Alexis You spoke earlier that your people do a lot of concrete work. A concrete floor and an epoxy top coating is a dirt free floor then it's matter of keeping...
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Shannon DeWolfe
s.dewolfe
Jan 23, 2013 2:41 am
Hello Dr. O'Neill, Determining the maximum load the transformer will support is easy. Ask the man who installed it. ;-) Seriously, without knowing the amperage...
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Shannon DeWolfe
s.dewolfe
Jan 23, 2013 2:57 am
Alexis, Welding rollers would only work for cylindrical pieces. I saw in another post that you also do communication towers. If they are truss structures, you...
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Dr. Alexis O'Neill
alexiso_nl
Jan 23, 2013 3:10 am
Maximum current is 150KW. Yes, we have access to a CNC and a few people who really know how to use it. Another engineer here and I are going on a field trip...
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Dr. Alexis O'Neill
alexiso_nl
Jan 23, 2013 3:19 am
Bruce, the problem would be the price. The minimum wage here is 4 USD a day. We can't afford one of those machines, having invested so much in the thermal...
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Larry Bentley
waterpumptech
Jan 23, 2013 3:25 am
Actually for a 3 phase power it is a little more complicated. Take the kVA rating from the transformer. If it is a pad mounted one there may be a data plate...
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Dr. Alexis O'Neill
alexiso_nl
Jan 23, 2013 3:35 am
Please, Shannon, I'm Alexis!! I answered on the current, I hope that's right. Anibal is trying hard to teach me about electricity, but I still am not sure how...
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Shannon DeWolfe
s.dewolfe
Jan 23, 2013 3:52 am
I stand corrected. ;-) Regards, Mr. Shannon DeWolfe --I've taken to using Mr. because my name misleads folks on the WWW. I am a 57 year old fat man....
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Dr. Alexis O'Neill
alexiso_nl
Jan 23, 2013 3:55 am
Yes, Shannon, we don't plan to turn the towers, they're not even round. We grit blast them and spray them on sawhorses. Those are zinc coating jobs. However,...
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Dr. Alexis O'Neill
alexiso_nl
Jan 23, 2013 4:15 pm
Good morning, Here is a spec sheet that we follow to prepare substrates for spraying. Hope it helps give a clearer idea of what we need to do. We do this with...
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Dr. Alexis O'Neill
alexiso_nl
Jan 23, 2013 5:18 pm
Shannon, we are talking to the electrical people again to get more info to provide and also having a lively discussion about the bearings use. We are learning...
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Pat Delany
rigmatch
Jan 23, 2013 6:36 pm
Thank you guys for working with Alexis. I will have "minor" surgery on my spine (for stenosis) Friday and I have no clue how long I will be out of operation. I...
... Just as a point, if the swing is sufficient and the lathe is in good working order, building an extended bed may be easier that starting from scratch. Dave...
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David G. LeVine
sirdave144
Jan 24, 2013 4:06 am
... One place to look is http://www.newwayairbearings.com/, and that discussion was for a different machine. But anyway, while it will be a while getting...
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David G. LeVine
sirdave144
Jan 24, 2013 4:37 am
... Good, about 200 HP. Beware that starting loads and can go over the top unless other stuff is shut down. ... Okay, if you can get someone to write the...
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David G. LeVine
sirdave144
Jan 24, 2013 4:45 am
... Yes, that would make our task a lot easier to do. Dave 8{) -- /"Among the many misdeeds of British rule in India, history will look upon the Act of...
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David G. LeVine
sirdave144
Jan 24, 2013 5:11 am
... Good, about 200 HP. Beware that starting loads and can go over the top unless other stuff is shut down. ... Okay, if you can get someone to write the...
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David G. LeVine
sirdave144
Jan 24, 2013 5:11 am
... Good, about 200 HP. Beware that starting loads and can go over the top unless other stuff is shut down. ... Okay, if you can get someone to write the...
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David G. LeVine
sirdave144
Jan 24, 2013 5:12 am
... I hope this does not hurt the translator too much <GRIN>. Multi-start threading has more than one thread on the same workpiece which starts at a different...
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Bruce Bellows
snookered1ca
Jan 24, 2013 9:37 am
It's surprising how little hp is required to move or turn a load but where many drive issues arise is when that load needs to be stopped. A lot of drives are...
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Shannon DeWolfe
s.dewolfe
Jan 24, 2013 10:37 am
Alexis, It occurred to me that I may be over thinking the problem. I had this picture of a conventional lathe in my head. Convention is not necessary. I was...
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Alexis
alexiso_nl
Jan 24, 2013 2:49 pm
Shannon, I looked at the turning systems on this website and downloaded a few images. Let me get all this info processed and translated and see what my guys...
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Alexis
alexiso_nl
Jan 24, 2013 2:54 pm
Ouch!! Of all the things I hate to translate, it has to be machining, because Spanish simply doesn´t have enough words in its vocabulary to differentiate...
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Rodrigo
rcaetano22
Jan 25, 2013 8:47 pm
Does anyone know if this process of thermal spray coating could be used as a external protection in pipelines? We have been using a polyethylene coating and...
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Adam Simmons
xyrth
Jan 25, 2013 10:38 pm
I use a lot of hand applied epoxy products to protect pipe. Problem is, most times the coating is more expensive than the pipe itself. IMO, the best way to...
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Dr. Alexis O'Neill
alexiso_nl
Jan 26, 2013 12:03 am
Heavens yes, it works. Look at the website of our supplier, Metallisation, in England. They do extensive sales in the Middle East and in the North Sea for the...
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Bruce Bellows
snookered1ca
Jan 26, 2013 3:14 am
Rodrigo Take a look at the capabilities of this company that markets thermal spray coatings and equipment. I appears that they may have an agent in Brazil....
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Alexis
alexiso_nl
Jan 26, 2013 2:47 pm
Rodrigo, This Dutch company is a very minor player in the thermal spray industry and has only been around 15 years or so. Their equipment is a combination of...
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David G. LeVine
sirdave144
Jan 26, 2013 8:26 pm
... The expert is Alexis on this, ask him for the best answer. My GUESS (this is only an educated guess) is that zinc on the outside will work, but would be...
