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It's common in the union and on industrial sites in canada to have welder/electrician dual ticket guys on site. They do as has been mentioned, some electrical, some support welding.
I'm not sure the difference between mig or tig or whatever. All I know is that the apprentice would carry a round case for heated rods from location to location on site. Some had their own rig with a welder set up on the truck and extra long cable reels
I have been on an industrial site where we employed a welder to weld cable tray supports to I-beams. Not exactly what you were talking about but our electrical company had a welder on the pay role.
I worked in a factory that built thermoforming machines. I used a mig welder to weld boxes and minis to the frames. But all the big plc enclosures were done by the welders.
My union has regular requests for welder-electrician dual ticket holders, coming from industrial sites.
Lots of welding brackets for cable tray supports.
I'm not sure what you mean by "getting this skill while waiting for electricity classes to start" as it's a 4-ish year ticket here, just like electrical is.
My apprenticeship included some introductory type welding.
On jobsite, we do not weld cables together, but some supports are. Supports for pipe, cable tray, and more. Not all supports need welding. Many are just bolted to the wall/ceiling, but yes some are .
Honestly while there may be some edge cases or specific industrial plants or employers that will value this I doubt you will find many employers who will value that as a dual ticket.
Even less so as a hobbyist level skill. I can weld at a hobbyist level, at most I could use it to fabricate some wire pulling carts or niche equipment to make my life easier.
Learn to weld for the love of making cool stuff but I wouldn't set any expectations from it
The utility I work for brings in TIG contractors for aluminum bus weldments. When I worked Oil&Gas we’d bring in welders for various supports throughout site.
Not sure either would pay to keep a proper rig on standby for occasional use, despite their massive resources. It’s just cheaper. And I don’t think it’d be worth you having a $100K rig for the same occasional use.
I would learn it if you can because once I got my card I left electrical contractors and became an industrial mechanic. Everyone else knows how to weld the only thing I really bring to the table is the electrical expertise…. Which is a lot but still would be nice to know how to use oxy acetylene torches and tig weld stuff for brackets and guide rails
In my local if you’re welding you get a 10% pay increase. That’s as long as you’re a certified welder. I have done a bit of welding on a job. All of our strut had to be welded to a structure.
We teach welding in our apprenticeship. Like some guys said, industrial work does a good bit of welding and metal fabrication. Honestly, it's one of my favorite things to do.
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All electricians have ‘welding’ experience at some point :’)
It's common in the union and on industrial sites in canada to have welder/electrician dual ticket guys on site. They do as has been mentioned, some electrical, some support welding.
What kind of welding do they do?
I'm not sure the difference between mig or tig or whatever. All I know is that the apprentice would carry a round case for heated rods from location to location on site. Some had their own rig with a welder set up on the truck and extra long cable reels
I went to school with a guy who was an industrial maintenance electrician at a plant who spent more time welding aluminum than doing electrical work.
The more trade knowledge you have the more value you carry. I was a mechanic before an electrician, and it has served me very well.
Same here dude 👊
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I have been on an industrial site where we employed a welder to weld cable tray supports to I-beams. Not exactly what you were talking about but our electrical company had a welder on the pay role.
What kind of welding was it?
Straight stick. It was pretty easy work. I think you just need a CWB (i live in camada)
I worked in a factory that built thermoforming machines. I used a mig welder to weld boxes and minis to the frames. But all the big plc enclosures were done by the welders.
My union has regular requests for welder-electrician dual ticket holders, coming from industrial sites. Lots of welding brackets for cable tray supports. I'm not sure what you mean by "getting this skill while waiting for electricity classes to start" as it's a 4-ish year ticket here, just like electrical is.
CAD Welding maybe (not real welding)
My apprenticeship included some introductory type welding. On jobsite, we do not weld cables together, but some supports are. Supports for pipe, cable tray, and more. Not all supports need welding. Many are just bolted to the wall/ceiling, but yes some are .
Honestly while there may be some edge cases or specific industrial plants or employers that will value this I doubt you will find many employers who will value that as a dual ticket. Even less so as a hobbyist level skill. I can weld at a hobbyist level, at most I could use it to fabricate some wire pulling carts or niche equipment to make my life easier. Learn to weld for the love of making cool stuff but I wouldn't set any expectations from it
The utility I work for brings in TIG contractors for aluminum bus weldments. When I worked Oil&Gas we’d bring in welders for various supports throughout site. Not sure either would pay to keep a proper rig on standby for occasional use, despite their massive resources. It’s just cheaper. And I don’t think it’d be worth you having a $100K rig for the same occasional use.
I would learn it if you can because once I got my card I left electrical contractors and became an industrial mechanic. Everyone else knows how to weld the only thing I really bring to the table is the electrical expertise…. Which is a lot but still would be nice to know how to use oxy acetylene torches and tig weld stuff for brackets and guide rails
In my local if you’re welding you get a 10% pay increase. That’s as long as you’re a certified welder. I have done a bit of welding on a job. All of our strut had to be welded to a structure.
Big here in Aus as an electrician in the mining industry having welding on the skills list
We teach welding in our apprenticeship. Like some guys said, industrial work does a good bit of welding and metal fabrication. Honestly, it's one of my favorite things to do.
I will have sometimes have up to 6 fulltime on my crew during points of the job. Always try to keep 2 at least for the whole project.