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Today i finally got Bob Warner's tubes finish welded and "ready to go"(ya ya i know its about time.. )see?finish weld..and after that its back to building up worn journals for re-machining...as long as the breaker stays "on"..  i can keep welding..  ...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:cool...what are the tubes ?John -  fabricator extraordinaire, car nut!-  bleeding Miller blue! http://www.weldfabzone.com
Reply:Bob Warner is going to use the pipes for heat-treating steel knife blades by having the pipe filled with molten salt.Zap is welding discs to one end of the stainless steel pipes to close them off.The project is somewhere here on weldingweb.
Reply:Hmm, very cool...molten salt...never seen that process done. Would be interesting to see.John -  fabricator extraordinaire, car nut!-  bleeding Miller blue! http://www.weldfabzone.com
Reply:Originally Posted by MoonRiseBob Warner is going to use the pipes for heat-treating steel knife blades by having the pipe filled with molten salt.Zap is welding discs to one end of the stainless steel pipes to close them off.The project is somewhere here on weldingweb.
Reply:good work as allways zapChuckASME Pressure Vessel welder
Reply:thanx...thats the only way i know... ...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:nice work zap Bob's gotta be happy Creative metal Creative metal Facebook
Reply:Welds look great.  How much time do you have welding in the 2nd pic?DewayneDixieland WeldingMM350PLincoln 100Some torchesOther misc. tools
Reply:Originally Posted by littlefuzzWelds look great.  How much time do you have welding in the 2nd pic?
Reply:Bob is happy. And I FINALLY got to send the cash for shipping.Can't wait to get them and get this project done and get back to making knives again. Been over a year since my last knife and I really want to get back in the swing of things.In case you don't know, salt tanks are dangerous, DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME.
Reply:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bob is happy. And I FINALLY got to send the cash for shipping.we aim to please... ...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Zap,just curious why you did the linear welds on the shaft build-up rather than rotating the shaft and welding around the circumference?Also, if you get these shaft build-up jobs all the time, have you though about mechanizing this process?  At the simplest level, a wire feed is mounted to the torch and the torch is mounted on a slide so that you could step it to the side every revolution to create overlapping circumferential beads.  Arc length can be controlled by fixing the torch to a metal wheel that rides on the unwelded shaft next to the weld.  Once you get the bugs out and establish the weld settings, your young assistant can baby sit the "machine" while you're doing some critical welds that cannot be mechanized.
Reply:Thats some cool stuff there Zap.  I get little jobs rebuilding metal on worn parts from machine shops all the time.  What kind of material is the shaft and what filler are you using if you dont mind me asking?
Reply:AFAIK, doing the shaft buildup passes axially results in less distortion of the shaft than doing circumferential passes.
Reply:Pulsar - i think it's called job security...but probably more of Zap IS the mechanized process. John -  fabricator extraordinaire, car nut!-  bleeding Miller blue! http://www.weldfabzone.com
Reply:Originally Posted by pulserZap,just curious why you did the linear welds on the shaft build-up rather than rotating the shaft and welding around the circumference?Also, if you get these shaft build-up jobs all the time, have you though about mechanizing this process?  At the simplest level, a wire feed is mounted to the torch and the torch is mounted on a slide so that you could step it to the side every revolution to create overlapping circumferential beads.  Arc length can be controlled by fixing the torch to a metal wheel that rides on the unwelded shaft next to the weld.  Once you get the bugs out and establish the weld settings, your young assistant can baby sit the "machine" while you're doing some critical welds that cannot be mechanized.
Reply:Originally Posted by R.W. WeldingThats some cool stuff there Zap.  I get little jobs rebuilding metal on worn parts from machine shops all the time.  What kind of material is the shaft and what filler are you using if you dont mind me asking?
Reply:Originally Posted by MicroZonePulsar - i think it's called job security...but probably more of Zap IS the mechanized process.
Reply:Great Job Zap...We will like to see some vids of Bob then...Maybe some day you can take a video (with a camera and a helmet) and let us see the stich welding =)My Babies: HF Drill pressHF Pipe Bender3   4.5" Black and Decker angle grindersLincoln Electric PROMIG 175that´s it!
Reply:Maybe some day you can take a video (with a camera and a helmet) and let us see the stich welding =) (quote)that thought has crossed my mind many times... ...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Originally Posted by pulserZap,just curious why you did the linear welds on the shaft build-up rather than rotating the shaft and welding around the circumference?Also, if you get these shaft build-up jobs all the time, have you though about mechanizing this process?  At the simplest level, a wire feed is mounted to the torch and the torch is mounted on a slide so that you could step it to the side every revolution to create overlapping circumferential beads.  Arc length can be controlled by fixing the torch to a metal wheel that rides on the unwelded shaft next to the weld.  Once you get the bugs out and establish the weld settings, your young assistant can baby sit the "machine" while you're doing some critical welds that cannot be mechanized.
Reply:Hey,  I think we could all chip in and come up with a "Zap Cam".  We could post the stream to the web and view a typical day in the life of Zap.  We could do it wireless so no cords get in the way.This could work
Reply:Originally Posted by 383bigblockHey,  I think we could all chip in and come up with a "Zap Cam".  We could post the stream to the web and view a typical day in the life of Zap.  We could do it wireless so no cords get in the way.This could work
Reply:Originally Posted by zapsterMaybe some day you can take a video (with a camera and a helmet) and let us see the stich welding =) (quote)that thought has crossed my mind many times... ...zap!Originally Posted by 383bigblockHey,  I think we could all chip in and come up with a "Zap Cam".  We could post the stream to the web and view a typical day in the life of Zap.  We could do it wireless so no cords get in the way.This could work