dextadriver
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Just out of interest how much arc welding is still done in industry ?
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A lot more than people think goes on.
Its the go to for a lot of site pipe work in commercial plumbing , and steam plants , most things that get repaired out doors still get stick welded , a lot of ship repair is still done with stick and a lot of pipeline work too , and a lot of on site structural stuff too ,,, and thats only in this part of the world , head overseas and stick is still the backbone of everything , its low cost and low tech and very very versatile , low demands on consumables and most folk can stick things together with a stick , from submarines to harrows , a stick will and often does it all.
Its the go to for a lot of site pipe work in commercial plumbing , and steam plants , most things that get repaired out doors still get stick welded , a lot of ship repair is still done with stick and a lot of pipeline work too , and a lot of on site structural stuff too ,,, and thats only in this part of the world , head overseas and stick is still the backbone of everything , its low cost and low tech and very very versatile , low demands on consumables and most folk can stick things together with a stick , from submarines to harrows , a stick will and often does it all.
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I do quite a bit - but if you are gonna lay kilos and kilos of weld down it is mostly MIG now.
Good thing about MMA welding is - you can set up and change the process quickly for a little repair job.
Good thing about MMA welding is - you can set up and change the process quickly for a little repair job.
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Up until I left the maritime oil field industry 6 years ago all fabrication and repairs done on our ships was done with arc welding. Mostly I was in shipyards in either Singapore or the US gulf coast, but I never saw any hand welding done with mig.
In a Singapore shipyard one evening I sat for a few minutes watching a mechanised mig welder crawling across two 1/2" steel plates, making them into one. It was outdoors, on a sand floor, nobody anywhere near.
In a Singapore shipyard one evening I sat for a few minutes watching a mechanised mig welder crawling across two 1/2" steel plates, making them into one. It was outdoors, on a sand floor, nobody anywhere near.
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It’s the only process that can work galvanise successfully, with out a massive clean up. A lot of pipe still welded with it outside the pharmaceutical industry where tig has took over. Structural steel and plate work is mainly stick on site to. Stick is still king in terms of its versitility. Very reliable provided the man is up to it. 3 problems either the man the welder or the rod.
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The guys that came to install our gates brought each gate in 2 halves and arc welded then in situ
Bulk had been miged at their workshop but I guess when you are working outdoors and only have the customers basic 240v supply etc a little arc welder is the best tool for the job
Bulk had been miged at their workshop but I guess when you are working outdoors and only have the customers basic 240v supply etc a little arc welder is the best tool for the job
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why? Just wondering - genuine question
Didn't know this about galvanised stock. What rods do you have to use?
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zeppelin builder
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why? Just wondering - genuine question
for cleanliness , no slag ,less grinding dust , no spatter
it saves damage to valves and instruments , and spatter can detatch even after pigging /flushing
Less and less in building services pipework. Even fairly small jobs now get done in fab shops using TIG root runs then all MIG. A lot is to do with the need to minimise chemical cleaning etc after installation. If you look at a system that has been arc welded being cleaned, there is a lot of debris in the strainers during the flushing process. Also, the shortage of welders prepared to work in site conditions and the minimising of hot works on site has sped the road to the fab shop. Shame really.
true ,,, the last high pressure steam job I was on needed plumbing in on site , and we had to fly a welder in from Scotland to get the job finished ,,, he was stick welding using a bent rod and a mirror in the end to get rid up , I couldnt put mastic on as tidy as he could weld.
I was told that it was to ensure a gas tight seal.
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Well, they stick weld gas pipelines.
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Well, they stick weld gas pipelines.
a lot of pipelines the mainline part are done by orbital mig where possible ,other parts road crossings
special fabs probably stick ,,
street mains to buildings too ,
then of course dont forget miles of yellow plastic
