Welding galvanized material

Shield Arc · May 23, 2013

Wife wanted me to build her an arch out of chain. What a PITA! I should have told her it can't be done:laughing:. No, I should have told her I don't have the right welding machine, and I'll have to buy another one

. Used some old lashing chain, got it all welded up. Any body want to come over and do the clean up, before I spray the cold galvanize?

cowski · May 23, 2013

what a wast of a good log chain!!!!

Shield Arc · May 23, 2013

Log chain?

Boom log maybe. That is lashing chain, used to secure material, equipment in a marine environment

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Lashing Chain Grade 80 Long Link--Lashing Chain & Wire Rope--RoRo Lashing, Toolee Lashing, Lashing Chain Material,Container lashing, Cargo Control

oldnslo · May 23, 2013

Arc,
Tell your better half that you now need a large sand blasting cabinet and related equipment to properly clean this arch so it looks show room quality for all of her friends to see. She certainly wouldn't want this looking shoddy now would she.

M E Race · May 23, 2013

If that was galvanized chain to start with you are lucky you are not in the hospital. Fumes from welding galvanized metal without a resperator can cause permanent lung damage. If you see yellow smoke and sparkes don't weld it.

Arc weld · May 23, 2013

Just a hunch but I think Shield Arc knows what he's doing?

LD1 · May 23, 2013

Arc weld said:
Just a hunch but I think Shield Arc knows what he's doing?

LOL :laughing:

Nice work shield. But regardless or what "kind" of chain it was, I think I could have came up with a better use than making a dang yard decoration for the wife that now needs mowed and trimmed around:banghead:

Shield Arc · May 23, 2013

oldnslo said:
Arc,
Tell your better half that you now need a large sand blasting cabinet and related equipment to properly clean this arch so it looks show room quality for all of her friends to see. She certainly wouldn't want this looking shoddy now would she.

That's a good idea! I've been looking at sand blaster cabinets. Now that I have a new compressor I should make up my mind which one to buy.

M E Race said:
If that was galvanized chain to start with you are lucky you are not in the hospital. Fumes from welding galvanized metal without a resperator can cause permanent lung damage. If you see yellow smoke and sparkes don't weld it.

You would probably fall over if you knew how much galvanized material I welded in my time. I worked marine construction most of my life. I've been poisoned at least 12-times. One of the last times I got poisoned my wife called the Poison Control Center in Atlanta Georgia. They said there are no long term effects, just treat is like the 24 to 48-hour flu. They must be right, I'm still here!

bikerdib · May 23, 2013

Like Shield Arc, I've welded LOTS and LOTS of galvanized. Most of it was flat or curved steel so I ground off most of the coating where the weld was needed but I still always (LOL) made sure I had plenty of air moving the fumes away from me. Never been poisoned enough to have to seek medical but been sick a few times. I assume that was chain you already had on hand, otherwise I'm sure you would have gotten black steel chain.

Nice compressor you have there, what is the CFM?

M E Race · May 23, 2013

My bad, didn't notice the moniker. I found out the hard way. No more good deeds for "friends" with broken boat trailers. Just tell the other half the new compressor needs new "tools" in order to use it to it's full potential.