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not really a welding job its a chassis I'm repairing at work most people would of put it in the scrap pile but they brought in for us to have a go at fixing so far its going fairly easy more pics to come on Monday this lot what it looked like at the start and were we are up to as of 12pm today 2and 1/2 hours in it so far had a little hold up blew a hose on the enerpac if you have ever had a hose go at 10000 psi you'll what a mess it makes Creative metal Creative metal Facebook
Reply:You 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. that is bent....if u can straiten that out, your GREAT
Reply:Originally Posted by 1awert1WOW. that is bent....if u can straiten that out, your GREAT
Reply:Yeah, that's gonna need just a bit more than tweeking...(Retired) Professional firefighter, amateur everything else I try to do...Oh yeah:  Go Big Red!   (You know: one of the 12 members of the Big 10 cuz we left the 10 members of the Big 12...)
Reply:I've amazed myself how flame quenching could bend or straighten steel.   I never knew there were hydraulic frame shops like this, can't wait to see some "action" shots, showing some of the set ups and of course the final result."The reason we are here is that we are not all there"SA 200Idealarc TM 300 300MM 200MM 25130a SpoolgunPrecision Tig 375Invertec V350 ProSC-32 CS 12 Wire FeederOxweld/Purox O/AArcAirHypertherm Powermax 85LN25
Reply:Looking at those pics reminds me of the old Mad Max movies. he-he I'm sure you can fix it "Master-Blaster."  SteveJunkYard Tools .com
Reply:all done now a few pics of the last few tweaks and finshed job all done and back with its owner now a few action shots for norite of another one we started today first ones are getting the twist out of the chassis and starting on the bends in the rail Last edited by wello; 09-27-2010 at 05:32 AM.Creative metal Creative metal Facebook
Reply:Another great transformation. Nice to see the big differences. Masterful."One of the things we have to be thankful for is that we don't get as much government as we pay for." (Charles Kettering)Mitch 180 (NZ)Lincoln SAM-400-220 + ?-400 Fordson Major + 2 x Tractapac Humber 80 + Procut 40 PlasmaMiller Spectrum 375
Reply:Had a 3 post chief EZ liner and blew a hose pulling an old Chevette.  Bigger mess than the car was worth.  Ended up pulling the car in 2 tryng to get the unibody panel underneath to straighten.  Oh well, pull up tha carpet and weld it back together.  Came out good in the end, just took a little extra time.BobI'm spending my Kids inheritance, I dont like him that much anyway!!!!!!Enuff tools to do the job, enough sense to use em.Anybody got a spare set of kidneys?  Trade?
Reply:Amazing work, that first trailer looks straight as an arrow.  I knew they had frame machines for cars but I never knew they had them for heavy trucks and trailers.I assume these are frames from semi-dump trailers  which went over on their side?  Happens around here fairly often.  Many operators here have switched to  trailers which are either frameless, belly dumps or moving floor to avoid this happening.Is this a shop built setup or was it bought from Enerpac?Do you  use your hydraulic setup to re-arch beds on gooseneck float trailers?Thanks for the pics."The reason we are here is that we are not all there"SA 200Idealarc TM 300 300MM 200MM 25130a SpoolgunPrecision Tig 375Invertec V350 ProSC-32 CS 12 Wire FeederOxweld/Purox O/AArcAirHypertherm Powermax 85LN25
Reply:Better skills than me, this would have been my solution:
Reply:Originally Posted by noriteAmazing work, that first trailer looks straight as an arrow.  I knew they had frame machines for cars but I never knew they had them for heavy trucks and trailers.I assume these are frames from semi-dump trailers  which went over on their side?  Happens around here fairly often.  Many operators here have switched to  trailers which are either frameless, belly dumps or moving floor to avoid this happening.Is this a shop built setup or was it bought from Enerpac?Do you  use your hydraulic setup to re-arch beds on gooseneck float trailers?Thanks for the pics.
Reply:Nice job, take scrap and make it good again! PeterEquipment:2  old paws2  eyes (that don't look so good)1  bad back
Reply:How many man hours go into a job like that?  I'm not aware of anyone in or around Portland Oregon that does that kind of work.  I wonder if there would be much call for it out here.Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Reply:Originally Posted by BrainfarthHow many man hours go into a job like that?  I'm not aware of anyone in or around Portland Oregon that does that kind of work.  I wonder if there would be much call for it out here.
Reply:Originally Posted by wellothis one took a total of 8hrs @ $100 per hour so it was a cheap fix for the owner when you think about about repacement cost we gave him a lower hourly rate as he was one of our good customers