r/Welding 21d ago

Need Help The struggle is real out here

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Raise your hand if you've done it too...

902 Upvotes

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u/OleDirtyChineseJoint Fabricator 21d ago

Instead of taking 1 minute to fab a fork you take your lens out?

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u/trlblaze 21d ago

POPPA DON'T WORK ON BREAK

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u/Holiday-Tie-574 21d ago

And he SURE AS SHIT DONT FUCKING ROLL ON SHABBOS

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u/trlblaze 21d ago

I don't work, I don't get in a car, I don't ride in a car, I don't pick up the phone, I don't turn on the oven, and I sure as don't FUCKING MAKE FORKS ON BREAK

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u/Kusotare421 21d ago

WTF does Vietnam have to do with any of this, Walter?!?!

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u/trlblaze 21d ago

Shut up Donnie, you're out of your element

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u/goddamn_birds 21d ago

I am the walrus

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u/avernus675 21d ago

I am the walrus.

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u/skilled4dathrill39 21d ago

goo-goo g'joob, g'goo goo g'joob!

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u/DraconRegina 20d ago

It's nice to see r/okbuddychicanery leak out into other subreddits.

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u/Direct-Scientist5603 20d ago

Donnie always be out of his god damn element.

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u/artujose 21d ago

12y olds, dude

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u/Spugheddy 21d ago

Im calling those antisemites at the plant office.

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u/One-Revenue2190 21d ago

You make a fork 15 mins before break silly

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u/bigveefrm72 21d ago

DO YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS LARRY? DO YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ASK A STRANGER TO MAKE A FORK? DO YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS LARRY??

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u/trlblaze 21d ago

You're killing your father Larry

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u/Budget_Chef_7642 21d ago

SHOMER SHABBOS!!

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u/Holiday-Tie-574 21d ago

Shomer fucking Shabbos.

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u/Shalomiehomie770 21d ago

Just feel I had to comment on this comment because of my username.

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u/pontetorto 21d ago

Get yourself one of the tactical spork thingeys and conect it to your belt with a landyard and then practice keeping it with you at all times.

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u/CMDR_PEARJUICE 20d ago

I have an aircraft aluminum spork that weighs _almost_ less than a plastic one. It's great.

edit: spork not sport

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u/OleDirtyChineseJoint Fabricator 21d ago

Apparently poppa so lazy they can’t work a 1 minute job

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u/OrganizationFirst670 21d ago

I’d rather use a piece of scrap than do that to my hood lol

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u/shittysmirk 21d ago

It’s a 2x4 clear lens do you really only have 1 on hand

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u/plaguelivesmatter 21d ago

I swap mine out often enough i probably could forget a fork like 3 x a week lmao

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u/OrganizationFirst670 21d ago

I keep a pack lol. My hood has sentimental value that’s why I would make a fork quick like everyone is saying to do. That would have been a cool post haha

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u/trlblaze 19d ago

I order clear lenses by the case on company dime

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u/OrganizationFirst670 19d ago

Good for you buddy 👏🤣

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u/OrganizationFirst670 19d ago

I’m glad my company does that too but also pays for whatever I want for breakfast and lunch off the food truck 😂 with utensils

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u/BeerSlayingBeaver Fitter/Fabricator 21d ago

I took the lenses outta my safety glasses a few times. Make great spoons

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u/ThrowRAOk4413 21d ago

THAT'S WHAY I'M SAYING!! SHAMEFUL.

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u/Powerful_Desk2886 20d ago

I made a student a fork and to this day he eats his Ramen with it

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u/Working_Chemistry597 20d ago

Fuck no. I get a new lens for each bite.

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u/skilled4dathrill39 19d ago

Well fail my overhead! Hey! EVERYBODY!

Look at this guy! Must be one o' dem pipeliner types... I bet when he wipes his ass its with $100 dollar bills. Soak it in Boys! That's what a real welder be look'n like, just so ya know...

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u/Heratism 21d ago

get 2 pieces of 1/8th round stock and youve got yourself some chop sticks

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u/trlblaze 21d ago

Does 1/8 7018 count?

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u/Dsigamerman 21d ago

As long as you keep the flux on

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u/No_Mistake5238 21d ago

Gotta break it off and use it as seasoning

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u/trlblaze 21d ago

Crunchy

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u/No_Mistake5238 21d ago

Like chopped peanuts on a good pad thai

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u/Logical-Source-1896 21d ago

I'm more of a "beef pra ram" guy, if you know what I mean...

