Axxe55
Retiretgtshit stirrer
At first, I was confused at what you were referring to for "bard", until I re-read my post, and noticed I spelled the wrong word.Hey Axxe55, as you have come to understand, I am a word Nazi!! LOL!
I learned many years ago to weld on a Lincoln stick welder in an FFA class, hell we even learned small motor (lawnmower) repair in those classes. I never had the best bead, but it never did break. My nickname back then was "OverKill", because I did EVERYTHING in a big way, especially drinking!! A half gallon of scotch in 4 hours, I was still walking, talking and even able to carry on a coherent conversation in quantum mechanics and befuddle my peers.
We had a welder here at the farm, so I was welding and cutting and fixing engines long before I ever took my first ag class.
Something always needs fixing on a farm.