... Guayacil, generated acetylene by dropping chunks of stuff in a tank and putting the lid back on, waiting a bit and then lighting the cutting torch, but I...
good tip Bill, Other lessons learn from experience, make sure your boots don't have holes in them also, , a hot glob sizzling thru will also insure your...
Hi Colin, Some old miners were telling me eons ago theirs was a similar method of making acetylene. I imagine a storage tank of acetone would be needed as per ...
LOL! Whenever I go to the Philippines, it amazes me to see welders working from bamboo scaffolds, wearing a T-shirt & cut-offs, no shoes, no gloves, and...
I used to wear 9" high lace up boots. I had a hot glob of metal go down in my boot and rest under the ball of my foot! You ever try tearing off a tightly...
The problem is if it builds up to much presher it will self light and blow up. That is why acetylene tanks have a filler in them. One of the old ways of...
Hi all , a composite photo explains it all in the Ben's Stuff Folder in the Origamiboats 2 Group , see how easy and fast it realy is : http://tinyurl.com/du94o...
I just tacked the piece of pipe to one side , where it should go, put the other side of the rudder on top , and pulled the leading and trailing edges around it...
The worst built steel deckhouse is stronger and more watertight in the long term than the best built wooden one. Not going for the strongest and most...
I once worked on the barges working the McKenzie for the oil industry. They insisted on 7018, then gave me an ac welder ( 7018 ac rods werent available then)...
I've found that coveralls pulled over gumboots are best at keeping the hot stuff out. Leather coats,once trendy, now out of style can be real cheap in...
One instructor had a habit of quietly walking up and standing behind you in your booth. Usually when you were checking out your work. A guy totally absorbed in...
Old Ben, I can't seem to get your tinyurl to work, they all come up as HTTP404 Not found.What am I doing wrong? H. ... From: "Puck III" <ben_azo@...> ...
According to cwb you can only recook slightly damped rods once, at a certain temp and time which I cannot recall at the moment(lazy) and will guess one hr at...
Thanks for all the wise words. As usual, excellent advice. Take home messages for me: Keep low hydrogen rods warm and dry, and don't weld in a G-string,...
lol.. nothing like pulling up to a job with a brand new leather jacket that you bought for five bucks at sally Anne's...(I've heard the other welder scoff with...
I could wear my oilskin pants and my leather, welding trenchcoat. All I need is a horse.....The Lone (novice) Welder! ... jacket that ... welder ... oilskins ...
Hi Brent I take it you don't recommend wooden decks on steel hulls then :-T So whats the spec for your 31' sail boat deck, does the sprayfoam add stiffness to...
lol..ok..good to go then...one thing about the open box of 7018, you might not be able to spot the difference. Probably have to do some destructive testing (...
Anyone ever try Eutectic rods we used them a lot in the sawmill becouse they held up great without all the extra care we would even pick up a rod from a puddle...
Hi Henri , are you a member in Origamiboats2 ? that could be the reason , so I suggest you simply go and find the pic as : 5minutesmadedoors.jpg in the Ben's...
... needed as per ... As I understand the operation, it was an 'on demand' type system calibrated to match output to use, and/or kept below 15psi in temporary...
of course very nice Ben,expert craftsmanship.. something I don't have the patience for .I guess that's why I'm a welder... H. (My favorite quote: Befor i...
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