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Not sure if this has been posted, but I saw it on FB and was fairly impressed...Regards,RobGreat Basin WeldingInstagramBlue weldersRed weldersMy luscious Table DIY TIG Torch cooler
Reply:How many quarters does it take to play that one???MillerMatic 252, HTP 221 w/cooler, Hypertherm PM45, Lincoln IdealArc 250 AC/DC"I'd like to believe as many true things and as few false things as possible"
Reply:shows the power of HF 90amp welders
Reply:Is that what is being used to salvage the Deep Water Horizon drilling platform in the Gulf? That's what came to mind when I saw what they were doing with it.
Reply:It reminds me of Howard Hugh's converted drill ship Glomar Explorer that was built back in the mid 70s to retrieve a sunken Russian nuclear sub.There's a pretty interesting documentary about that that can be found on Netflix called.... "Azorian: The Raising of the K-129"
Reply:We were just talking about that. Thanks for the reference.Regards,RobGreat Basin WeldingInstagramBlue weldersRed weldersMy luscious Table DIY TIG Torch cooler
Reply:I saw them putting this thing together in Corpus a while backExperience is something you get right after you need it
Reply:That thing or one just like it is based in Sabine Pass, TX. I drive past it on the way to one of my fishing holes. I never see it doing anything but sit, I thought it was some kind of dry dock.
Reply:All that work just for a stunt in a horror movie.....
Reply:Thanks for posting my first welding project. I'm glad you guys enjoy it. Craftsman power!Craftsman 90 amp Arc welder
Reply:Looks to me like a super side oyster tong  that they use in the Chesapeake for harvesting oysters . But I sure couldn''e eat a dozen of any thing that dredges up.
Reply:Originally Posted by HT2-4956It reminds me of Howard Hugh's converted drill ship Glomar Explorer that was built back in the mid 70s to retrieve a sunken Russian nuclear sub.There's a pretty interesting documentary about that that can be found on Netflix called.... "Azorian: The Raising of the K-129"
Reply:Reminds me of this. watch it on Netflix it's rad."In 1968 the Soviet ballistic missile submarine K-129 sank in the Central North Pacific. American intelligence located it within weeks of its demise. The CIA crafted a secret program to raise the submarine in 1974."Welding/Fab Pics: www.UtahWeld.com
Reply:Originally Posted by lighttekkuThanks for posting my first welding project. I'm glad you guys enjoy it. Craftsman power!
Reply:Originally Posted by Robert HallMade me LOL!
Reply:Originally Posted by lighttekkuI'm glad someone got a laugh out of it.But if you think that's awesome, just wait until you see project number two
Reply:Originally Posted by BistineauIs that going to be the boat you are supposed to be making for me? Have you started gathering the material yet?
Reply:That thing reminds me of the mobile A frame that was used to pick up segments of the bay bridge leading to SF about 8 years ago.   It would pick up one segment and put it on a barge.   The barge could carry two segments.   There were only three of these A frames in the world.   I was working on a dredge in the port while it broke down and couldn't move.    It was made in Italy.   I remember it, because we were having record breaking temperatures since the 1920's, and I was the hottest I ever was in my life, wearing a leather jacket, and running 232 between two steel pontoons.   Almost 20 old people died from the heat spell in our county, and so many cows died, the tallow works couldn't keep up, so they were being trucked to landfills.    The A frame broke down about 1oo yards from me, and there it stayed, because the world cup soccer games were going on, and I guess in Italy, its like the superbowl everyday over there, and they couldn't get anyone to answer the phone in the parts dept. for this A frame for days to get parts.
Reply:Originally Posted by lighttekkuBoat? Don't you mean river ship?And yeah, I found a piece of copper today we can use for wiring.
Reply:Originally Posted by BistineauThat's a start, I guess. I had in mind, something like an LCM-8, or a Mike-8 Landing craft design.
Reply:Yep Robert that is impressive.....here and i thought we were doing Get Smart jokes...Not the craw the claw Backed my CATMA over your CARMA oops clusmy me  What would SATAN do ?? Miller Trailblazer 302 AirPakMiller Digital Elite  Optrel Welding HatArcair K4000Suitcase 12RC / 12 VSHypertherm PM-45Rage 3 sawRusty old Truck
Reply:Originally Posted by BistineauThat's a start, I guess. I had in mind, something like an LCM-8, or a Mike-8 Landing craft design.
Reply:Originally Posted by killdozerd11Yep Robert that is impressive.....here and i thought we were doing Get Smart jokes...Not the craw the claw
Reply:Originally Posted by HT2-4956Biistineau,I know we've already kind of established that we've both spent some time tied up (moored) to the Mole Pier at 32nd street in the mid 70s... We're you on the USS Fresno (LST-1182)?
Reply:I would have loved to be in on the building of that. Don't know which I'd rather do. The welding or the rigging. Oh on second thought, I'd rather do the rigging!Don’t pay any attention to meI’m just a hobbyist!CarlDynasty 300V350-Pro w/pulseSG Spool gun1937 IdealArc-300PowerArc 200ST3 SA-200sVantage 400Originally Posted by lighttekkuWhat country are we invading?