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Grant: 2010 National Leadership Grant
Pictured: Lamar Elementary students pose with Assistant Museum Educator Megan DiRienzo at the end of their Art Science Fusion program.
Howard Taylor, Director
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"What we'd like to see 20 years down the road are students who are better informed about art and science
but also students who are engaged--students who want to be part of the community,
make active contributions to their community, and want to share knowledge."
—Lillian Lewis, Curator of Education San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts
The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts (SAMFA) in San Angelo, Texas is driven by the philosophy that, "we're not just about art on the walls, but art in lives, and community is the greatest work of art," explains SAMFA Director Howard Taylor. By partnering with the local Upper Colorado River Authority (UCRA) and the San Angelo Independent School District (SAISD) on a 2010 Institute of Museum and Library Services National Leadership Demonstration Grant, the museum is creating a national model for museums working to bring together community resources to provide art and science fusion education.
A Collaborative Approach to Interdisciplinary Curriculum Design and Project-based Learning
The project began with a 2008 IMLS National Leadership Planning Grant, which allowed SAMFA and its partners to consult with focus groups of local students, parents and educators. The community voiced a need for interdisciplinary, project-based learning that would help engage students in solving community issues. "Environmental issues have been primary, particularly in this water challenged environment of western Texas," says SAMFA Director Howard Taylor. With these concerns in mind, SAMFA and its partners developed the Center for Creative Energy which combines focused curriculum about water resource issues with real-world problem-solving efforts through three separate programs: Aqua Squad Student Docent Program working with a selected group of middle school students to create an exhibit and presentation on possible solutions to area water issues; a multiple-visit Art-Science Fusion program focused on the nearby Concho River for area 2nd graders; and Camp Odyssey, a one-week intensive program for students in grades 4 thru 8 to build upon project-based skills emphasized in SAISD's Texas Research Institute for Young Scholars Program.
Although still in the early stages of the grant, the project partners have already gained valuable insight about the role flexibility plays in a multi-partner collaborative project. "You have to keep in mind that there are outside factors that affect these partner organizations," explains SAMFA Curator of Education, Lillian Lewis. "We are constantly keeping abreast of what is happening to education at a state level in Texas, how that affects our individual school districts, and being sensitive to the districts' changing needs." Early on, individual principals expressed concerns that the multiple-visit programming would cut into review time for 3rd grade standardized tests.
As a solution, the museum and UCRA suggested that the audience be changed from 3rd to 2nd grade. "It felt like a major challenge at the time, but in the end it was a pretty seamless switch", says Lewis. For Christy Youker, Education Director for UCRA, the key to remaining flexible is realizing that the original plan is not the only way to achieve project goals. "Understand what your real goal is because you can't foresee all the possible problems. You have to just say, 'Okay, let's readjust, let's think about this and what's best for the kids. How do we keep this program going?'"
Using Creativity, Documentation and Evaluation to Promote STEM Education Programs
In working to develop a national model for other institutions, SAMFA and their partners have been sure to incorporate evaluation and documentation of the project from the beginning. Video recordings of the programs and interviews with participants have proven useful on a variety of levels. "They're a great advocacy tool," explains Lewis, "It's all well and good for us to sit and talk about the value of these programs and to insinuate that they're making an impact, but when you have students who are directly involved saying, 'These are things that I've learned directly through my experience with the program,' I think that first-person view lends so much more to someone's understanding of how this can make a positive impact on the community." Youker feels the videos will demonstrate the value of a multi-visit museum program to schools which might be skeptical about devoting limited resources to museum programs. Recordings are also being used as an internal analytic tool for the staff, helping them to reflect upon ways to improve future programming.
The project blog acts as a way to disseminate information on both a local and national level. Assistant Museum Educator, Megan DiRienzo developed the site as, "a place where teachers could come and follow up with their programs, download the curriculum, and get supplemental information if they wanted to go more into depth with the themes." The site has also become a place for the project educators to highlight and discuss ongoing issues in art and science fusion across the country, "We try to keep our blog posts in line with our goals for the project, mainly interdisciplinary learning and relating that learning directly to life," says DiRienzo.
Becoming a Learning Center to Help Meet the Needs of Schools and Communities
The project team agrees that the strength of the program is its interdisciplinary nature and its close ties to local community needs. "Art and science--that alone is a powerful concept in education right now. School districts are clamoring for it," says Youker. With looming budget cuts to arts education, Director Howard Taylor knows the museum has unique potential to teach students how to utilize visual arts skills of design and presentation to effectively communicate their findings from scientific research projects. "Tragically, most school systems don't think that way--science is science and art is art," Taylor explains. He and the rest of the staff are proud to be playing a leading role in redefining the ways art museums can work with science resources like UCRA to better serve their community, "I think there's something quite radical and potentially transformative happening here," says Taylor.


