Hi There!!

[gaznoss]

Hello all gaz here, just became a born again welder, thought i'd gave up after 14 years of the habit, seems that like smoking you never realy give up.
started as a "die tech" at the nissan plant in washington welding and otherwise bodging press tools, but after 12 years there is only so much factory you can take, went to sea for 6 month, then did ally fab/weld for 6 month, now working as a tamper operator making the railway lines nice and smooth (and keeping people awake all night with the delightfull noise of a 60 ton windy pick on rails)

 

[malcolm]

We've nattered elsewhere on the forum, but here's a belated welcome from me.

The tamper sounds fun - how does it smooth out the rails? I have an image in my head of a big heavy thing making banging noises.

 

[gaznoss]

Its a train that has a roller clamp that lifts the track up and a lot of electric do dars put the track to where it should be, at the right angles and such. then i line the tools up so i dont wipe out the rails and stuff and press a pedal.
check this link out its from the swiss folk who make themhttp://www.matisa.ch/matisa_ang/b41_matisa.html#.
no sound so doesnt realy do it justice.

 

[migmag]

Sup gaznoss I'm new myself.

Pleased I dont live near any railway tracks..........