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by jesse
Tue Mar 03, 2015 12:25 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Press brakes
Replies: 3
Views: 740

Re: Press brakes

I used to work for a tight tolerance sheet metal fabrication shop and the two most widely used brands in that shop were Amadas and Cincinatties. The operators always fought over the Amadas. I am not a brake operator so that is the only info I can give you.

Good Luck
by jesse
Tue Mar 03, 2015 12:21 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Stainless Identification
Replies: 7
Views: 783

Re: Stainless Identification

Silicon Bronze is actually considered a braze welding process because (when done correctly) the parent material is never actually melted. The SiCu filler material is melted flowing into and on top of the joint creating a bond. The bond is due to the SiCu flowing into the surface aspirations of the t...
by jesse
Fri Feb 27, 2015 3:18 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Metal mix up.
Replies: 19
Views: 1570

Re: Metal mix up.

[quoteWhat's the go with cold rolled V hot rolled? Is it just that the hot rolled is annealed? (we have very little cold rolled flat stock here in Aus. Australian made is all hot strip mill made][/quote] When they form the steel to the material form (round or square stock) at the mill there are two ...
by jesse
Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:41 am
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: What the hell were you thinking?
Replies: 126
Views: 15392

Re: What the hell were you thinking?

I've welded better while under the influence of LSD.

Not kidding
Dude you are my hero. I bet it was hard to tell where the real arc began and the visuals ended.
by jesse
Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:02 am
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: Profile Change
Replies: 1
Views: 333

Profile Change

Hi everybody,

I had some trouble logging in under my other profile so I had to start a new one. My old profile name was jef1. I decided that I had to be an active member when I realized this is the best welding forum I have ever been on. Thanks for the good reading everyone.

Jesse