Anything welding

It took some time to adjust to. Been a while since I’ve had to run flux core for a production style shop. Some days were tricky with some weird position welds
And still do have to do some tricky positions where a flex head would help a tonnnnn. But. It’s going pretty smooth and fun. Been working on some inner decking for submarines.

 

The small little welds aren’t fun lol

 

They build the submarine sections indoors these days dont they?

 

Apparently. I’m still new to this world. We just built a fixture to make bulkheads for them and will be building them soon as well. Currently I have been working on some decking that goes inside a 3 story submarine. Pretty crazy as I never knew they were that big inside lol

 

Haha they arent all that big once you fit all the equipment in them. Ive honestly never heard them reffered to as 3 stories either. Just so used to upper, mid, lower levels.

Seeing them "raw" like you get to would be pretty interesting though. I only get to see em finished. And of course then wonder why its always the components buried behind a bunch of crap that needs work and not the stuff out front

 

Hahahahah my man, some of the welds and work I see done on these things is mind blowing that it gets approved to go in a sub. I’m not a sailor of any sort. My wife is. I know boat/sub stuff is different lingo than civilians but you get the idea lol.

 

Very true. I dont know how it is when building them....but i know for us pretty much anything of importance is a VT/PT at a minimum with most nuc piping and hull cuts also being RT.

Welding even a simple pipe hanger to the hull is a major pain in the ass cause it ends up falling into the "subsafe" realm of things

 

Yep. I was talking to some guys at work about a little socket needed a 1/2” weld (massive) for something that will end up basically just holding a trash bag lol. Overkill and over thought for simple things. But still, it kills me to see people not take pride in what they do. That’s in every job field though these days.

 

There are definitely some stuff called out by engineers that make you scratch your head thats for sure.

O I hear you on people not having pride. Thankfully by the time the welders and mechanics i work with get to be nucs they are the better people. But then we have people like a lady in our cal lab who was just signing torque wrenches off as in cal without ever testing them. Mind you these are the ones used for subsafe and critical nuc work. Thankfully both programs mandate a 2nd torque wrench verification or it has to be single point checked.

 

Update:
, finally got my ESAB REBEL 205 back from the shop a little while ago and burned some wire.. After them replacing the high frequency board, it seems to be a different machine, better...
I think the one that came in it, was bad from the start... I hope it stays trouble free

 

Been eyeing this thing.

 

I love mine!

 

I've been looking at a miller 255 multimatic, its gonna replace my 350 xmt that is gonna stay in alaska. wonder how the A/C is on that 220? don't really need ac though since i have a dynasty 210.

 

Super jealous lol

 

Just finished up my next bender that uses JD2 dies. Not a ton of welding on this, but enough for the anything welding thread. I didn't have much tubing around, but was able to bend some 1-3/4" x .120 with ease. This die is an 1-3/4" (5.5") Model 3 die.

 

you will never get dross free cuts cutting thick iron. You are at the limit of the capabilities for the plasma cutter.

Nozzle dip is not going to help extend the life of the consumables.

 

I hate you....

J/K!
wow, what a nice build! sure does beat the pants of the tube bender I tried to make. ( and failed at! )

kinda looks like a Rouge Fabrication bender.
any plans for a DRO?

 

Look for "clean" cut specs for the machine. That piece might've been to thick. Also, you have to do a drag at a constant speed.

 

Nice setup. Some day I'll go hydro on mine.

 

The Rouge benders are a bit different, but super nice. I do have a Rouge rotation/index gauge for the DRO.

I'm working on another bender that's a bit easier to build, and most likely cheaper. Once that's finished I'll have plan for sale for anyone interested.

Well worth the extra $100. I still need to add a garage door spring it so it'll compress on its own. Doing it again I would find a used electric hydraulic setup. Much fast, and super quiet.

Mike