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Spent 5 years bullfloating wrong until a foreman pointed it out
Was at a job site in Phoenix and an older foreman watching me work just started laughing. He showed me I was keeping the float too flat and actually working air to the surface instead of closing it. Has anyone else had a basic move they did wrong for way too long?
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the_shane24d ago
Man that's exactly what I needed to hear myself. I learned to weld by watching videos and it took me way too long to figure out I was holding the torch at a wrong angle. An old hand finally just grabbed my wrist and moved it where it needed to be. You can watch a hundred videos but nothing replaces someone actually guiding your hand. That's the kind of stuff that sticks with you for life.
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...and that's exactly the kind of thing that makes me wonder how many basic moves we ALL get wrong for years. I read somewhere that a lot of new guys mess up the float angle because they're copying what they see on YouTube videos or quick tutorials instead of having someone stand there and physically correct their hand. It's like learning to swing a hammer wrong and then wondering why your arm hurts after two hours. That foreman probably saved you a ton of callbacks and headaches with one little tip. Honestly, it's kind of amazing how the smallest correction can change your whole game.
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ray_patel2724d ago
Used to think watching enough videos was basically the same as having a teacher. Yeah this thread proved me wrong pretty quick.
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