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- Elizabeth Rivas
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Struggling Student,
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What is your purpose in life and how and when did you come to realize it? In what ways are you now living towards your purpose?
After having lived for 21 years I would have assumed when I was younger that by this time in my life, surely I would have figured out my purpose. Of course, this is not the case. I have been thinking more and more about my life in terms of my true purpose. I may have a general idea where I want to go in life, for example, I am planning and studying hard so that I can successfully transfer to UCLA, my dream school. I also know that I enjoy working with children, learning about the biological sciences, writing poetry and fiction in my free time, and sharing my ideas. I was hoping I might be able to learn how members of this wonderful community called TED has come to learn their true purpose. Share with me with your lightbulb moments about the exact moment when you realized you found your calling? Or maybe share your not so lightbulb moment. Maybe it took you years and years to discover your calling in life. Either way, I am eager to hear from you and how you not only learned what it is you want to do with your life but how you are implementing those desires today
Apr 15 2013: When I first came across TED and read a number of conversations and replies .... I felt as thought I had a purpose in life. In almost every reply was a super liberal waiting to burst free on radical opinions. In those first days there were maybe only five or so that dared to speak up for a alternative belief.
It is we the few who are destined to present a balance approach to the arguments of the Atheists, marxists, communists, and super liberal democrats.
If you think being a stuggling student is bad try being a political independent in TED .... Now that is a minority.
I wish you well. Bob.
Apr 15 2013: I'm happy you found a purpose through TED! Also I see what you mean about how difficult it is to decide to split from the group and have a different view or take on issues, and especially being a political independent on lol. That part made me laugh. Thanks for your well wishes.
Apr 15 2013: Elizabeth, As a high schooler I was a big fish in sports .. in a small pond. I found out quickly I could not do sports at the next level .. I did try. To be honest I was lucky that I got to do what I wanted because I was in the right place at the right time. I think that is the key.
They were going to throw a captain out of the service because he had no degree ... he took a quicky course at college in pottery ... got a quick fast easy degree ... a few years later the space program came along and he was in demand. He went from worthless to valuable because of timing and just plain ole dumb luck.
As adults we do what is necessary for our families and survival. Mothers tend to make more sacrifices than anyone else. Ladies with brillant minds and degrees put their life on hold to raise a family. These are the true heros and the backbone of the strength of America ... I salute these heros. PS my wife has a sign that says .. "my husband is the only one of my kids who did not grow up and move out".
When you go home .. hug your mom and tell her you love her. Don't forget dad either. He had dreams that may have come true or not. But together they did it all for you.
I continue to wish you well. Bob.Apr 16 2013: There is some good advice on here. What I have learned in my short time is that I do not have one true predestined purpose. Your purpose is what you want it to be. Ideally we have many different purposes that we pursue at different times/places in our life. It is ok for it to seem discontinuous at times for we can usually clear up the path in hindsight. Absorb the positive around you and reject the negative. Project positivity and truth with every word and action. If you're feeling aimless, try doing simple things to help others with no thought of reward.
Ultimately, WHAT we decide to do isn't as important as HOW. The happiest life is spent in the pursuit of one's greatest potential in all activities, occupations, relationships, and dreams. Don't leave stones unturned and explore to the fullest any aspects of life that interest you.
Apr 17 2013: Definitely! Everyone who commented had something really great to say about purpose in life. It's been really nice to read encourageming words too. I'll keep that piece of advice in mind about doing simple things to help others if i'm feeling aimless. As long as I am helping others in a compassionate way without the aim to gain something in return I'm fulfilling one of my life's purposes. The rest will play out as my studying continues.
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My answers to your questions:
My "purpose in life" is to keep my and humankind's DNA alive.
"come to realize it" when I was retired
I am "now living towards my purpose" by means of doing things for my offspring and their symbiotic society.
Apr 17 2013: That's an interesting purpose, definitely one that is needed haha. We don't want humankind's DNA to disappear. Although i'm thinking we're actually overpopulated...Hm...
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Thank you!
