Welding::Internship

I have been having a great time this summer interning at Flux. The shop space has been really busy the last few weeks with the buildout of The Waterstreet Brewery – Grafton so i’ve havent been doing as much practice with materials and processes as I hoped, until now. This week, even in the midst of a major buildout, I actually got to get my hands dirty and do some welding.
Using some scrap metal (mostly steel) lying around I spent a few hours practicing MIG welding. The furniture piece that I designed for my summer project will require me to weld a few mitre joints, probably make a few tack welds, and they need to look presentable. They don’t have to be rock star welds but then again who thought Justin Beiber would be a star; my welds might just have a shot.
After a few hours of practice, I got a few “nice” ones. And took a few pictures to share since I was so proud of my work. I look forward to making the full piece in the coming weeks and will surely share about the process, so keep your eyes on this space.

-Ken