fjohn860
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I see this all the time
Metal Working! Fitting, Machining, Welding, Sheet and General Metal Fab
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Ultra Lord
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Just don't snap taps, don't use blunt taps, I haven't snapped one in about 30 years. People just keep on driving them down without reversing, and then they grab on the swarf and jamb.
EDM’s are the best way but nobody’s buying a EDM hole machine for a broken tap. Especially when there’s an oxy lying around.
Stredda
Runs naked through virgin scrub
Most of the ones I have removed were from fitters getting a bit strong handed when using a tap to clean out a thread. "Call in the boilermaker!"Just don't snap taps, don't use blunt taps, I haven't snapped one in about 30 years. People just keep on driving them down without reversing, and then they grab on the swarf and jamb.
That's a bloody big tap!
Mattyp
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I don't do anywhere near as much welding as I used to these days, but have definitely become more conscious of the health hazards that come with it as I've gotten older.
Picked up a 3M G5-01 with an Adflo filtered air unit a little while ago.
It's actually made welding more enjoyable by knowing I'm not sucking down noxious fumes for extended periods...should have bought one of these 10 years ago...
Also made the switch to non radioactive Lanthonated tungstens a while back. Why the industry insists on still using the "standard" Thoriated tungstens I will never understand.
Picked up a 3M G5-01 with an Adflo filtered air unit a little while ago.
It's actually made welding more enjoyable by knowing I'm not sucking down noxious fumes for extended periods...should have bought one of these 10 years ago...
Also made the switch to non radioactive Lanthonated tungstens a while back. Why the industry insists on still using the "standard" Thoriated tungstens I will never understand.
Flow-Rider
Burner
Ultra Lord
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That only comes out when the cable ties keep snapping.
Oddjob
Merry fucking Xmas to you assholes
Look I know everyone loves to get wasted and off the tap with a great baseline but what does Detroit techno have to do with painkillers?
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Ultra Lord
Hurts. Requires Money. And is nerdy.
Some things a just made for each other.
The studs are hollow. They are screwed into the lower half, top casing goes on after inner casings. Then the nuts are spun down by hand then an inductance heater drops into the hollow stud. Once the stud has stretched enough the nuts are again spun down by hand and voila torque setting achieved! No torque multipliers, no fancy hydraulic spanners. Those are to get the nuts undone next overhaul.
fjohn860
Crypto curious
6th wedding anniversary coming up, got some ideas online for an "iron" gift.
We don't really do presents for any event, but I always try and make the anniversary gift.
Still need to heat the shit out of it and quench for some corrosion prevention but coming along nicely.
Made from some scrap steel "hooks" work were throwing out a few yrs back. Finally found a use for them.
Thought I'd put the doggos' names on there for good measure
We don't really do presents for any event, but I always try and make the anniversary gift.
Still need to heat the shit out of it and quench for some corrosion prevention but coming along nicely.
Made from some scrap steel "hooks" work were throwing out a few yrs back. Finally found a use for them.
Thought I'd put the doggos' names on there for good measure
Weird looking handcuffs.
ausdb
Being who he is
On the subject of welding helmets, I'm in the market for a new one but not really in that price range. It will be for home use Tig and ideally a true colour with the abiliity to hold a magnifying lense as I've got old man eyes. I've seen a few suggestions on these being ok, has anyone else got any suggestions?
RWX8000™ Welding Helmet | UNIMIG Welding Supplies
1/1/1/1 Classification | 5-13 Shade Control | 4 Arc Sensors | ELITEVISION™ Lens Technology | 100x83.4mm View Area | 5-Point Harness | Backup Battery
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Mattyp
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Something like that will more than likely be fine, especially for home use. The one I bought is actually the first auto-helmet I've ever bought as doing TIG work in factories under various types of lighting I found that cheaper auto helmets would spontaneously turn off and blind you mid weld. Flickering lights, fluro tubes, even a flashing light on a passing forklift is enough to interfere with the sensors, so Ive used a trusty $20 flip-up lid for the last 15 years. When its down its dark and you know you're not going to get flash.On the subject of welding helmets, I'm in the market for a new one but not really in that price range. It will be for home use Tig and ideally a true colour with the abiliity to hold a magnifying lense as I've got old man eyes. I've seen a few suggestions on these being ok, has anyone else got any suggestions?
RWX8000™ Welding Helmet | UNIMIG Welding Supplies
1/1/1/1 Classification | 5-13 Shade Control | 4 Arc Sensors | ELITEVISION™ Lens Technology | 100x83.4mm View Area | 5-Point Harness | Backup Battery
andrew9
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I started using one of these lenses six months ago, in a standard flip-lens helmet (CIG hiderok)
Maybe done 100 welds on 3 inch and 2 inch tube in that time, so it's had a moderate amount of work and been flawless
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I really like this setup. Like Mattyp I've been using a flip helmet for a long time, I have never found a modern helmet I really like.
It's kinda expensive for just a lens insert, but for me it's better than some very expensive helmets.
Maybe done 100 welds on 3 inch and 2 inch tube in that time, so it's had a moderate amount of work and been flawless
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I really like this setup. Like Mattyp I've been using a flip helmet for a long time, I have never found a modern helmet I really like.
It's kinda expensive for just a lens insert, but for me it's better than some very expensive helmets.
SummitFever
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I think the cheapest 3M Speedglas is now around the $300 mark. My Speedglas must be close to 20 years old now and has been flawless, although the quality may have changed over time. Even so, like Mattyp I will often use an ancient CIG flip up (albeit with a massive viewing area).On the subject of welding helmets, I'm in the market for a new one but not really in that price range. It will be for home use Tig and ideally a true colour with the abiliity to hold a magnifying lense as I've got old man eyes. I've seen a few suggestions on these being ok, has anyone else got any suggestions?
RWX8000™ Welding Helmet | UNIMIG Welding Supplies
1/1/1/1 Classification | 5-13 Shade Control | 4 Arc Sensors | ELITEVISION™ Lens Technology | 100x83.4mm View Area | 5-Point Harness | Backup Battery
For tig, particularly when seated, its not so critical to see what you're doing before you strike an arc because you can get everything lined up and have your hands/workpiece etc all in place, so a quick flick of your head isn't going to throw everything off. cf. stick welding where auto-darkening is awesome.
SummitFever
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The flip helmet I have sort of looks like this one:
I now need to wear multi-focal glasses and the big range of up-down vision through the lens is great for that.
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I now need to wear multi-focal glasses and the big range of up-down vision through the lens is great for that.
andrew9
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So it doesn't have a flip up welding lens with a clear lens underneath?The flip helmet I have sort of looks like this one:
Lincoln Viking Industrial Passive Shade 11 Black Welding Helmet K3371-1 | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Lincoln Viking Industrial Passive Shade 11 Black Welding Helmet K3371-1 at the best online prices at eBay!www.ebay.com.au
I now need to wear multi-focal glasses and the big range of up-down vision through the lens is great for that.
SummitFever
Eats Squid
No. You flip the whole helmet up and then a quick nod of the head has it back down again. Hands-free darkening
andrew9
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I swap one or both the pins on the "letterbox" flip lens out for bits of wire to fine tune how easy it is to shut it with a quick nod. I never flip the whole helmet down just before welding. Just snap the small lens downNo. You flip the whole helmet up and then a quick nod of the head has it back down again. Hands-free darkening
To each their own, both methods are equally out of date