Thread: bad luck makes good luck?

I learned how to weld aluminium last week, with the right gear it turned out to be not as hard as I thought. Must have helped that I have been welding steel for years maybe? Still, no expert but hey!

When I left the kind workshop that allowed me to tinker around I asked the bloke in charge "where should I put my bedframe" that I just spent an entire afternoon putting together from specially ordered aluminium. "She'll be right mate" (in dutch equivalent). Guess what, I came back yesterday to find that a truck driver had parked his forklift into the frame whilst unloading spools of MIG welding wire.

What is the good luck then? Well, the frame was completely wrecked of course but! My welds held quite nicely! I got a free test of my abilities and get new material to build a new one.

I guess I'll take it as a win...

Cheers,
-P

I guess destructive testing has its benefits yes, but my project is now 3 years in the making and I am running out of time and resources so I'd rather that he didn't

-P