20 Welding Fails That Could Have Ended In Atrocities

Welding fails are truly a sight to behold. Welding is one of the most dangerous and tedious jobs there is. If you’re not having to worry about the structural integrity of an entire building, you have to worry about your mask failing and making you blind for the rest of your life. There’s no question that welding is an intense job, but there are certain mistakes that are unacceptable. If you lie about your experience as a welder, a pro will sniff you out like a dog. Here are 20 photos of welding fails you just need to see.

1. Sometimes you can lie on a resume, sometimes you can’t.

2. It’s about quality, not quantity.

3. Well, we’ve definitely seen better attempts in the welding world.

4. You should probably get your money back.

If your brain is already hurting from these welding fails, then you’re not alone.

5. Yeah, that isn’t going to work.

6. Someone is loosing their job today.

7. This crater pit is caused from ending a weld too abruptly, this fell off while this man was riding.

8. This weld failed on an elliptical, this could have ended in serious injury.

9. Why wouldn’t you weld it all the way?

10. And the mechanic only charged you $100, what a steal.

11. We wonder why the truck crane failed.

12. This guy said he was a certified field welder, should they take his word for it?

13. Nothing like paying $2000 for a custom exhaust pipe and finding this after one ride.

14. This is what happens when a carpenter swears he can weld.

15. It’s time to try a different profession.

16. It looks like this guy dipped the rods in a bucket of water before he started.

17. How not to repair a failed sub arc weld, just keep laying welds down, it’ll be fine.

18. When the wire burns through the backing strip, that’s an instant failed test.

19. Someone’s going to need to patch that one up.

20. If the weld test ends like this, they aren’t a good welder.