I think the problem of overpopulation is easy to solve
if we reduce or quit our invalid (ineffective, harmful) happiness.Apr 15 2013: Hi Elizabeth,
I thought I had it all figured out in my 20s, and when reality proved otherwise, I decided that in the 30s I would have it all figured out. Along came the 30s....well this is NOT what I thought it was going to be! Then we moved into the 40s.....more surprises!!! One day, chatting with a very good friend who was in her 50s as I was at the time, we came to the conclusion that life is an exploration. Everything may not always be as we planned.
For me, there is one main purpose, which is to explore life fully. I have known that since I was a child, and always felt like an adventurous explorer in this earth school. The main goal is to learn, grow and evolve as an individual while contributing to the whole.
There have been various other "purposes" along the way, and at each stage of the life adventure, one or the other purposes takes center stage, and gets my attention in varying degrees, depending on priorities in the moment.
When I was a wife and mom, for example, that was my priority....everything revolved around that purpose. I had careers, and various activities that I participated in, and EVERYTHING revolved around the family.
When the kids got older, and didn't need my physical presence as much any more, I focused a little more on my development. At that time, I faced a physical challenge, so a lot of my focus and activities revolved around strengthening the body. I still had family of course....careers, and various activities, and pursuing physical strengthening to support a physical challenge was my priority.
I'm suggesting that our purpose and focus can change at various times in the life experience. It sounds from your description Elizabeth that you want to do it all, which mirrors my perception of life. We CAN do a LOT in the life adventure, and we may not be able to do it all at the same time...follow your heart in each and every moment:>)
Apr 17 2013: Aw, thank you for sharing this. This has been the most helpful and reassuring comment. I will continue to work towards achieving everything it is that I aim to be and share.
Apr 18 2013: You are welcome Elizabeth.....my pleasure....glad it was helpful:>)
I think it's great if a person follows one clear purpose all his/her life, and it's also great if we have lots of "sub-purposes" at different stages of our life. If we have an underlying "purpose" to learn grow and evolve as individuals, while contributing to the whole, EVERYTHING can be included in that. Perhaps it depends on how one defines "purpose".
I'm sure you will do GREAT....enjoy it......whatever "it" is:>)
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Apr 15 2013: What are some of the things you already do that bring you the greatest joy? You have mentioned some interests. Do you see any underlying features or themes?
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I think some people think in terms of a purpose in life and some think more in terms of things that they feel like they would always like to be doing. Many people try a range of things over years and hone in on something over time.
One of my daughters knew exactly what she wanted to do when she was maybe ten and stuck to that course until she was about twenty four and then switched to a path in which she thought she could more fruitfully use some of the skills she had developed over that time. Often multiple fields use the same fundamental skills and some offer more opportunity than others.
My other daughter had a research opportunity between her sophomore and junior years in college that set her course.
For some people, purpose and career mean the same thing and for others it is an approach to life that runs through their work, social interactions, and so forth. For example, for some people, it might be taking every conceivable opportunity to lend a hand. Or it might be to record the life experience visually, or something broad like that.
Apr 15 2013: I get the greatest joy from knowing I've helped inspire someone to follow their dream or even just to believe that tomorrow will be a brighter day.I've definitely noticed an underlying theme of helping others though.
I would see myself being in both of those groups because I see purpose as something that will help me maneuver through life and also just help me continuously do what it is I love to do.
That's true and I agree with you that there's the same basic skills in many different fields but then again there's more chance for opporunity or growth maybe in some more than others. I know that I'll be more happy in something I can improve and grow upon.
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Apr 15 2013: It seems you will be able to work your greatest joy into any career and life in which your days involve some social interaction, as any life that involves interacting with others will provide such opportunity.
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You probably don't want to be squirreled away in an activity that is just you and equipment, working solo for long periods of time.
Maybe it is hard for you to decide a direction because what appeals to you most will be a characteristic of so many pathways you might take!
Apr 17 2013: I think I would go insane if I had to work in a cubicle. I don't understand how people do it. I would much rather be out and about and exploring the world thank you very much! Haha yes, I think you figured it out for me. I am troubled because the careers in life that appeal to me and the directions I want to go in have similar characteristics. I think I shall try and use this to my advantage :-)Apr 17 2013: I have never worked in a cubicle, but these days working in a cubicle means working in a room, typically, with lots and lots of people! I am told it is much less isolating than traditional offices.
Of course people in a workplace don't stay all day in their cubicles.
