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Only 5.3% of US welders are women. After years as a professor, I became one

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254 points Michelangelo11 | 1 comments | 06 Nov 24 00:24 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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mgarfias ◴[06 Nov 24 06:50 UTC] No.42057648[source]▶
The photos of the welds made me think she needs to goto welding school.

Ugh. I’m a total hack and can do better.

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1. Hasz ◴[06 Nov 24 16:17 UTC] No.42064561[source]▶
weld prettiness != weld goodness. I am not saying she is god's gift to welding, but without actual testing, a cross section, and xray, you cannot judge accurately.

This is why safety critical welds are xray inspected, checked for cracks, etc. Not clear if her diploma included some certs, but those typically will include a bend test and/or xray.