Ghost Saber
Ghost realized as she finished talking that Cal wasn’t really listening to anything she is saying. She sighed as she looked at Cal. “Cal, I'm teaching you how to do some things. I’m going to teach you how to work on the vehicles and make you a quality mechanic, then I’m going to teach you how to weld things. That would give me the ability to fabricate, while you weld things. It would really decrease the amount of time it would take us to produce things. With that said, I need you to actually listen.” Ghost looked up and smiled at her assistant. “I know you want to please Ulric. We all do but trust me. When we get finished with things, and the quality of life continues to improve, he will be pleased. So first things first, let's get you working on welding.”
Ghost got up and grabbed a few pieces of sheet metal, then pulled the welder over. She handed the notepad over to Cal. “Take notes if you need. The quicker you learn the better, even if you have to keep consulting the notes. If you can successfully weld something by the end of the day, you can do anything you want to me tonight.” Ghost said with a wink and a smile. She fired up the welder and waited for it to get ready. She grabbed the welder helmet and the gloves, setting them on the table.
“First thing is safety. When you weld, sparks will get thrown. If it bothers you, wear something long sleeve. It doesn’t bother me much, so I just usually wear this. Still, be careful, I have a few scars from some burns. Same goes with gloves to protect your hands. Second, always wear the helmet when you weld. The fusion is so bright, it can and will blind you. It can last for a few hours, sometimes even days if you do it long enough. Do it enough times, and you will go blind. I don’t want you to go blind.” Ghost said as she began to think about what to teach Cal next.
“Essentially, the only kind of welding we can do with the equipment we have is called arc welding, or electric welding. This machine produces an electric current that is sent from the base metal to the filler metal. It gets hot enough to melt both, fusing them together when they cool. The filler metal is this wire.” Ghost held up a small coil of wire. “The base metals are what you are trying to combine so I’ll demonstrate now.” Ghost walked over and grabbed the spare welding mask and slipped it over her head. She Pulled the gloves onto her hands and grabbed the coil of filler metal. She lined up the sheet metal and made sure Cal had the helmet on as well before proceeding. She grabbed the welding head and fired it up. Soon the sparks were flying as she neatly welded the edge of the sheet metal together. When she was finished, she turned off the welding head, set it and the filler wire down. Then pulled the gloves and mask off.
“Now, I want you to try it, like that. Don’t worry about messing up. That is why we practice. Just try to figure it out. I’m not a very good teacher, which is why I will give you the basics and let you teach yourself with some sort of reward as the motivation. If you have any questions, I’ll certainly try to answer them, though. It doesn’t have to be perfect…..I can’t even get everything perfect. Especially with the lack of equipment. Just do your best.” Ghost said as she smiled at Cal.