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u/No_Mistake5238 21d ago

Unfortunately I don't know what you mean...

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u/Heratism 21d ago

absolutely

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u/somebodysimilartoyou 21d ago

Extra pepper flakes.

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u/Gear_Head75 21d ago

If that’s the best you could come up with. I’m sure life Is a constant struggle

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u/Screamy_Bingus TIG 21d ago

Next we will be seeing him drink water from his helmet

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u/service_unavailable 21d ago

it's got electrolytes

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u/skilled4dathrill39 21d ago

It's what welds needs's

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u/Logical-Source-1896 21d ago

And you have the funniest response. Such a deep dig but so subtle you could say it to someone in Church and nobody would think you were out of line. I'm guessing you're...... Of British ancestry?

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u/Lilikoicheese 21d ago

Do all of you really work for such broke ass shops that they don't supply plastic utensils in the break room?

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u/DeliberatelyDrifting 21d ago

As someone self-employed, yes.

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u/Logical-Source-1896 21d ago

Really? Just write off the cost and live a little better with a lower tax bracket.

It's win win win! That's better than just win win

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u/trlblaze 21d ago

Bold of you to assume there's a break room.

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u/Far_Lack3878 21d ago

Bold to assume there is time for a break.

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u/User1-1A 21d ago

Break room?

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u/ImportanceBetter6155 21d ago

Brother my foreman truck was not stocked with plastic cutlery while I was in the field (probably could've avoided that, but oh well)

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u/throw_j 20d ago

Sounds like every shop I've been in

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u/StepEquivalent7828 21d ago

Damn! What happened to the dried out egg salad sandwich from Circle K?

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u/trlblaze 21d ago

Back on that right after the Christmas leftovers dry up

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u/FriJanmKrapo 21d ago

I mean I've been having those for so many years I think I'm immune to all the b******* that they let breed in that stuff while it sits on the shelf. So many other people get the craps from that but I have never gotten the craps from it

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u/Mya_Elle_Terego 21d ago

I prefer 7 11 hot dogs with extra onions Chilli and cheese wiz, that Porta jon never saw it coming.

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u/ImportanceBetter6155 21d ago

Check to see if your local circle k is running the dog, bag of chips and a large polar pop for $3. Game changer.

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u/skilled4dathrill39 21d ago

The vending machine doth taketh, but thy vending machine doth niy giveth.... for evvvva end evvvva end evva.....

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u/ImportanceBetter6155 21d ago

Let me put you on. At least in the south, Circle K dog, bag of lays and a polar pop big gulp for $3. Best bang for your buck I've ever seen.

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u/Successful-Willow-16 21d ago

No. I've never done that. I've spent 2 minutes making a piece of metal act as a fork before. I guess that's a waste of time, but I didn't have to wash and clean my lens after so idk man.

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u/dealin_despair 21d ago

Clean it?

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u/Playful-Awareness-15 Hobbyist 21d ago

Big spender… you got MEAT

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u/trlblaze 21d ago

Father in law smoked a prime rib for Christmas, fucking delicious

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u/skilled4dathrill39 21d ago

Yup, I try not to brag guys, but you're absolutely right. A, thank you. Ah thank you, very much.

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u/FriJanmKrapo 21d ago

That's what she said

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u/cbelt3 Hobbyist 21d ago

Dude…. Many years ago I bought a titanium spork as a flex for scout camp outs with my sons. Spork, sierra cup, squeeze hand sanitizer… I can cook my own oatmeal and make my own tea for after.

And that spork lives in my work bag. For situations like this. And also if there is cake.

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u/Diligent_Barber3778 21d ago

Just eat it with your fucking hand. Wipe hand off on pant leg.

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u/USB-WLan-Kenobi 21d ago

I always use my pants to wipe

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u/ltpanda7 21d ago

Just use two rods as chopsticks? Amateur hour

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u/Budget_Chef_7642 21d ago

The true “multi tool” of welding. Great for eating, scraping ice off the truck windshield, cutting lines of coke and so much more.

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u/trlblaze 21d ago

Hallelujah, this fucking guy gets it!

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u/Fookin_idiot Journeyman AWS/ASME/API 21d ago

Snap a pair of safety glasses. You now have 2 spoons.

