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1"X2" 16ga tube,1000' LinearConverted to pieces.........The real dog is the 2" pieces,  480 of them.Every end ground.Today.......  WASH the oil off them all.THEN weld - if only it was all just welding, I wish the metal just arrived prepared. Process to build an automation stage for a theatre. (tracks internal for moving pieces on stage that move by "magic") Attached Images
Reply:I walked my arse off yesterday hunting for metal for a client in DC who is ex-Navy and needed something cool for his new, modern home. This is what I came home with. Should be really cool when I get through with it. That's what i did all day yesterday.  Atleast I hope you had a good saw, nice shop too.Last edited by Jimmy_pop; 01-11-2012 at 09:45 AM.
Reply:Went to Kosovo yesterday...
Reply:Yesterday..... Made and welded brackets for drag sled, track quick adjustment....customer picked it up before I got any pics.HammerFile Big Hammer------------------------------Here, let me Google that for you...
Reply:practiced 7018 vertical up with the engine drive.  seconds of perfection amongst hours of frustration.
Reply:So, is that your shop, or do you just work there? Originally Posted by mammaogi1"X2" 16ga tube,1000' LinearConverted to pieces.........The real dog is the 2" pieces,  480 of them.Every end ground.Today.......  WASH the oil off them all.THEN weld - if only it was all just welding, I wish the metal just arrived prepared. Process to build an automation stage for a theatre. (tracks internal for moving pieces on stage that move by "magic")
Reply:Had stomach flu and diarrhea then passed out in bathroom and came to in a puddle of my own vomit...     Hey u asked  also lost 7lbs from the previous day.Tiger Sales:  AHP Distributor    www.tigersalesco.comAHP200x; AHP 160ST; MM350P,  Spoolmatic 30A; Everlast PowerTig 185; Thermal Dynamics 60i plasma.  For Sale:  Cobra Mig 250 w/ Push-pull gun.  Lincoln Wirematic 250
Reply:Originally Posted by soutthpawHad stomach flu and diarrhea then passed out in bathroom and came to in a puddle of my own vomit...     Hey u asked  also lost 7lbs from the previous day.
Reply:Hi DLite,No not my shop, I am a worker bee there, some days a solo act others I have a team working under me. Depends on the project. On the up side I do get an unbelievable amount of input into all things metal related here, so it feels like home. Some days on the other hand........ as I finish washing the above piles of tube.......... LOL
Reply:Those jobs make an auto cold cut saw and bar feeder look really nice.
Reply:Originally Posted by mammaogiHi DLite,No not my shop, I am a worker bee there, some days a solo act others I have a team working under me. Depends on the project. On the up side I do get an unbelievable amount of input into all things metal related here, so it feels like home. Some days on the other hand........ as I finish washing the above piles of tube.......... LOL
Reply:I'd put all the small pieces in a concrete mixer w/ some cold water laundry detergent or dove dish soap. Tumble for awhile, dump the water, refill w/ fresh water and tumble again w/ a hose running the mixer over to flush out all the soap.                                      MikeOl' Stonebreaker  "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes"Hobart G-213 portableMiller 175 migMiller thunderbolt ac/dc stick Victor O/A setupMakita chop saw
Reply:Originally Posted by mammaogi1"X2" 16ga tube,1000' LinearConverted to pieces.........The real dog is the 2" pieces,  480 of them.
Reply:Originally Posted by soutthpawHad stomach flu and diarrhea then passed out in bathroom and came to in a puddle of my own vomit...     Hey u asked  also lost 7lbs from the previous day.
Reply:Not all me, junior guy, 11 hours of cutting. I ground and deburred all but the 2" ones....... he got to do those too. (deserves a medal) He looked a little shell shocked at the end........ Washing and drying with Dirty Fighter and rags, me and two guys, 3 hours........   Jig started at noon, 12 frames welded, 70+ to go. Pictures after work if there is time. Getting pretty wiped! LOL
Reply:Originally Posted by Rick VJeez DJ hope you're feeling better today!Yesterday was my 65th B-Day! 0700 - 0745: Walking around a local mall - 'mall walkers' exercise group0900 - 1000: Breakfast in the same mall with a buddy11:00: Friends from out-of-town arrived - talked welding & drank Scotch! 12:00 Lunch13:00 - 15:00: Shopping at Lowes and Ottawa Fasterners15:00 - 17:00: Entertaining my out-of-town friends - drank more Scotch! 17:00-18:30: Big Chinese Dinner - 5 of us... drank Tea. 19:00 - 21:00: Toastmaster meeting - got a B-Day card, cupcake with 1 candle and 20 members sang to me - the Happy Birthday Song. 21:00-21:30: Drinking 'on-the-house' Scotch at the bar! 21:30 - 0100: relaxing... it was a long day!