One of the TED talks about creativity and play shows lots of work spaces in the Silicon Valley that look kind of like indoor amusement parks.Apr 19 2013: I suppose one finds one's purpose through a variety of means--living, reading, talking to people, working, dreams, and other ways. I somewhat found my purpose by being exposed to the Maasai people of Kenya. They are famous for only living on the products of the cow--milk and beef. Gradually, I have become more Maasai. For example, for the last five years, I have been living on milk. Every day, I drink between one and two gallons of milk, and I don't eat or drink anything else. I enjoy telling people about this diet and how good a life I think dairy farming is. I don't dairy farm myself, since I live in Glendale, California, and the city codes forbid dairy farming, but I think about how I could dairy farm here (I don't move to a more agricultural area because I like living near my mom, sister, and brother, who all live in Glendale.) I enjoy thinking up new uses for milk, like when I want to put a picture on the wall, I dip it in some milk and put it up there, and it sticks.Apr 16 2013: There are natural endowments in each individual, talents, abilities, dreams and aspiration, and more importantly, one's experience.
These are pointers to one's purpose.
I love the arts; it touches me in the depths of my being. I love stories; I love storytellers and I love telling stories.
At some point in my early 20s I realized that storytellers have a responsibility to use their influence wisely and for good. Then it finally hit me.
If you are so talented, and creative, and influential, why dont you use your power for the good of humanity?Apr 15 2013: I always hated the question because I've always found it to be malformed.
Its like asking 'where do you go after you die'.
Its assuming a foundational fact and you're supposed to answer accordingly, but the 'fact' hasn't been established that its even true, so its a false question.
If you want to ask 'what is the purpose', then you have to prove that a purpose specifically exists.
Ironically, doing so answers your question, so you ultimately invalidate the question either way..
Apr 15 2013: Well doesn't every one of us human beings have a purpose in life? I don't believe that we wander around aimlessly like chicken without heads. And in choosing what to do with the rest of our lives, maybe we don't think about it in terms of something that serves a purpose at the moment, but like another commentor said, we only realize our purpose in retrospect.
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Apr 16 2013: I am just drawn to reply to your comment....yes everyone has a purpose and no purpose is greater than the other. Sometime the purpose might to lying down lazily enjoying the moment...and feeling the bliss...other times we might be hooked in our cubicle or internet networking and sharing ideas and feeling "alive"...life purpose is a continuous river...do what you do best at the moment..then move on to the next thing...study hard and transfer..that is your purpose for now....study subject of your interest that would be your purpose.....love yourself and others and don't forget to take a break and do nothing...that still a purpose....the job you get..give it your best...and so on...
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Apr 17 2013: I think you explained purpose beautifully by saying that it's a "continuous river" and that we should do what it is we do best at the moment and move on. I appreciate your comment just like everyone else's comment, it's been helpful.I'm very glad I asked this question because it's a topic everyone can talk about. We're all on this planet working towards somethingApr 15 2013: I would recommend focusing on what your goals are. What do you want to produce? If you could only produce one thing what would that be?
Apr 15 2013: What I want to produce most is inspiration. I think that if I can inspire others and help keep the world a more positive place I will die happily knowing I made a difference in that way.
Apr 15 2013: How could you make that into a goal that could be measured?
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"My husband and I love shrimp scampi. Since tilapia is usually cheaper than shrimp at the store, I concocted this easy recipe to enjoy the flavor of scampi at the price of tilapia!"
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3/4 cup
1 1/2 teaspoons
lemon juice
8 cloves
garlic, halved
4 (6 ounce)
tilapia fillets, rinsed and patted dry
1 tablespoon
dried parsley
Great recipe! I rated this a 4 because when cooking the fish for @ 375 degrees 40 mins, turning it every 10 mins like directed, it was a little dry. Next time I may cook @ 350 degrees instead of 375 degrees
It's painful for me to give this recipe a 1-star rating, but necessary as written, even tho' it has the potential to be a great dish. First of all, the amount of butter and garlic is WAY overkill. Throw that amount aside and use your own judgment – a little butter, a little garlic and a squeeze of lemon. Then… 40 minutes to cook fish? If you want great, golden color and perfectly cooked fish bake it at 400 degrees for 12-15 minutes, depending on the thickness of your filets. And don't bother to turn it! Not only is it unnecessary, you risk breaking it apart! I sprinkled the fish with paprika before baking for additional color, and fresh, not dried, parsley after. Also, I didn't use tilapia (because I really hate it – tastes muddy to me). I made this with grouper, although any mild-flavored white, flaky fish would work – like cod, haddock, flounder or orange roughy. This dish, with the above changes, was much improved - nicely done, great color and appropriately seasoned. Just as with a good steak, if you've got a good piece of fish it really needs nothing more than salt, pepper and, with fish, a little lemon.