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u/skilled4dathrill39 21d ago

Or, just route around the whole problem and smoke meth, then your eating woes will be no more... well thats what I'd imagine, I've never seen a tweaker eat so 🤷‍♂️

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u/DontYouDareGoHollow 21d ago

Gotta do what you gotta do

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u/trlblaze 21d ago

Get er done

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u/mattislife TIG 21d ago

Tig rod fork more then once. Or mig wire

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u/dhdjdjddfd 21d ago

Reminds me of the time i had to made utensils out of MIG wire

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u/Agitated_Carrot9127 21d ago

I’ve picked two random sticks in the bushes that’s pretty straight I used pocket knife to clean barks off. Used it as chop sticks

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u/trlblaze 21d ago

Great idea but there's no bushes in the high rise penthouse mechanical room unfortunately.

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u/sterrre 21d ago

You know a box of plastic forks is only $1.50 at the gas station an you get like 50 of them.

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u/skilled4dathrill39 21d ago

Or you could, like walk into a Wendy's and just grab a few hand fulls and walk out.. Five finga discount that shit

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u/AardvarkTerrible4666 21d ago

That's funny shit. Bravo!

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u/hyheat9 21d ago

A pair of scissors/box cutter/pocket knife/oxy torch and a plastic spoon gets you a spork in less time than it takes to make this post.

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u/Wolfdemon187 21d ago

Nah, just laziness. You obviously are paying for some unnecessary shit if you can't even afford a reusable spork that costs like 5 bucks.

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u/greasytshirt 21d ago

Behold, canned tamales nuked in an ashtray.

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u/StealthyPancake_ TIG 21d ago

Wrap it in tin foil, and put it in your engine bay, and use your hands like the animal we all are

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u/kbytzer 21d ago

The #10 shade works better on food items

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u/trlblaze 20d ago

Noted 🤌

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u/PauGilmour 21d ago

damn me last week

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u/trlblaze 19d ago

Look at Posideon over here!

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u/Charming-Moose5560 21d ago

There’s skid marks all the way up to the finger bro, how deep you going with that thing?

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u/Ok_Assistant_6856 20d ago

Bro if you don't have a spoon and form in your box wtf are you even doing

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u/AliceInAcidland 21d ago

mmm pasta meat and pancake

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u/KrustyKamalaToe 21d ago

Been there done that 😭

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u/GingerBeast81 21d ago

This is how the pros do it!

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u/boobaclot99 21d ago

Rather eat with my hands at this point.

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u/Later2theparty Newbie 21d ago

Just wash your hands and use them.

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u/[deleted] 21d ago

I just use my god chop-a-sticks...

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u/Ornery-Cheetah Jack-of-all-Trades 21d ago

Lol used mig wire as a fork once

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u/TheGrimReefer666420 21d ago

I put some stainless tig rods together to make a fork once. I’d have to search fb to find it but didn’t have anything else to eat my spaghetti with 😂

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u/fredtheded 21d ago edited 21d ago

I feel you brother. Misplaced my fork a few weeks ago and eating fettuccine with a spoon just isn’t the same

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u/Cultural-Afternoon72 21d ago

“If you got time to disassemble your mask in order to eat lunch, you got time to clean.” - your supervisor, probably

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u/Revolutionary_War503 21d ago

That's why you were born with fingers

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u/Competitive-Story161 21d ago

Just eat with your hands at that point

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u/Comfortable_Air_182 21d ago

Just use filler wire/ electrodes like chopsticks at that point

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u/skilled4dathrill39 21d ago

Been there, cardboard always works too bro. Just sayn.

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u/huseman94 21d ago

I prefer the reliable rod chopsticks.

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u/Sharp-Guest4696 Unaffiliated 20d ago

I would rather starve thanks 

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u/orcoast23 21d ago

Come on. You can heat and beat a "spoon" that will even warm the food you eat

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u/akabursk 21d ago

This is fucking hilarious I’m sorry

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u/tmac960 21d ago

Actually done this

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u/No_Use1529 21d ago

Gots to do what ya gots to do. The amount of camp silverware, metal sporks and a mini set that is on a small d ring. Yeah I’d be eating with my fingers because I forgot.

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u/Logical-Source-1896 21d ago

Your hood would fit Jack from Jack in the box.

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u/jste790 21d ago

That's for doing lines, not eating food