# Welders! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 13, 2003, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welders/174845 "2003-05-13T01:34:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tony\_Montana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@Tony\_Montana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tony_Montana)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welders/174845/1 "2003-05-13T01:34:39Z")
I failed my 6-g, I had a small incusion on the cover pass. Oh-well, time ta jump back on the horse… ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welders/174845/2 "2003-05-13T02:21:03Z")
I took a tour of a non-destructive testing facility where they evaluated welders using X-rays and Ultrasounds on their test welds. It’s amazing what you have to go through to get that certification. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welders/174845/3 "2003-05-13T03:22:37Z")
Good luck, **Tony** on your next test! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TVGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@TVGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welders/174845/4 "2003-05-13T03:59:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Joey G \* > \*\* > It’s amazing what you have to go through to get that certification. \*\* And thank goodness, too. Speaking for those of us who live, work, ride and fly in the things you folks magically fuse together with heat and extreme skill, your work is more appreciated than you may ever know.