Six tests. All passed. All stamped.
6G is the all-position pipe test. The pipe is fixed at 45 degrees and you weld around it, so you hit flat, vertical, overhead, and everything in between on one coupon. Every test here was bend tested and signed by an AWS Certified Welding Inspector, not by me. Tap a row to see the actual form.
| Form | Test | Process | Position | Pipe | Filler | Code | Date | Result |
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Carbon Combo 2" XXHTIG root, stick fill and cap on double-extra-heavy 2 inch. This is the process piping procedure. If a shop runs one test, it's usually this one. | GTAW root, SMAW fill and cap | 6G uphill | A106 Gr B 2.375" OD, .436" wall (XXH) |
ER70S-6 root, E7018 H4R fill and cap | ASME Section IX | Feb 12, 2026 | Passed |
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Stick Pipe 2" XXH6010 root, 7018 fill and cap, pipe fixed at 45 degrees. The test most refinery and pipeline foremen ask about first. | SMAW, root through cap | 6G uphill | A106 Gr B 2.375" OD, .436" wall (XXH) |
E6010 root, E7018 H4R fill and cap | ASME Section IX | Feb 12, 2026 | Passed |
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Carbon TIG Out 2" XHFull TIG, root through cap, on extra-heavy carbon. Slow and clean. No porosity. | GTAW, root through cap | 6G uphill | A106 Gr B 2.375" OD, .218" wall (XH) |
ER70S-6 | ASME Section IX | Feb 12, 2026 | Passed |
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Stainless TIG Out 2" XHStainless wire with a purge. Heat control matters here. No sugar on the inside of the root. | GTAW, ER308L, argon purge | 6G uphill | A106 Gr B 2.375" OD, .218" wall (XH) |
ER308L, argon backing | ASME Section IX | Apr 10, 2026 | Passed |
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Downhill 6" PipelineThe cross-country pipeline procedure. 6 inch, downhill, fast. This is the one for mainline crews. | SMAW, E6010 / E7010 | 6G downhill | A106 Gr B 6.625" OD, .280" wall |
E6010 / E7010 | API 1104 | Apr 22, 2026 | Passed |
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Plate 3/8" No BackingOpen root on plate, vertical and overhead, no backing strip. The structural test. | SMAW, open root | 3G / 4G uphill | A36 6" x 3/8" plate |
E6010 root, E7018 H4R fill and cap | AWS D1.1 | Feb 12, 2026 | Passed |
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WWA Certificate of CompletionSeven months in Gillette, Wyoming. Around 1,100 hours under the hood. | Expert Course | Western Welding Academy | Apr 24, 2026 | Graduated |
Inspected and certified by
Nathaniel V. Farnsworth
AWS Certified Welding Inspector, QC1. Cert. no. 25107011, expires 10-01-2028. Tests run by Matthew Hahn and Chris Fink at Western Welding Academy, Gillette, Wyoming.
Also on the card: OSHA-10, First Aid and CPR. Clean driving record, own transportation, drug free.
A few from the booth.
Phone photos of practice coupons. Tap one to see it big. There are more if you want them.
Straight talk.
I'm not a twenty-year hand and I'm not going to act like one. I'm a 21-year-old with seven months of school, six passed coupons, and six weeks of 7/12s at U.S. Steel in Gary, Indiana, welding on turbines during an outage. Seven days a week, twelve hours a day, $55 an hour and $100 a day per diem. I didn't miss a shift. That's not twenty years, but it's not nothing.
What I can do is run a 6010 root and a 7018 cap that pass a bend, TIG carbon and stainless without sugaring the back side, and go downhill on 6 inch. I can fit, tack, grind, and prep a joint so the welder isn't fighting it. I own my hood, my leathers, and my grinder.
What I want is a spot on a crew. Helper, fitter, or under the hood. I'll do the boring parts right, keep the rod oven loaded, and weld out when the foreman says I'm ready. Anywhere in the lower 48, per diem or not, rotations are fine.
- Hood and leathersAuto-dark hood, jacket, sleeves, gloves, FR clothing. My own.
- Grinder and hand tools4 1/2 inch grinder, wheels, clamps, levels, square, soapstone, tape.
- ProcessesStick and TIG. Rod oven discipline, tungsten prep, machine setup.
- PaperOSHA-10. First Aid and CPR. Six CWI-signed test records.
- TransportReliable truck, clean driving record, will drive to the job.
- ScheduleDays, nights, weekends, shutdowns. Available now.
Where I've been.
A pipe weld goes in passes. Root, hot pass, fill, cap. So far, so did this.
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Cap
2026Gary, IN
U.S. Steel, Gary Works
Welder, turbine outage 7/12s. $55 an hour plus $100 a day per diem.
Six weeks of turbine welding on a 7/12 schedule. Seven days a week, twelve hours a day, in a mill that doesn't stop. Worked under the outage crew, kept up with the hands, and went home when the job was done. First real field check.
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Fill
2025 to 2026Gillette, WY
Western Welding Academy
Expert Course graduate
Seven months, around 1,100 hours under the hood. Stick, TIG, combo, pipe, plate, fit-up, downhill pipeline. Six test coupons bent and passed in front of a CWI.
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Hot pass
2023 to 2025Charlotte, NC
Lucky Lou's, Autobell Car Wash, Moonlight Catering
Server, team leader, catering
Paid the bills while I figured out how to get to Wyoming. Autobell made me a team leader inside six months. Long shifts, lot crews, angry customers, training new hires. Not welding, but it's the reason I know how to show up.
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Root
2020 to 2021Charlotte, NC
Take 5 Oil Change, then Dynamic Auto Tune
Technician, then welder and shop hand
First job at 16 in a drive-through oil bay. Then the summer of 2021 at Dynamic Auto Tune, my first paid welding. Custom vehicle fab in a busy shop. Fit-up, tacking, grinding, prepping material. This is where I found out I wanted to do this for real.
East Mecklenburg High School, Charlotte, class of 2024, full automotive program. One semester at Appalachian State before I figured out I'd rather be under a hood.
Call or text. I'll answer.
If you've got a spot open and a test you want me to weld, tell me where and when. I'll be there with my own gear.