[eyeamok]

“A large order would mean, we need to hire 10-15 welders to fulfill it – and they’re just not out there,”

When I was in Junior High and High school, every boy in school knew how to weld, we all took the shop classes.

[eastforker]

There is welding, and then there is real welding that can only be performed by real welders. These robot welders are basically doing menial type work. Something a real welder wouldn’t even consider doing. Welding junk iron in high school can in no way be compared to what a pipe welder or exotic metal welder does.

[\/\/ayne]

When I was in Junior High and High school, every boy in school knew how to weld, we all took the shop classes.

Right, I snuck into the motor pool once and did some welding on my vehicle instead of waiting; I knew how to do it from 20 years earlier. You never forget those shop classes!