Reply:For the past couple days I have been replacing pilot bearings on two 20 Cylinder General Motors EMD Engines that propel the ship I work aboard. Not much welding, just had to fix the bearing installation tool when someone tried using it improperly. The clutch is about 5 feet in diameter and the pilot bearing assembly alone must weight 100lbs. The nut I welded. Pretty old machine, just set it to what I thought would work and laid a bead. 1/8 7018The Port EngineSpacer Between torque tube and clutchThe clutch on the reduction gear pinion hubCain's Mechanical LLC Southwick, MAwww.cainsmechanical.comRig:-2006 Chevy 2500 utility body-Lincoln Ranger 10-Miller Spectrum -Tons of hand and power toolsAWS D1.2 Structural Steel Certification
Reply:I like that Jimmy. Post up what you end up doing with that. That "scrap" place looks like a neat place to root around at. It's dangerous enough when I get to a good heavy truck yard,  some place with aircraft parts would just be begging to go home with an empty wallet and a full truck of new "toys".No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:Originally Posted by Jimmy_popI walked my arse off yesterday hunting for metal for a client in DC who is ex-Navy and needed something cool for his new, modern home. This is what I came home with. Should be really cool when I get through with it. That's what i did all day yesterday.  Atleast I hope you had a good saw, nice shop too.
Reply:Returned some soda cans, went Michaels, and went on a practice drive to my new job.Do what it takes to get the job done right.
Reply:Wow kb1ftx That's a good one.  So what wears out the 100# pilot bearings? Idling?--------------Yesterday was wedge and dog work, maybe I'll post that tomorrow.Part of today was "desperate man" beam straightening.Not too many "during" pictures, you know how hectic that can be, but you can at least see  the before and after.Yes, that's all the same beam.Now I just have to find that guy who bondos and paints old beams so they can be sold for new. Good Luck
Reply:I rebuilt my grinder then played with my granddaughter!  It was a great day Attached ImagesAEAD 200LE, Lincoln precision tig 185, Millermatic 251, Spectrum 625 extreme, Victor torch , Smithy 1220LTD. and  Do all C-4 band saw ,  Always adding.
Reply:[QUOTE=denrep;665541]Wow kb1ftx That's a good one.  So what wears out the 100# pilot bearings? Idling?--------------Yesterday was wedge and dog work, maybe I'll post that tomorrow.Part of today was "desperate man" beam straightening.Not too many "during" pictures, you know how hectic that can be, but you can at least see  the before and after.Yes, that's all the same beam.Now I just have to find that guy who bondos and paints old beams so they can be sold for new. Good Luck[/QUOTEStraight enough for me!    Nice job!AEAD 200LE, Lincoln precision tig 185, Millermatic 251, Spectrum 625 extreme, Victor torch , Smithy 1220LTD. and  Do all C-4 band saw ,  Always adding.
Reply:Originally Posted by mammaogi1"X2" 16ga tube,1000' LinearConverted to pieces.........The real dog is the 2" pieces,  480 of them.Every end ground.Today.......  WASH the oil off them all.THEN weld - if only it was all just welding, I wish the metal just arrived prepared. Process to build an automation stage for a theatre. (tracks internal for moving pieces on stage that move by "magic")
Reply:Thanks men.The extreme straightening usually wouldn't be  worth the effort but we were one beam short from keeping twelve pieces  all matched.Good Luckspent the first half of the morning calling around looking to drum up some work waiting for the steel truck to show up.    Once it finally showed, cut 3 beams, fitted doublers, laid out and broached holes and tacked up all the steel for the inspector that showed up today.Vantage 500's LN-25's, VI-400's, cobramatics, Miller migs, synch 350 LX, Powcon inverters, XMT's, 250 Ton Acurrpress 12' brake, 1/4" 10' Atlantic shear,Koikie plasma table W/ esab plasmas. marvel & hyd-mech saws, pirrana & metal muncher punches.
Reply:I got to work and knocked out a bunch of paperwork by 111am. Then I took my lunch break and got a book that I published for a friend of mine into Book People.... An Austin Indie bookstore.  Then I went back to work and thought about my weekend welding projects. Attached Images
Reply:No welding. Work a planned shutdown at a local plant. Just asked to change a bunch of worn out pulleys and belts. Then replaced wear strips on conveyors. A good change of pace.
Reply:Just cause I am a tool hound I had to make a new one for myself. I do Boxer rescue with Second Chance Boxer Rescue www.secondchanceboxer.org I spent a bunch of time with Tito my current foster also. Attached ImagesLast edited by nikodell; 01-12-2012 at 03:11 PM.
Reply:Looks handy nikodell, for breaking new ground? Or is it a new way to trim toe nails? Or is it a BIG beer keg opener?    :PPiece of Pipe? Or a recycled shovel?M.
Reply:Rolled 16 gauge sheet, 16 gauge 1-1/16 tube and 1" oak dowel and I left a hint to its purpose. Angle on the spade shovel sucked and the normal square edge scoops suck and have bad handle angles.Last edited by nikodell; 01-12-2012 at 03:19 PM.
Reply:Pooper scooperDo what it takes to get the job done right.
Reply:The bearing itself weights about 20 or 25 lbs, but the housing where the bearing rides makes up the rest of the weight. The bearings go bad from, just what you said, idling. We have to have the engines ready to go whenever the guys upstairs want to leave so a lot of times we are waiting with the engines running, but not clutched in.The boat is in a trade that doesn't allow for much down time for repairs so they are changed at the end of the year wether they are good or bad, because when they go it isn't pretty.Cain's Mechanical LLC Southwick, MAwww.cainsmechanical.comRig:-2006 Chevy 2500 utility body-Lincoln Ranger 10-Miller Spectrum -Tons of hand and power toolsAWS D1.2 Structural Steel Certification
Reply:Revisited staging project from couple of weeks ago......Leveling feet installed, Air Castors installed.And off to the wood guys for decking. (scuba tank will be secured!)Now waiting the return with decks to install the pull system for the scenery. Attached Images