Welding with Estevan Ortega - #28

<p>In this episode I talk with Estevan Ortega, a welder and welding instructor at Santa Fe Community College.</p><p>We first discuss how Estevan got into welding. Then Estevan explains what welding is, the equipment utilized, the science of welding, different welding processes such as MIG, TIG and STICK, the industries welders can work in, specialized fields such as welding for national labs or underwater welding, the salaries of welders and much more. I hope you enjoy!</p><p> </p><p>Estevan’s Art Welding at Globe Fine Art: <a href="https://globefineart.com/artist/estevan-ortega" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://globefineart.com/artist/estevan-ortega</a></p><p> </p><p>ARTICLES:</p><p>A Comprehensive Guide to Groove Welding: <a href="https://www.lincolntech.edu/news/skilled-trades/welding-technology/comprehensive-guide-groove-welding" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.lincolntech.edu/news/skilled-trades/welding-technology/comprehensive-guide-groove-welding</a></p><p><br></p><p>Lunch atop a Skyscraper: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunch_atop_a_Skyscraper" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunch_atop_a_Skyscraper</a></p><p><br></p><p>Rail safety investigators release final report on deadlysouthern Colorado derailment: <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/rail-safety-investigators-final-report-deadly-pueblo-colorado-derailment/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/rail-safety-investigators-final-report-deadly-pueblo-colorado-derailment/</a></p><p><br></p><p>The Santa Fe Opera brings non-traditional applications ofwelding studies to high school students: https://www.santafeopera.org/company/press-news-media/welding-at-the-opera/</p><p> </p><p>BOOKS:</p><p>King James Bible</p><p>Dante’s Inferno by Dante Alighieri</p><p>Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy</p><p> MUSIC INTRO/OUTRO:Music: massobeats - familiar places (https://youtu.be/M0NqWjmUl4Q)</p><p><br></p><p>CONNECT: </p><p>LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-dolinay-frm-96a289106/ </p><p>GitHub: https://github.com/ad17171717 X:https://twitter.com/DolinayG </p><p>Odysee: https://odysee.com/@adriandolinay:0 </p><p>Medium: https://medium.com/@adriandolinay</p><p> </p><p>PODCAST: </p><p>Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aspiring-stem-geek/id1765996824 </p><p>Audible:https://www.audible.com/podcast/The-Aspiring-STEM-Geek/B0DC73S9SN?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&amp;share_location=pdp</p><p>iHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/202676097/ </p><p>Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/60dPNJbDPaPw7ru8g5btxV?si=26e034e416f446d8</p><p> </p><p>|-Video Chapters-|</p><p>0:00 – Intro<br>1:03 – Estevan’s Interest in engineering and the trades growing up<br>2:27 – How Estevan got into welding<br>4:13 – Defining welding<br>6:19 – Equipment that novice welders learn to use<br>7:09 – Welding personal protective equipment (PPE)<br>10:01 – Thermal cycle of welding<br>13:12 – The big four welding processes<br>16:44 – Orbital, Laser welding and advanced technologies<br>20:28 – Welding material forms<br>27:39 – Welding joint types<br>28:52 – Base and filler metals<br>32:19 – Welding in the field vs welding in a shop<br>35:57 – Thermal cutting<br>37:24 – Welding in Alaska<br>40:00 – Welding symbols<br>42:06 – Identifying welding defects<br>48:03 – Walking through a real world example of a welding job<br>54:16 – If you are older what are your options in welding?<br>58:37 – Which industries currently have a high demand for welders?<br>1:02:07 – Working for national labs and high tech companies<br>1:07:01 – Hyperbaric (underwater) welding<br>1:12:13 – Where Estevan’s welding students find work<br>1:17:28 – How welding salaries compare to other trades<br>1:21:24 – The gender gap in welding<br>1:27:02 – How to get started in welding<br>1:31:41 – If Estevan could work in a different field it would be…<br>1:36:29 – Estevan’s