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The Good and Bad Side of MIG Welding
August 6, 2011 | 
Author MIG Welding is a popular welding technique which can also be known as GMAW or Gas Metal Arc Welding to some MIG Welders. It was first used during World War Ii for faster production of weapons and other equipment for war. Later on, in the post war period, factories and shops were using it as the economy continued to boom. It has then gone through developments and improvements from then on, and its popularity persists up to now even when other welding types have emerged.
More than a method’s popularity, the essence and art of a type of welding should be appreciated in the advantages it posits. Though, every keen welder also knows how to look for the cons of using a particular process. Understanding both sides of MIG Welding surely determines how best the method should be used and how to assess who are the most skillful MIG Welders.
Why Choose MIG Welders?
One of the most attractive traits of MIG Welding is that it is easy to learn. Any beginner welder can learn this type in a few days or a week at the most. It only needs sufficient practice and a little patience to produce a great weld in MIG Welding, which is really cool for those who are new to welding. Even better than that, some say they learned the method on their own by just following some guidelines to the process.
Another reason why a lot of welders prefer MIG Welders is because it can work on a variety of metal pieces such as stainless, aluminium, and mild steel. With this versatility, having a MIG Welding machine is cost-efficient and takes lesser time to finish a work project. These make the method very appealing to home mechanics, farmers, metal fabricators, and professional motor sports championship teams.
More than that, it provides high productivity to MIG Welders because it cuts the time for changing chips or rods, and for frequently brushing the weld. This is very beneficial as this means that there are lesser repairs to do, less maintenance to oversee, and more work area to utilize for other purposes. Aside from these, the welder can also do his job in different positions needed to create the accurate weld desired with the MIG welding machine.
Adding to these, there are less clean-up to do because the MIG welding process produces less smoke and there are no slags needed to be chipped off.
Why Not To Do MIG Welding?
MIG Welding requires focus and much attention so MIG Welders cannot multitask when doing the process. Further, it requires a big bottle of shielding gas which can be burdensome to some welders.
Some do not also like to utilize MIG welding because it does not work well with rust, dirty surfaces, and paint. Buying consumable parts such as nozzles and tips can also be very costly.
The primary reason, though, why most do not use MIG Welding now, is because it cannot penetrate thick steel. Because of this, TIG welding is more preferred as it offers more versatility than the former one. However, it is important to note that MIG Welders are still around because they are more suited for some projects especially those involving thinner metals.
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Honesty and Integrity Are the Cornerstones to Business and Society
As I was contemplating on today’s topic for an article, a small business man, that I had the privilege to know and who is the best example of self rule in business, came to mind. His name was Constance Palubicki, my Dad. Today there are many problems both in business and society as a whole. By using my Dad, I think I can share with you the core of where the problem lies. If business and society would adopt his approach, it would solve the problems we see today.
My Dad had a small farm in West Central Minnesota where I grew up. He has had the most influence on me in recognizing the true values in life. He was a man of strong character and very much respected by all those that knew him.
My Dad was a man of great integrity both in his personal life as well as in business. His greatest strength was his honesty and was the cornerstone of his character. In all of his business dealings he never demanded more than he had coming but expected every penny he had earned.
I see four corner stones in his character that are essential to self rule. They are as follows.
1)honesty, we must be committed to honesty in all of our dealings including our self
2)vigilance, always on guard against those who would try to take advantage of us
3)hard work, anything of true value is only acquired through diligent effort
4)kindness, willingness to help others but not be taken advantage of
My Dad lived by these principles. People recognized this and that is why he was so respected. But that is not why he did it. He understood that the greatest value in life is when you can look in the mirror and say I respect myself and who I am.
These corner stones are not automatic to anyone. They have to be developed. It first takes commitment.
Then it takes discipline and hard effort. But in the end it is worth all the effort.
If our politicians in Washington and Sacramento had and applied these principles things could be different. If business was operated on these principles we probably would not be in a recession. And if society as a whole could adopt these principles, we would not have the problems of stealing, cheating, and killing that we see today. The world today could be a much better place. We will not acquire these corner stones in our life by going to church or by passing laws. There is only one way it can happen, by looking in the mirror and making a commitment to our self and to exert the discipline and effort necessary to make them part of our life. The only way this will happen is on an individual basis. That is what self rule is all about. We must guard them diligently as part of our domain. I truly believe this is the only way that we can guard our self rule (freedom).
It is important that each and every one of us take a look in the mirror and make a commitment to honesty and integrity, it is our only hope.
Leadership In Online Business
“People build their teams as a unique way to help other people accomplish their goals which could not achieve as individuals. ”
Virtually, we observed now a days different programs arise day by day. We don’t know if these programs are paying or not. We could say others are while others don’t.
In the real setting, waking up in the morning, we hear buzzes of cars and jeepneys in the busy street, people get busy preparing for school and work but when you’re going to open the virtual world, you can see different people from different places promoting their different programs or online businesses, Recruiting new members to join their programs and earn. Now, Let me introduced to you the world of online business in online marketing.
Online marketing in my own definition, based on experience, is an online business wherein everybody uses traffic exchanges, page ranking, backlinking and many more social media marketing tactics as their way of promoting just to be the number one in the search engines. Online marketers has only one goal – PROMOTE and GET NOTICED in the wide virtual world.
