The Construction Thread

[Mia62]

do you have anything in writing?

Yes...a full contract. Unfortunately it is too late in the game to hire another firm so we are just dealing with this idiot.

 

[daylightwarrior]

Yes...a full contract. Unfortunately it is too late in the game to hire another firm so we are just dealing with this idiot.

Now that you're stuck with this idiot and realize that you have to work with him, take a deep breath and expect him to really be one.
You'll end up pulling your hair out else. This ticks me off.

 

[~Haze~]

Workmen's comp. is killing us. The bastards. We're paying 51% on the dollar. How the holy hell are we supposed to make a living.

Just wrapped up a workers' comp audit and they discovered that they underestimated the amount of work I am doing related to brick and masonry ... which is highest WC rated classification.

So payroll is right on budget, they "misunderstood" the fields we worked on and got hit with an extra $50,000 premium for last year. Of course that means this years premium increases by $50,000 as well.

A freakin' $100,000 that needs to be paid up by today.

Make a living? Shit, 100 grand is a lot of cash to fork over ... especially for insurance. Actually, it is not $100,000 ... it is an additional $100,000.

Insurance companies drive me fucking CrAzY.

 

[rosco rathbone]

For Pete

You'll get a laugh out of this.

"Well, it used to be stainless"

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii152/rosco_rathbone/tigplatestwo.jpg

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii152/rosco_rathbone/tigplatesone.jpg

 

[Saint Peter]

You'll get a laugh out of this.

"Well, it used to be stainless"

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii152/rosco_rathbone/tigplatestwo.jpg

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii152/rosco_rathbone/tigplatesone.jpg

More heat!

 

[rosco rathbone]

More heat!

Yeah, travel speed too slow, right?

I had the arc about this big>>>>> .

 

[Saint Peter]

Yeah, travel speed too slow, right?

I had the arc about this big>>>>> .

Hot and fast is better than cold and slow. Heat collects ont the stainless so start easing off the pedal about every inch.

If you turn the amps up and travel faster, the heat will stay more constant across the plates.

And quit dipping the fucking tungsten into the puddle. It is not a spoon, ya know.

 

[kotori]

Hot and fast is better than cold and slow...

I bet you say that to all the girls.

 

[Saint Peter]

I bet you say that to all the girls.

The same advice goes for cooking burgers.


Here are plans for a little TIG practice on some lighter stuff.
lincoln TIG plane

 

[Hester]

Yes...a full contract. Unfortunately it is too late in the game to hire another firm so we are just dealing with this idiot.

is there any kind of completion clause in the contract?

 

[Hester]

petey, you need to come out here and arc with me.

 

[Saint Peter]

petey, you need to come out here and arc with me.

We could share a 6G-R!

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[rosco rathbone]

Full penetration on the root pass.

 

[Saint Peter]

Full penetration on the root pass.

What is going on with the stainless? I thought you liked sparks and smoke.

 

[rosco rathbone]

What is going on with the stainless? I thought you liked sparks and smoke.

Those are old leftover practice plates from my grand total of 2 weeks of TIG training in trade "school". That's as far as I got, flat position lap joint.

 

[Saint Peter]

Those are old leftover practice plates from my grand total of 2 weeks of TIG training in trade "school". That's as far as I got, flat position lap joint.

School in quotes. I love it.

I did a ton of stainless MIG while fabricating mining equipment. We used a spray pulse procedure that was bizarre. The weld just seemed to appear after the wire moved forward. No beads. The weld looked like stacked worms. Ugly as fuck, strong beyond words. Many of the old timers could not get over that fact that the weld looked like shit. I think the roll of 317 cost more than I made working all month.

 

[rosco rathbone]

School in quotes. I love it.

I did a ton of stainless MIG while fabricating mining equipment. We used a spray pulse procedure that was bizarre. The weld just seemed to appear after the wire moved forward. No beads. The weld looked like stacked worms. Ugly as fuck, strong beyond words. Many of the old timers could not get over that fact that the weld looked like shit. I think the roll of 317 cost more than I made working all month.

I hate MIG. I just don't "get" it although I've done plenty of hack mig welding working in fab shops. The tacker, they called me.

TIG I can't do either, but I have an intuitive understanding of it.

 

[Saint Peter]

I hate MIG. I just don't "get" it although I've done plenty of hack mig welding working in fab shops. The tacker, they called me.

TIG I can't do either, but I have an intuitive understanding of it.

The IWs here were all testing on 1" plates with a shielded arc process for one of the big jobs. I do not know if that was a fad or the way it is done today. I prefer 7018/7024 on the thick stuff myself. I am a rebel.

I was at their hall when some of them were running tests. Smoking fucking hot. Getting the correct gap seemed to be essential to a get a good weld. I wonder how those conditions were met in the field.

 

[thør]

The IWs here were all testing on 1" plates with a shielded arc process for one of the big jobs. I do not know if that was a fad or the way it is done today. I prefer 7018/7024 on the thick stuff myself. I am a rebel.

I was at their hall when some of them were running tests. Smoking fucking hot. Getting the correct gap seemed to be essential to a get a good weld. I wonder how those conditions were met in the field.

I've seen the IWs running innershield (gack). It's fine, if your fabbing up garbage cans.

 

[Saint Peter]

I've seen the IWs running innershield (gack). It's fine, if your fabbing up garbage cans.

I have seen beautiful cored wire welding in the shop, but always with an additional inert gas for shielding. There was still slag to chip, and porosity was a continual issue. Just opening a garage door or a little bit of oil on the plate and hand me a grinder.

When conditions were right, the welds had PLENTY of penetration and went in fast.

I have never built trash cans, but I have filled a few.

 

[thør]

I have seen beautiful cored wire welding in the shop, but always with an additional inert gas for shielding. There was still slag to chip, and porosity was a continual issue. Just opening a garage door or a little bit of oil on the plate and hand me a grinder.

When conditions were right, the welds had PLENTY of penetration and went in fast.

I have never built trash cans, but I have filled a few.

Dual Shield is good for some stuff, but I like hard wire in the shop and lots of nice clean steel.

 

[Saint Peter]

Dual Shield is good for some stuff, but I like hard wire in the shop and lots of nice clean steel.

I like ice cream at break time and air conditioning in the shop myself.

 

[thør]

I like ice cream at break time and air conditioning in the shop myself.

Some days, it's pretty nice in the cave.

 

[rosco rathbone]

I have seen beautiful cored wire welding in the shop, but always with an additional inert gas for shielding. There was still slag to chip, and porosity was a continual issue. Just opening a garage door or a little bit of oil on the plate and hand me a grinder.

When conditions were right, the welds had PLENTY of penetration and went in fast.

I have never built trash cans, but I have filled a few.

Fluxcore is the big thing here. Mucho production. Welding the moment connections and column splices on the big jobs.

 

[Saint Peter]

Fluxcore is the big thing here. Mucho production. Welding the moment connections and column splices on the big jobs.

My condolences. I swore off wearing those reflective glove patches years ago.

Careful of your neck.