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This is an interesting concept. I've tried most other tilapia recipes on this site and find them to all either be too similar, too complex, or not my style. 40 minutes @ 375 is WAY too much though. I could already tell just by my experience with baking tilapia and reading other reviews. I tried 35 minutes @ 350 and still found it to be too much. I don't think I'd lower the temp anymore though. I might try 350 @ 30 minutes next time around. I added 2 tablespoons of prepared dijon style mustard based on some other shrimp scampi recipes I've tried and enjoyed. I think this gave it a more interesting flavor. I also added about 2 tablespoons of white wine. I like others only flipped the fish once... at the 20 minute mark. I also placed about 3/4 of a pound of uncooked medium sized shrimp in there with the tilapia and took them out at the same 20 minute mark that I flipped the fish at. They were an 'appetizer' and they turned out perfectly cooked and very tasty. I'd probably give the original recipe a 3/5 but based on the unique concept and potential I give it 4/5.
Very tasty recipe. I rated a four rather than five because the cooking time is way off. I set the timer for 30 minutes because 40 just seemed too long. The fish was completely cooked in under 25 minutes. I'm glad I checked it when I did or it would have been dry. I did not turn the fish, either. It isn't really necessary and can lead to breakage.
This was quite good, although I made a few minor adjustments. I cut the amount of butter in half to reduce the calories and used the juice from one lemon to keep the liquid amount about the same. I didn't have whole garlic on hand, so just used the refrigerated minced kind. The flavor was wonderful and there was still a good amount of sauce left in the pan even after reducing the butter. I would give it 5 stars, but since I felt the need to make those modifications I'm going with 4.
Really good! I cut the butter down significantly and it turned out just fine. I baked at 350 for 35 minutes, only flipping once (I didn't want to risk them falling apart). Thanks! :)
This. Was. AWESOME!!! Super easy and super good. Only change I made was that I added a couple of glugs of white wine. Also, I didnt flip it at all and only had to cook mine for about 20 minutes. Super good over some angel hair pasta. Yum!!
I was worried because I was doubling the recipe - cooking for 7 people - and I only had four cloves of garlic. But I made it and it is SO GOOD that I can't stop eating it! There isn't going to be any leftovers! By far the best recipe I've found so far. Nice and light and doesn't cover up the delicate taste of the fish. Excellent!!!!
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Calories: 483
Calories from Fat: 331
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Hi everyone, just found the site a couple days ago and haven't been able to quit reading
First a little background on me, I'm 26 y/o, been driving trucks for the past 7 years and have been thinking about getting out of driving for a couple of months. I've been wanting to learn how to weld for a long time and recently started to research the best way to go about this. I've found out that the community college about 15 miles from where I live offers a good welding program. I also found the school for adults offers a program but it fills up really fast, but it is only meets once a week, and the community college meets twice a week. The person at the school for adults said that registration for this term was already full and that they wouldn't be having another class until sometime in the spring So I will probably be starting the community college program in January.
I am aiming to become proficient enough to be able to land a job back in Wyoming. I've heard they are looking for pipeline welders, as well as welders that make heavy equipment for the mining industry. I'm completely new to welding and not sure what type of welding is used in these applications.
Seems like I have alot more questions to ask, but I'm currently drawing a blank.
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09-01-2007, 07:11 PM #1Junior Member
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Another newbie here
hello mark80, welcome to the site. i have been out of the heavy steel industry and pipe for a while so i no longer know what the standards are for processes. used to, it was stick or tig only, but i think alot are moving towards flux core or standard mig.welder_one
nothing fancy, just a few hot glue guns for metal
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welcome Mark80,
I think the community collage will be your best bet. I believe that they will give you the best education. . . what you might want to do is to go by the college and introduce yourself to the the instructor. just go by early before class and talk to him. tell him your story and that you want to learn to weld.
this will help you to know him and to let him know that you are serious. . . also I know that some times they have students that drop out of class or don't show up for the semester, thus getting you in sooner maybe.
its good that you joined up here on the forum. the guys here are some real good fellows .just log-on read a lot and learn. & you can ask as many questions as you wish. we all started out some where, and the guys here are here to help and share ideas and if you use Miller welders you can bet you will use the Best welders on the market.
welcome again and have fun
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going to school is a great start. joining here will help you pick up some great tips to use for a life time. some great info on here. like was already said feel free to ask and we will do our best to help you out.thanks for the help
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Welcome To The Chaos!
Welcome to the chaos, Mark
It's not always fun around here but it's entertaining to no end!
