(12-08-2018, 10:36 AM)Redman Wrote: Just raggin' on ya. Nobody keeps welding rods for home use in a rod box. This isn't the right place to discuss storing welding rods.
Worked with some boys out of KC (Midwest Mechanical?) a few times (boiler work) that carried around a electric heated box for their welding rod. When those guys showed up to replace/weld the boiler tubes, things got expensive.
Steve
Mo.
I miss the days of using my dinghy with a girlfriend too. Zack Butler-4/18/24
The Revos apparently are designed to clamp railroad ties and pull together horrifically prepared joints
WaterlooMark 02/9/2020
Saw maintenance on one of my saws today. Change out the rim sprocket as when the chain gets a tad loose, the chain will jump off the rim sometimes.
So a teardown was in order, then I found that the package of replacement rims I bought some years ago are to small.
I forgot that I had changed the sprocket assembly over to a Oregon brand.
Steve
Mo.
I miss the days of using my dinghy with a girlfriend too. Zack Butler-4/18/24
The Revos apparently are designed to clamp railroad ties and pull together horrifically prepared joints
WaterlooMark 02/9/2020
(12-08-2018, 12:55 PM)Stwood_ Wrote: Worked with some boys out of KC (Midwest Mechanical?) a few times (boiler work) that carried around a electric heated box for their welding rod. When those guys showed up to replace/weld the boiler tubes, things got expensive.
Yup they got to follow the AWS rules and whatever other rules the work requires. Non-dry flux contributes to cracks, bad juju.
There is no such thing as too much horsepower, free lunch or spare change ~ anonymous
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(12-08-2018, 12:29 PM)K. L McReynolds Wrote: Was not a certified welder, just a self taught(with some experienced teaching).
I did learn how to stick weld aluminum(with a pipe liner)---hint, it is very fast!
Nor was I. Journeyman machinist, Journeyman inspector. Senior inspector of machining, No. 2 of welding, and assembly inspection, master of none. First thing I learned after finishing machinist apprenticeship is that there are no masters.
There is no such thing as too much horsepower, free lunch or spare change ~ anonymous
87% of people say their mental health is good to excellent. The rest are sane enough to know they are lying. ~ anonymous
Almost finished a new little friend to help me in the shop today. I've been wanting to make one for a while, so I drug out some thick white oak I had extra in the wood rack. 21" between screws. Still waiting on the leather.
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