Al,
Thank you for the education on past nonstandard terms. For a long time now I have been under the impression that there were a great number of well educated people that were incapable of spelling "welder" correctly. I now understand the spelling of "weldor" that has been eating at me for quite some time. I can add this to the list of things that I have learned just today. I will also move this word from my misspelled file to the improper terminoligy file. And again, thank you for educating me one more time. I look forward to my next learning experiance.
John
Al,
Thank You for another thorough explanation. I do have such a difficult time with the non-standard terminology. I eariier stated that I can now understand why the Root face would be termed the "land", as that is where one would drive-in the first pass. However, I much prefer the use of Root Face for this. The purpose being, it describes the actual location and even a novice could visualize the placement of this critical first pass zone.
Oh, I opened two boxes of Lincoln Rod the other day, one was E6010 and the other was E6013, and I noticed 3 dots on each type rod of differeing colors. I asked my instructor about this and he said it was probably a Brand designation. I know for a fact that he knew what it meant, but I figured he did not want to throw confusion into a class in which I am the only student using anything other than His E6011 rod. I am only allowed this concession because I had to demonstrate that I undertsood the proper use of different rod, and demonstrat the ability to properly use them. I have spent a good deal of weld time demonstrating my ability to control different rods in multiple positions. I feel it has broadened my educational experience.
Also my first welding manual By Richard Finch, Clearly delineated that,
1.) a "weldor' is the person who performs a welding process.
2.) a "welder" is the machine used to produce a weld.
I agree with you...I like standard terninology as it is more descriptive, and to the point.
Respectfully, Jeffrey S. Grady