Frustration

I cruised through the next few assignments in record time and was way ahead of the class for awhile, the only people who were ahead of me were the students who already had welding skills.

And then.... we had to weld a 30 degree V-weld with the 6010 electrode. This had me bashing my head against the table everyday... for a good 2 months. I listened to Teach's tips and tried my best and still could not get it right. I even asked my classmates what they had done.. and still could not get it right even once.

I began to hate welding. By the time I had finished the assignment, with a measly B (all of my other grades had been high A's), I was the last person still on the assignment, and the semester was over! I was suddenly re-evaluating my desire to learn to weld.

Now it's summer vacation and I can not wait until school starts back up and I can get back in and start again, and learn a new application! I am really excited for TIG which won't be until the following summer, but I am going to get someone to show me ahead of time.

It's 100 degrees outside and I wish I was welding.