Look around on the board and see what type of stuff interests you (MIG welding for production purposes so you can work in a fabrication shop, TIG welding for pipe such as you might find in a boiler house or somewhere where steam is used in a plant, or good ole' fashioned regular Arc welding (aka Stick welding) like a lot of the cross-country pipeline folks use, as well as repair people like myself) and then you can search the different threads (posts) for those particular areas of interest.
One of the first major hurdles for you will be finding "stick time"...actually getting on a machine and either striking an arc with a stick or pulling a trigger on a MIG gun or even stepping on a foot pedal for a TIG torch. Your local community college will be a great place to start for all three of these. You might also try hunting around your town and finding muffler repair shops (usually several in each city, depending on size) who use small MIG welders on a daily basis, or you might find a fabrication shop....anybody who'll let you come in and watch what they're doing. All you'll need for that is a welding helmet which you can usually find at Lowes, Sears, or in one of the online stores like http://www.cyberweld.com or http://stores.ebay.com/Welding-Supplies-from-IOC
or WeldingDepot or http://www.hobartwelders.com/. Up at the top of this page (just under and to the left of where is says "Miller") you'll see a tab for "PRODUCTS"....start there. Miller has some great helmets although they're not terribly inexpensive. Hobart has some as well that are a little more evenly priced, and you can even find "cheapies" out there for $20 or so.
You've opened up a whole new can of worms by joining here, and we're glad to have you! (I think I can speak for everyone on this, right?)
This site also has a GREAT resources page...of which this message board is a part. There are all sorts of articles about all sorts of things. If you think you may be interested in automotive welding (or welding on any type of vehicle at all...4X4, ATV, dune buggy, whatever) don't forget to check out the sister-board for this site (I'm gonna catch MAJOR crap over that comment, rest assured!) which is the Miller Motorsports Message Board. I myself am a little partial to welding on boats, but that's probably because folks like myself and SundownIII are a little twisted anyway.
Here's a good link to give you an idea of some of the different processes:
Again, welcome to the chaos!
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Hi Mark, I went to sign up for a TIG class last semester and found out that it was full, so I went and talked to the instructor and he had no problem over-rideng the system and letting me in. It really depends on the instructor but most will if they can.
I have beeen in college long enough to realize that almost every class (99%) have 2 or 3 drop outs in the first 2 weeks, and the instructors know it.
I even told him that I had no intentions of becoming a weldor, I was just doing it as a hobby and wanted to learn. He laughed and told me some of his best students are hobbiests.
Just go in and talk to him.
I sure did learn a lot....and where else can you play with $7000.00 machines for 16 weeks, for only $250.
Good Luck, I wish I had done that 20 years ago, I think it's a great profession.
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thx for all the responses...i'm really anxious to get erverything started, but it's probably a good thing that classes don't start until the beginning of January because we are still busy at work, but should be slowing down in the next two months or so (work for a paving outfit).
There is even a chance I could practice welding at work, because we have a welder that is mounted to one of our service trucks that hasn't really been used in the two years i've worked there, because they don't have anyone who really know how to weld. From looking at the products page on this site it looks something like the Trailblazer Pro 350 welder/generator. I will need to see if I can find a model name on it next time I get a chance, it looks like it's only maybe 3-4 years old and rarely/never used. The only time I've seen it in use is to power our shop vac out on jobsites I think it could be a fun machine to play with once I figure out what 98% of the knobs and switches are for
Thanks for all the info so far, I look forward to learning as much as I can from everyone on here.
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Hi Mark,
Welcome to the Miller message board. If you are looking to make a career of pipe welding I would suggest that you take a vocational school class and then possibly continuing your education at either Lincoln Electric's or Hobarts welding schools. You can take paticular courses for paticular careers there. Best of luck to you. Here's a couple of links for you.
http://www.lincolnelectric.com/knowl...ng/weldschool/Rich Ferguson
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Welcome to the forum!!! Like Clint said, you're in for a rollercoaster ride
but there are so many experienced guys here that are way more than happy to share their knowledge with you!!! I work for a company that is one of the subcontractor's for the Chevron refinery and they stick and tig the pipes over here. College's curriculum usually starts you off with stick the first year, than tig and mig the 2nd year. Pretty much, if you can stick, you can do almost everything (guys-PLEASE don't give me a bunch of cr@p for that one)
Anyway, hope to hear of your progression in the near future
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In my work as a network operations specialist for a growing communications company, I often have to interact with people across the country and around the globe. There are clocks in the wall to show the time in various places where we have clients, but these clocks would be very confusing if they were on the 12-hour system.
