Steam engine bits

[aametalmaster]

'Twas meant as a joke, sorry Just I prefer 'stick' welding as, for me, it appears to get much better penetration. Only a personal thing as I am getting more used to MIG but don't use it very often, particularily for heavier sections.

OK, I thought so . I worked in a heavy sheetmetal shop and welding metal 3 inches thick with a mig welder feeder and flux core wire was just an everyday job. And it was a hot one at that...Bob

 

[Cappy]

OK, I thought so . I worked in a heavy sheetmetal shop and welding metal 3 inches thick with a mig welder feeder and flux core wire was just an everyday job. And it was a hot one at that...Bob

I bet, I did see a short video, might have been on YouTube not sure, of them welding the tubular foundation pilings for the Bay Bridge extension in San Francisco and they were using an automated welding system which must have been MIG, just difficult to get me head round the possibilities - but give me time

Ha!!!!! found the link - clever stuff, though I guess once it's all set up it could be just a tad boring walking round in circles all day, but just imagine trying to stick weld it

I give in

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=uK4q6o78Nzw

 

[aametalmaster]

I work in an oil refinery and our carbon steel vessels get clad lined with a SS filler like 316L. They position a big wire feeder inside the tower which could be 12 feet in diameter and it goes up welding a pass at a time until the tower is completly welded in the inside. Some towers are 50' tall and the welding may take a week welding 24/7 ...Bob

 

[buzzy bee]

Hi

The brackets look far better done like you have than they would have done when machined, even better with some hammer marks! I mean the originals must have been forged?? You could put those, (a bit long, so you have something to hold) in the coke forge and beat on the anvil, then cut to the required length after, if you don't have a press. Easy to do when hot!

Do you have any other pictures of you engine?

I am into vintage and veteran cars and being 21, can't afford a steam tractor, maybe in the future. My mate is a boiler maker, so we are both thinking of scratch building something!

Cheers

Dave

 

[Hitch]

Not my engine, just some bits for a customer.