of that 250 yet?

young.ryan11d ago

Too scared to tell your dad" lol cmon it's just a welder not a secret drug habit.

corah7512d ago

Oh man, my old Miller 250 still works fine but I'm too scared to tell my dad I upgraded...