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DeCarlo, L. T., Kim, Y. K., & Johnson, M. S. (2011). A hierarchical rater model for constructed responses, with a signal detection rater model. Journal of Educational Measurement, 48, 333-356. pdf
DeCarlo, L. T. (2011). Signal detection theory with item effects. Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 55, 229-239. pdf
DeCarlo, L. T. (2011). On the analysis of fraction subtraction data: The DINA model, classification, latent class sizes, and the Q-matrix. Applied Psychological Measurement, 35, 8-26. pdf typo correction
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DeCarlo, L. T. (2010). On the statistical and theoretical basis of signal detection theory and extensions: Unequal variance, random coefficient, and mixture models. Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 54, 304-313. pdf
DeCarlo, L. T. (2008). Studies of a latent-class signal-detection model for constructed response scoring (ETS Research Rep. No. RR-08-63). Princeton NJ: ETS. pdf
DeCarlo, L. T. (2008). Process dissociation and mixture signal detection theory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 34, 1565-1572. pdf
Teghtsoonian, M., Teghtsoonian, R., & DeCarlo, L. T. (2008). The influence of trial-to trial recalibration on sequential effects in cross-modality matching. Psychological Research, 72, 115-122. pdf
DeCarlo, L. T. (2007). The mirror effect and mixture signal detection theory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 33, 18-33. pdf
DeCarlo, L. T. (2006). Sequential effects in successive ratio estimation. Perception & Psychophysics, 68, 861-871. pdf
DeCarlo, L. T. (2005). A model of rater behavior in essay grading based on signal detection theory. Journal of Educational Measurement, 42, 53-76. pdf typo correction
DeCarlo, L. T. (2005). On bias in magnitude scaling and some conjectures of Stevens. Perception & Psychophysics, 67, 886-896. pdf
DeCarlo, L. T. (2003). An application of signal detection theory with finite mixture distributions to source discrimination. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 29, 767-778. pdf
DeCarlo, L. T. (2003). Source monitoring and multivariate signal detection theory, with a model for selection. Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 47, 292-303. pdf
DeCarlo, L. T. (2003). Using the PLUM procedure of SPSS to fit unequal variance and generalized signal detection models. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers, 35, 49-56. pdf
DeCarlo, L. T. (2003). An application of a dynamic model of judgment to magnitude production. Perception & Psychophysics, 65, 152-162. pdf
DeCarlo, L. T. (2002). Signal detection theory with finite mixture distributions: Theoretical developments with applications to recognition memory. Psychological Review, 109, 710-721. pdf
DeCarlo, L. T. (2002). A latent class extension of signal detection theory, with applications. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 37, 423-451. pdf
DeCarlo, L. T., & Luthar, S. S. (2000). Analysis and class validation of a measure of parental values perceived by early adolescents: An application of a latent class model for rankings. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 60, 578-591. pdf
DeCarlo, L. T. (1998). Signal detection theory and generalized linear models. Psychological Methods, 3, 186-205. pdf typo correction
DeCarlo, L. T. (1997). On the meaning and use of kurtosis. Psychological Methods, 2, 292-307. pdf
DeCarlo, L. T. (1994). A dynamic theory of proportional judgment: Context and judgment of length, heaviness, and roughness. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception & Performance, 20, 372-381. pdf
DeCarlo, L. T., & Tryon, W. W. (1993). Estimating and testing autocorrelation with small samples: A comparison of the C-statistic to a modified estimator. Behavior Research and Therapy,31, 781-788. pdf
DeCarlo, L. T. (1992). Intertrial interval and sequential effects in magnitude scaling. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception & Performance, 18, 1080-1088. pdf
DeCarlo, L. T. & Cross, D. V. (1990). Sequential effects in magnitude scaling: Models and theory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 104, 375-396. pdf
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I'm just starting to tig weld. I've been doing stick for the last couple of months and doing vertical up 7018. Still trying to get that to look good but I've got it fairly down pat. I'm starting to try to learn a little about tig welding and was wondering if y'all had any tips that helped you out when you first started. I've looked through the Internet and on different websites and learned a lot. I can make a bead and it has somewhat of a "stack of dimes" look to it.
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Id start by learnin your machine how it runs and all that good stuff. I ran a bunch of beads with no filler untill i learned how to keep a steady puddle. After you can keep a steady puddle start with your fill rod
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Alright thank y'all. I never thought about practicing keeping a puddle without the filler.
