The Construction Thread

[thør]

I think not

He had an ego that was bigger than his skillz......but had other problems.....

 

[rosco rathbone]

Why are you such a wire advocate? Could a lack of real welding skill have anything to do with it?

Production.

Wait till they put you in charge and you have to fuck with bottom lines and that graph with the zig zag line slanting downwards from left to right.


hehehe

 

[Saint Peter]

I have no real welding skills......so, that's not it......

I was at a shop that fabricated pressurized vessels with cored wire. It was hot, fast, and did the job. It was also very picky. Grease on the plate, a wind blowing the shielding gases off the weld, or any other number of variables could cause big problems come testing time. It was just part of the job, sometimes the 7" grinders had to come out and remove crappy welds.

Not mine, of course.

 

[Saint Peter]

Production.

Wait till they put you in charge and you have to fuck with bottom lines and that graph with the zig zag line slanting downwards from left to right.


hehehe

There is a mean streak in you as of late. I thought we were brothers.

 

[rosco rathbone]

There is a mean streak in you as of late. I thought we were brothers.

Just don't forget the men. Don't forget where you came from.

 

[thør]

I was at a shop that fabricated pressurized vessels with cored wire. It was hot, fast, and did the job. It was also very picky. Grease on the plate, a wind blowing the shielding gases off the weld, or any other number of variables could cause big problems come testing time. It was just part of the job, sometimes the 7" grinders had to come out and remove crappy welds.

Not mine, of course.

I'm not a big fan of cored wired for production vessel fab.

 

[Saint Peter]

I'm not a big fan of cored wired for production vessel fab.

Fast. Cheap. Strong.

Of all the constructors in here, I thought you would love it. The stainless welds have cool gold/blue/orange coloring when the heat is just right.

 

[thør]

Fast. Cheap. Strong.

Of all the constructors in here, I thought you would love it. The stainless welds have cool gold/blue/orange coloring when the heat is just right.

It's fine for some things, but it's dirty and smoky.

 

[Jimi]

I love the way the Home Depot has a section dedicated to the 110v MIG "packages" with the hood and gloves included. "Welds up to 1/4" steel!" Bullfuckingshit. NASCAR put their name on it so it must be kickass.

MIG is responsible for so many failures. Proper joint preparation is critical for a solid weld. Looking good and being good can be much different.

This is why TIG welding is superior to all processes. The metal is melted before the filling material is jammed in. TIG is where it is at.

I agree. Watching a guy TIG a totally DESTROYED ( T316, I believe) Cessna muffler assembly, back to a thing of function and beauty, is verra, verra groovy.

 

[Monazwx]

Where can I find . . .

It's good to see construction buffs all in one thread. I have a question for ya;

(i) Where can I find info. on the Southern Building Code?
(i) Same thing, but for the Canadian electrical and mechanical codes?

Thanks in advance.

 

[rosco rathbone]

It's good to see construction buffs all in one thread. I have a question for ya;

(i) Where can I find info. on the Southern Building Code?
(i) Same thing, but for the Canadian electrical and mechanical codes?

Thanks in advance.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=canadian+electrical+mechanical+code&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f

http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/index_e.html

 

[Saint Peter]

I agree. Watching a guy TIG a totally DESTROYED ( T316, I believe) Cessna muffler assembly, back to a thing of function and beauty, is verra, verra groovy.

A welder is just a machine used by a craftsman. Unless it is bought at Home Depot. Then it a tool of the Devil.

 

[huskie]

don't know if this has been brought up before....but has anyone considured working over seas? Like a yr in Iraq or Aftganistan or something like that?

or maybe someone here has done it?

 

[rosco rathbone]

don't know if this has been brought up before....but has anyone considured working over seas? Like a yr in Iraq or Aftganistan or something like that?

or maybe someone here has done it?

They'd have to be paying me quite a lot to make it worth taking the chance of ending up on a video dressed in an orange jumpsuit.

 

[thør]

don't know if this has been brought up before....but has anyone considured working over seas? Like a yr in Iraq or Aftganistan or something like that?

or maybe someone here has done it?

There are better places to work.......

 

[Saint Peter]

don't know if this has been brought up before....but has anyone considured working over seas? Like a yr in Iraq or Aftganistan or something like that?

or maybe someone here has done it?

Denver sent a group of hearty workers to Antarctica a few years back. There was a chance to make some good cash and if you stayed out of the country for a year (I think) it was tax free.

I did not take the call. It is a little far from home for this guy.

 

[rosco rathbone]

if you stayed out of the country for a year (I think) it was tax free.

Somebody was fucking with you.

 

[Saint Peter]

Somebody was fucking with you.

Not the first time.

And I was only half listening. Traveling is one thing. Traveling across the globe is another.

 

[thør]

Denver sent a group of hearty workers to Antarctica a few years back. There was a chance to make some good cash and if you stayed out of the country for a year (I think) it was tax free.

I did not take the call. It is a little far from home for this guy.

I've been on tap for a trip that way....a nice cushy two-three week trip with only a couple days on site.....

 

[Saint Peter]

I've been on tap for a trip that way....a nice cushy two-three week trip with only a couple days on site.....

You should hire me as a junior engineer. Teach me the way to cush.

 

[thør]

You should hire me as a junior engineer. Teach me the way to cush.

You are tied to Denver, Grasshopper.

 

[Monazwx]

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=canadian+electrical+mechanical+code&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f

http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/index_e.html

Thanks man! The second one is particulary awesome.

 

[Saint Peter]

You are tied to Denver, Grasshopper.

I am not feeling the love here.

 

[thør]

I am not feeling the love here.

The junior engineer does not get the love but they do get respect. Love comes as one approaches the cush. Do you know of the warm body theorem?

 

[Saint Peter]

The junior engineer does not get the love but they do get respect. Love comes as one approaches the cush. Do you know of the warm body theorem?

Is the warm body theorem similar to "the heat is in the tools" theorem?