More of the same old thing

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Welded up more broken journal replacement parts again today..(someone really should tell the maintenence dept in these places that grease works wonders for bearings...)but as long as they snap!we get to fix..todays fun...root pass..stitch fill pass..now on to more laffs the guys at the class saw this roller in my lathe saturday..i was finishing the new journal i put in...but this morning the other journal on the other side was out .040 compared to the main roller body...when the end snapped on the side that i replaced the other side had to do something...like bend..now this roller has a thick wall...and is filled with oil also when in operation...so it weighs in excess of 1300-1500 lbs...thus the bending...so the easiest way to deal with this problem is to weld up the journal and re-turn it to the orig dimentions...so lets weld away for 3 hrs...i get all the fun jobs... ...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:Wow...thats the most welds I have ever seen in one place!
Reply:That does look like fun.Drivesector Hobart Handler 140Hobart Handler 180Ready Welder 2Hobart Air Force 400Airco Stinger 225Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most."OZZY"
Reply:Originally Posted by drivesectorThat does look like fun.
Reply:Originally Posted by tuck05Wow...thats the most welds I have ever seen in one place!
Reply:are you shure you dont pay people to drop that stuff off just so you can play with your tig  ChuckASME Pressure Vessel welder
Reply:Ya, that's alot of welding. How much wire did you go through?John -  fabricator extraordinaire, car nut!-  bleeding Miller blue! http://www.weldfabzone.com
Reply:Originally Posted by MicroZoneYa, that's alot of welding. How much wire did you go through?
Reply:Zap, check your pm's
Reply:Originally Posted by MicroZoneYa, that's alot of welding. How much wire did you go through?
Reply:Oh, My....   I wonder what your Electric bill is...
Reply:i don't know zap, i might of had to put up the tig torch for that one. you gonna get carpel tunnel if ya get laying down that much wire at one time."Retreat hell, were just fighting in the other direction"Miller Trailblazer 302, Extreme 12 VS, Dimension 400, Spectrum 375, HF 251D-1, Milermatic 251 w/ spoolgun  Hypertherm 1000Lincoln sp 1702000 F-450 to haul it
Reply:Originally Posted by XwelderZap, check your pm's
Reply:Zap,6 lbs of TIG wire in 3 hrs is allot of welding.  What size filler did you use, 1/8"?Could you have done this with MIG?  I once did a stainless overlay job on the ID of a section of 18" pipe.  The MIG gun was mounted to a linear screw drive, like the tool motion on a lathe, and the pipe was rotated beneath the gun.  All I had to do was watch every 360 degree rotation and move the gun over to make the next overlapping bead.At a minimum, you could MIG it, resting your gun hand on something rigged up with a heat shield, and do the same roll position weld.  With a MIG deposition rate of around 10 lbs/hr, you'd be done in less than an hour, without the back ache.
Reply:Originally Posted by pulserZap,6 lbs of TIG wire in 3 hrs is allot of welding.  What size filler did you use, 1/8"?Could you have done this with MIG?  I once did a stainless overlay job on the ID of a section of 18" pipe.  The MIG gun was mounted to a linear screw drive, like the tool motion on a lathe, and the pipe was rotated beneath the gun.  All I had to do was watch every 360 degree rotation and move the gun over to make the next overlapping bead.At a minimum, you could MIG it, resting your gun hand on something rigged up with a heat shield, and do the same roll position weld.  With a MIG deposition rate of around 10 lbs/hr, you'd be done in less than an hour, without the back ache.
Reply:Originally Posted by tessdadHey Zap, While on the subject of supplies, who is the welding gas, etc. supplier to your shop?  My current guy is getting too big for his britches! he is up around $30.00, for delivery, haz-mat, and fuel surcharge. Time to change, or at least do some comparison shopping. Thanks, Tessad
Reply:Two questions for you:Did you do the welding with the part mounted in the lathe or on roller stands, or siting on a bench, or?Why weld axially rather than circumferentially? Was there an advantage here? Most journal buildup I have seen or done is curcumferential,l but I have never been convinced that it really made much difference.
Reply:Originally Posted by enlpckTwo questions for you:Did you do the welding with the part mounted in the lathe or on roller stands, or siting on a bench, or?Why weld axially rather than circumferentially? Was there an advantage here? Most journal buildup I have seen or done is curcumferential,l but I have never been convinced that it really made much difference.