Welding projects

   / Welding projects #22  
I could build the crane but wouldn't trust it at a pound over 79ton for a safe working load.
 
   / Welding projects #23  
I could build the crane but wouldn't trust it at a pound over 79ton for a safe working load.

Way to stay on the safe side! :laughing:
 
   / Welding projects #26  
I could build the crane but wouldn't trust it at a pound over 79ton for a safe working load.
You would not believe the amount of people who ask me what SWL means.
Those beams were used as spreader bars to pick precast concrete utility vaults for an aircraft carrier pier we built at the local Navy shipyard. All I had to do was cut off the ends and make a full pen splice in the center of the 24' long, 12" x 87# W-shape.
 
   / Welding projects #27  
You would not believe the amount of people who ask me what SWL means. Those beams were used as spreader bars to pick precast concrete utility vaults for an aircraft carrier pier we built at the local Navy shipyard. All I had to do was cut off the ends and make a full pen splice in the center of the 24' long, 12" x 87# W-shape.
Single White Lesbian is another option per SWL - What does SWL stand for?
 
   / Welding projects #29  
Boy there is something that would have never crossed my mind:shocked:. And I grew up across the bay from San Francisco. :laughing:
Sorry, I always curious on other acronyms so I often use the free dictionary online to look up other options. Sometimes it proves humorous.
 
   / Welding projects #30  
Sometimes it proves humorous.
Yeah I have that trouble too, but probably less often than you do.


Here's a simple project for grilling in a woodstove.

The problem:

fork-vicegrip-cclamp.jpg

The solution:

grill-device.jpg

Not difficult to build. Can't remember where I got the grille, but they are everywhere if you keep you're eyes open.

grill-device_clamp12.jpg
 

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