Something I used to do a lot was...set up a torch with all the basic consumables but with a short hose and cable (about a foot or 2), obtain a couple 1'', 2'', and 5 or 6" pipe coupons, prep and tack those as you would any other for a weld test. Also tack a couple plates together in a T or corner joint, as long and thick as you want.. preferably longer. Take those things around with you wherever you will have time to practice walking the cup on all those joints, practice walking the cup in every position you can possibly think of until your so used to maneuvering the torch it is like an extension of your hand. Be creative in this and it will help you a lot. You can also practice free handing it this way
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That sounds like a really good thing to do. So far I've just been trying to make a halfway decent looking bead on flat steel. I've got it to where it looks similar to a real tig weld, it's just not pretty and consistent like it should be. But I will definitely try the coupons. Thanks
What machine do you have to practice with?
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I believe it's a miller syncrowave 250. Ill have to look at it again tomorrow but I'm pretty sure that's what it is.
04-22-2013, 07:06 PM #9Originally Posted by Hunter0329:306373
Learning to Tig Weld
I learned to walk the cup on a mirror in the bathroom of my hotel while I was going to welding school.... I would powder the mirror after a while of just getting the feel of the rig in my hand. I knew what the pattern should look like, and the powder would coat the mirror making it slick as crap and it would leave a pattern of what I did. By the time I got to the tig pirtion of the schooling, I had the cup walking down, after learning how to drop a root in a piece of 6 in. pipe it was all over but the certification. I still do it sometimes when I get bored.... when it comes right down to it brother, YOU JUST HAVE TO WELD IT UNTIL YOU LIKE IT! Good luck.


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Racism: a. The theory that distinctive human characteristics and abilities are determined by race; b. = racialism: Belief in the superiority of a particular race leading to prejudice and antagonism towards people of other races, esp. those in close proximity who may be felt as a threat to one's cultural and racial integrity or economic well-being. [O.E.D.]
Recently, allegations of racism at Cornell have appeared in these pages and within the University community. Some argue that "bias and unjust treatment" of minority students pervades Cornell to the extent of oppression. Others contend that program houses and ethnic studies programs are racist. Both views are disingenuous, without support in history, fact or common sense. There can be an honest debate about these topics if people choose to voice their opinion in reason. Or, people can continue pointing fingers and asking, 'Who's the bigger racist?' In the context of the campus, this misused word has become a tired and useless epithet that reveals lazy, hollering, and dogmatic opinions.
The suggestion of 'reverse discrimination' — that white students are treated as minority students were 40 years ago — is preposterous. To those who argue with such rhetoric, we would remind you of the selfless convictions and actions of Mickey Schwerner '61, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman, members of the Congress on Racial Equality. At the age of 21, Schwerner and the two others were murdered by true racists — members of the Ku Klux Klan — when they went to Mississippi to fight for equality and voting rights. And back then, neither the FBI, nor the nation was ready to face the grim reality of the crime. It took the civil rights movement years to overcome pervasive racism in voting, housing, employment and education. In response to the modern debate over affirmative action, we could point out that legacy students and athletes are also given preference in admissions, but no one is screaming about that. And we could point out that the admissions department would never exclude someone solely because he or she happens to be white, as was often the case for African Americans at institutions across the nation until the civil rights movement.
On the flip side, students who see the occurrence of racial bias as evidence of wholly unfriendly race relations at Cornell are equally deluded about the same history, facts and common sense. We would remind you that the Cornell of 2003 is nothing like the oft-recalled Cornell of 1969, and that societal attitudes about race in 2003 have come a long way from 1969. Today, Cornell provides generous support for minority student recruitment, ethnic studies programs and program houses. And we can point out that the admissions department regularly denies application to white students with better SAT scores and grades than African American students.
While the conversation of race still pervades our publication, our University and our society, no participant in recent debate has devoted enough time and energy to the subject to justify the use of the word racism. Instead, there's just smirking innuendo and inferential arguments: different standards are used to judge white and African American students and, therefore, Cornell is a racist institution! Bias incidents happen and, therefore, Cornell is a racist institution! We'd see things differently if writers approached the issue with a measured, exacting logic and fact.
The rhetoric of racism is too easily thrown around on this campus. While bias, prejudice and discrimination do occur, the bigger problem is that we're not addressing those issues in the correct manner. Instead, we get caught up in the 'Who's the bigger racist?' game. Once that rhetoric is out there, it's almost impossible to re-focus on the issues. This parody even marginalizes the real problems that persist: What values should be prioritized at Cornell? Do ethnic studies and program houses achieve those goals? We could go on, but it's hard to take the debate seriously when there is no serious debate.
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