toolaholic
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Hi Ron L, I was raised in Arlington Mass. Use to build on the Cape.
Go Red SOX
Go Red SOX
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RonL
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Howdy Toolaholic
(I was going to shorten it to Tool, but that didn't sound right.)
My brother did some developments on the Cape some years back.
RonL
(I was going to shorten it to Tool, but that didn't sound right.)
My brother did some developments on the Cape some years back.
RonL
ACHINBAC
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Gentlemen - starting to sound more like a quilting bee than a tractor forum . . . . .
Hi Ron and Tool, am from Middleborough and headed to Cataumet in the AM to the Chart Room/Bassets Island for some r&r - have worked in both your towns years ago. Back to the real world Wed. for a project in Chatham. Have had large welds snap on me before (usually in a hurry and blame bad prep - read no pre heat) Grind out weld, wack with the torch and re weld has always been a good solution for me. Not a pro like some of you guys, but gettin pretty good with the right angle G.
Dave
Hi Ron and Tool, am from Middleborough and headed to Cataumet in the AM to the Chart Room/Bassets Island for some r&r - have worked in both your towns years ago. Back to the real world Wed. for a project in Chatham. Have had large welds snap on me before (usually in a hurry and blame bad prep - read no pre heat) Grind out weld, wack with the torch and re weld has always been a good solution for me. Not a pro like some of you guys, but gettin pretty good with the right angle G.
Dave
Lloyd_E
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For what it's worth here's what I know.
I took a 13 week welding course - so I am an expert - not!
I made a splitter and welded everything with 6011 rods with multiple passes - with chipping between passes. I've seen the 6" i-beam twisted with pressure under huge pieces of oak. Splitter has seen 60+ cords of wood.
No broken pieces or cracked welds. I caved the wedge in (poor design - my fault) and will rebuilt/design this winter. That piece of oak won! 1st piece I couldn't split- very gnarly.
Lloyd
I took a 13 week welding course - so I am an expert - not!
I made a splitter and welded everything with 6011 rods with multiple passes - with chipping between passes. I've seen the 6" i-beam twisted with pressure under huge pieces of oak. Splitter has seen 60+ cords of wood.
No broken pieces or cracked welds. I caved the wedge in (poor design - my fault) and will rebuilt/design this winter. That piece of oak won! 1st piece I couldn't split- very gnarly.
Lloyd
toolaholic
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Ron , I'm called Tool a lot ,works for Me.
Ach! You're breakin My Heart. I use to live on 28a in front of N.hill development. Please have a lobster at the Silver Lounge for Me.
Back to welding. Anything as thick as a pencil preheat to 200 degrees with a weed burner. Local weld store sells heat crayons that melt at diff. temps.
On Hi risers,We tac. weld a weed burner on next connection to be welded. It's getting pre heated as We make the cap pass on finished one.
I think the most common weld problems with amature welders is NO PENETRATION. I was a pile Buck. We used salvaged I beams a lot,VERY RUSTY
On this We use 6010 Dc.5/32" BLOWS through the rust,deep penetration.
6011 for AC. Rusty,More Amps. change rod angle.almost verticle! This will flatten out Your Bead
Ach! You're breakin My Heart. I use to live on 28a in front of N.hill development. Please have a lobster at the Silver Lounge for Me.
Back to welding. Anything as thick as a pencil preheat to 200 degrees with a weed burner. Local weld store sells heat crayons that melt at diff. temps.
On Hi risers,We tac. weld a weed burner on next connection to be welded. It's getting pre heated as We make the cap pass on finished one.
I think the most common weld problems with amature welders is NO PENETRATION. I was a pile Buck. We used salvaged I beams a lot,VERY RUSTY
On this We use 6010 Dc.5/32" BLOWS through the rust,deep penetration.
6011 for AC. Rusty,More Amps. change rod angle.almost verticle! This will flatten out Your Bead
