Really nice job Paul, I appreciate how much effort there is in stairs and the handrails there all look perfect. The concrete will stiffen it up for sure and those stringers are mega. What was/will be the total mass with concrete if the steel is 12t?
I have noticed some slow starts and a slight retardation of the flux melting with the ESABs within the first 2" or so of the rod, but warming to 60-70deg. seemed to help them light better and be able keep the current down. The things I was welding had to be strong and accurate-10mm plate and a...
That's brilliant thanks Al. Yes they were vac packed and in total there was 5 layer of packing. I was suspicious as even with all that packaging there was still slack handful of flux when I went to decant them, and a few crumbles rods in there. As usual a false economy as it took longer to do...
I've been welding solidly for the last 2 days with the above, 3.2mm 316L rods. They seem to throw the odd wobble and as I have never really strayed away from Esab unfortunately Superon does not meet my expectations, they were provided to me by the customer. They have come out of the vac pac...
That's hard to believe but c'mon, if a guy is shredding a grinder a week would he really be invited back for the next week to rip the guts out of another one? Are these guys working underwater or something?
I've had weeks where I've done more grinding than a Vegas lapdancer but I'd expect at...
Several years ago I was in Cairo and running around in the aunty-in-laws fiat 128. The clutch was slipping horrendously so being on my hols and with time on my hands I offered to sort it, knowing I could buy the basic tools needed for a few quid and do the job on the street- up for a challenge...
What type and what positions of welds you wish to get coded in may be worth considering, the costs of coding can rack up pretty quickly so it's good to have an idea of what you might be welding once you're a pro :welder:
dunno if its got a replaceable battery in that year, but if it doesn't open up easily it's got a rechargable battery that charges when the key is in the ignition. I had that bother with my ford, but after a long journey (obviously with the key in the ignition!:)) it was all good again.
Hope...
Classic case of each to there own there. I've been plagued by galv enhanced welds for over 20 years and can't stand the effect it creates, you spend all that time grinding them back just to see an uglier version of the weld you just did on return from the galvanisers. Often think it looks like...
Once the weld is ground flat, its flat. The galv forms a thicker coating over the weld, but the steel below is still flat. It's safe to level the zinc over the weld back to the thickness of the surrounding coat and maintain protection, just be careful!
I'll seconds the Wurth stuff as it sprays out well and its nice and thick.
For priming/intermediate coating the best glass flake epoxy I've used is
https://www.promain.co.uk/specsheets/TM922.pdf
Sherwin Williams, formerly Leights recipe it's used on oil rig legs so you know its good...
Weld straight. Get your settings and torch angle right and practice, it'll soon come naturally. The weld test guy was probably giving you a break and knew the other guy would get you licked into shape. It's a bit like that sometimes
It's also worth screwing the air cap off a half/full turn to try to sort it. That tiny gap between the paint nozzle and air cap is super critical to good operation. :thumbup:
Have a check at the gap between the nozzle and the air cap. There might be a tiny bit of paint in there. Even worth giving the hole in the cap a gentle scrape to ensure its cleaned out properly. I had the same problem once, I hope this solves your dilemma too!
One thing that used to bug me was stiffness vs deflection under its own weight. Two 6m lengths, one say 40mm square solid and one 40x40 box section. Put them side by side with a tressle under each end-which sags down the most and which is stiffest?
Not helping with the original question at...
It does help tie all the loose ends of the steel together, but the fact the glass isn't fixed at the top or bottom of the flight means it's just a dead load really.
The two lower steps have no glass on the end so any movement is noticeable there, but as the oak killed the deflection in the...
Hi,
I only really started working with CAD in the last couple of years but have taken to it in a big way. Before, like you, I was all scribbles on paper, floors, benches and scraps of wood. There was trigonometry on the underside of coke cans and a lot of holding thing up and looking at them...