I don’t know how many of my readers are engineering graduates, from Telangana, but we have a Workshop Lab in our first year Engineering, where we are taught Carpentry, House Wiring, Tin Cutting, Welding, Fitting (Iron Work) and also Foundry Work.
So, W for Welding!
Welding is the process of joining materials, using high heat, where the metal melts and joins after cooling. Welding is mostly done in metals, but thermoplastics can also be welded together.
Welding in Progress
In olden days, welding was done only through Forge Welding. It is the process of heating the metals to high temperature and then hammering them together to form a joint!
Hammering the metal when hot – Forge Welding
Thanks to the advance in technology, many different technologies are available. Welding through gas flame, electric arc, ultra sound and laser are some of the newer methods.
Welding is a hazardous work, so proper precautions are necessary. There is a high chance of burns, vision damage, exposure to ultra violet radiation and exposure to some poisonous gases.
So how come it gets a place in the A-Z Hobbies post?
Well, welding can also be used to create sculptures, using scraps and automobile wastes or even e-wastes.
Fish made from scrap materials – Recycled Art
‘Metal’ Black Beauty
So, what is stopping you? Go ahead and get welding (with proper precautions, that is!) and recycling. Who knows? You may end up resigning your job and start an environment crusade through recycled art, like this guy!
P.S:
- The other hobbies starting with W are Weaving, Wood Carving, Web Designing, Weight Training, Writing , Wrestling and Water Colour Painting.
- I remember watching such recycled art in the POGO program called MAD, where Rob would teach new stuff. I and sis made art by joining metal parts of an old clock using powerful adhesive, instead of welding! Those were fun days. We still have the miniature sculpture somewhere. I will surely find it (we have down sized the shelves and stored some of the stuff away like Marie Kondo!) and post the pic soon!
- If at all there is a welding scene in a movie, almost always, Forge Welding is shown! Like how Thor, the God of Thunder helps Eitri forge the StormBreaker! I really enjoyed watching the scene from the Avengers: The Infinity War.
Till the next post, cheerio!
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