Remember the 80’s movie, Flashdance? The female lead, Jennifer Beals, was a welder by day in a Pittsburgh steel mill and for many people that was their first glimpse of what a welder did for a living.
Jennifer certainly made welding look glamorous even though the movie, not to mention Jen’s skills as a welder, were both panned by the critics. Jen reportedly said afterwards that she studied welding for two months before filming began, but because the director wanted more sparks on camera, she was forced to do a terrible job. Perhaps…
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