Online marketing actually is too broad. There are lots of kinds of online marketing in the online business world. But let me just give one example of online business that will lead us to the topic – Multi Level Marketing (MLM) which is too popular.
Without any research, I understand this online business as a program that earns commissions from the people who signed up under them with the products included. It is a networking business, direct selling, recruit referrals or pyramid selling. If nobody join under you, then you won’t earn, that’s why you need to PROMOTE the program you are joining and earn from those people of different parts of the world who joined using your referral link. So, you need to market the program you’re joining online and get much money in return!
What if I don’t know online marketing?
If you don’t know online marketing, these online business is not for you. Why? It will be useless after all joining the program and you don’t know how to market that. How will you earn? You’re just wasting your money.
And because of that, a person, who wanted to help other people, build their teams to help and give those who are not skilled in marketing an opportunity to join the program and earn. They found them through the ads or found it in different social networking sites where they keep on promoting and spreading the online opportunities everywhere online. Work-team relationship is a unique way of reaching people both in offline and online business. This is where we find that people joining in the team are helping each other since people who engaged into this has one common goal “to earn and be financially secure”.
Another lesson I learned, online business is NOT a substitute to your jobs. This is only intended as an extra income to help you finance yourself in some expenses at home.
But let us be straightforward, what is leadership in an online business?
“The increasingly complex organization can be simplified by breaking down its structure into simple manageable parts. “- Jose P. Leveriza
What is leadership?
As a graduate of political science course, my view about leadership is that it is a position or a function of a leader. How that was being applied in online business? Leadership can be applied everywhere and can be acquired by everybody. You can be a good leader to your group, organizations, clubs, teams etc. What I am focusing now is that the application of leadership in online business. Team is built to help those people who are not skilled in marketing to earn online. Leadership came in when a person is going to lead the team he built for an online business to be shared by everybody for those who are interested. I set some qualifications that a leader-member must attain when engaged into work-team relationship in online biz. You as a member, If you wanted to involve into online business and join in the team, you must have these qualities:
1.) A good researcher = You must have this quality before you are going to join a certain program. Make sure you won’t regret. Make sure such program is paying. It’s useless to take a risk to a program that you know already that it is not paying. Make a good research about that program if it is paying or a scam. Usually in online business, they are good from the start, they pay you instantly, but there’s no such thing as forever, cause everything wither like a beautiful flower. Take advantage to it while its paying! Its like eat that food while its hot!
2.) Risk-Taker = when we joined to a program organized by some group experts, we are not force to join the program. We, ourselves, came to them, inquire what is the program all about. If the program was introduce to you, its up to you if you are going to listen or not. Once you join the team, or once you join the program itself, you must be a risk taker. Online business actually is not considered stable. It’s like kiss your money good bye or you’re lucky to receive your earnings instantly.
3.) Patience = when you are in a team, especially a team is using the Next-In-Line System, you must be patient enough to wait for your turn when you will be given the promised guaranteed referrals or if not in the NIL system, you must wait and work for your own success. Promote your program if you want to earn. Remember, there’s NO EASY MONEY!
4.) Perseverance and commitment = if you are eager to earn, you will do or apply different marketing strategies just to earn the program you are joining and not to waste the money you invested. If you’re in a team, you are eager to help yourself and others, if not help yourself because your success depends on your efforts.
5.) Trust = you must trust your co-members once you are in a team. This is the most important of all to work harmoniously in a work-team relationship. But don’t make any moves that will disappoint others cause once trust is broken, its too hard to get it back. It’s too hard to win the trust of the people. Who will you be for them if you can’t be trusted?
6.) Team-player = Once you are in the team, you must be a team-player. You must do your part as a member. Make adjustments to whatever consequences might encountered.
What qualities a leader must possess in these online business? The leader must also have the same qualities of the members, as the leader is also a member to his team. But as the founder, or is having the position of being a leader he must have these qualities:
1.) A good listener = the team leader must be a good listener to the outcry of his members. He must have listen what are the members’ concerns about the program. He must be aware what are the members’ feedback, suggestions or any other reactions of the system implemented to set some changes for the betterment of his team.
2.) Motivator/ Trainer = there are lots of first-timers in online business who needs help in online marketing. The leader’s role as the father or founder of the team is to teach them or guide them how to market or promote. The rests will follow and help others too to orient the newbies.
3.) Honest / Vocal = he must tell the truth and never give false hopes to his members. He must be straightforward about what was really happening to the business he’s organizing. He must be open to his members if there’s a problem encountered at least, the members are there to help and finds solutions for the problem. He must notify his members for his absence. He is not required to be visible all the time but he must let his members feel his presence and would not let them feel and conclude that the leader is negligent.
4.) Coordination = He must not work alone, must not decide in solo. A leader must coordinate with his members into some concerns before announcing the final decision. You can plot your suggestions, your plans for the team, but you can’t automatically decide that it is final! Consultation is a must! Coordination is needed when you are in a work-team relationship. Members will then cooperate. In that manner less complaints and team can harmoniously work and possibly last longer.
5.) A good example to his members = Commonly, we saw our leaders as our models. We appreciate them when they does good. We wanted to be like them. A leader must be a good example to his members, in this way people will gain trust and people are there willing to help and becomes more motivated once they see their leaders a good example to everybody.
6.) Thoughtful to his members = he thinks of his members situation, understands the members needs, must listen what his members wanted to express.
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