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And 252's are a pain to set pre/post flow compared to other machines. I always forget to hold the trigger down to access the menu and have to shut it down and restart again.
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Yeah, I would't have chosen the 252 but it's the only MIG in the shop set up for spool-gun and python for aluminum.Superiorwelding wrote:Steve,
And 252's are a pain to set pre/post flow compared to other machines. I always forget to hold the trigger down to access the menu and have to shut it down and restart again.
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I "think" ours has a lithium battery in the memory core, so that once the post-flow is set I don't have to go back to it and reset it each time I power up.
Ironicly, it's unlikely we'll ever use it for an "R" stamp repair, as our primary client specs TIG.
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I also had the odd random thought (fancy that?) while cooling a nitrogen trailer today...
Would any of my co-workers who begins to whine about his job be a "cryobaby"?
(I know. Shut up and work...)
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Would any of my co-workers who begins to whine about his job be a "cryobaby"?
(I know. Shut up and work...)
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LOL...We never let the backing sit for that long....too many punching screw-ups. We primarily used the 2x2 squares for pluggin' mis-located holes. Dang beamline punch would get off and start punching holes in the beam flanges about a half a hole off so we'd have to plug em'.Otto Nobedder wrote:The only porosity issue I had was of my own making...
The ceramic tape sat in a corner without climate control for three years unused, and caused no porosity that I could detect,
"But"... I failed to set the friggin' Millermatic 252 for post-flow (doh!), so every tail-off had to be ground. I'm too used to MIG being simple, and forgot I had a post-flow option on the machine I chose to have calibrated.
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Well, the first guy to show for my "demonstration" piece tells my how great my welds look. Gave me several compliments, which I'll take. Then, I find out the GMAW portion "will" be x-rayed...
Makes me glad I treated it as though it would be the whole time.
Oddly, the GTAW nozzle will only be dye-pen tested...
I'll get some pics of the section up shortly.
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Makes me glad I treated it as though it would be the whole time.
Oddly, the GTAW nozzle will only be dye-pen tested...
I'll get some pics of the section up shortly.
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Here's the jist of it...
The back side...
Sh!t, I didn't copy a front-side from my camera...
Here's the nozzle with the color still on.
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Here's the nozzle with the color still on.
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Not bad.....for a rookie.
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Thanks!Superiorwelding wrote:Not bad.....for a rookie.
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LOL...DittoSuperiorwelding wrote:Not bad.....for a rookie.
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Here's the front-side picture I missed.
The whole shebang got boxed up and shipped for NDE today.
And the guy I was sure was going to take some of teh load off me busted his ASME IX test... Either he has horrible "test anxiety", or he blew it on purpose...
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And the guy I was sure was going to take some of teh load off me busted his ASME IX test... Either he has horrible "test anxiety", or he blew it on purpose...
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Looks very good....
I'm ways nervous till I put the hood down, then its like I'm in my own little world. What was hard for me was waiting between passes for it to cool down...before I moved on.
I'm ways nervous till I put the hood down, then its like I'm in my own little world. What was hard for me was waiting between passes for it to cool down...before I moved on.
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Well, we had our NBIC/ASME audit today. The whole crew was there, including the state Fire Marshall.
It all went well. Everyone was suitably impressed with the demonstration piece, including the x-rays I was told would not happen.
We're about to be our own independent "R" stamp vessel repair shop.
That's a load off my mind... No one ever said the word, "coupon" when I welded that thing up, or I'd have treated it differently.
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It all went well. Everyone was suitably impressed with the demonstration piece, including the x-rays I was told would not happen.
We're about to be our own independent "R" stamp vessel repair shop.
That's a load off my mind... No one ever said the word, "coupon" when I welded that thing up, or I'd have treated it differently.
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Steve,
Congrats! What a relief that is indeed. So now I have a few more questions. How are they paying for and justifying the costs of the R stamp, which are high? Are they taking on repairs to fit that market or was it to cover exsisting code work? Sorry if you have answered this already.
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Congrats! What a relief that is indeed. So now I have a few more questions. How are they paying for and justifying the costs of the R stamp, which are high? Are they taking on repairs to fit that market or was it to cover exsisting code work? Sorry if you have answered this already.
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We do have a real market for these repairs. We are already the exclusive rehab shop for one of the top companies in the western hemisphere. And there's a bit more to the story, for a PM.
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We do have a real market for these repairs. We are already the exclusive rehab shop for one of the top companies in the western hemisphere. And there's a bit more to the story, for a PM.
Steve
Congrats Steve... Looks great.
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Looks like the only tip you need is "don't stand up in a canoe", and you probably knew that one already.Otto Nobedder wrote:[I'm not too proud to hear tips.
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Thanks, I do know that tipArtie F. Emm wrote:Looks like the only tip you need is "don't stand up in a canoe", and you probably knew that one already.Otto Nobedder wrote:[I'm not too proud to hear tips.
I'm never above inviting critisism, though. There's always something to learn.
Yesterday was a reality check. I did a weld (304) where the side I could see was 5/16 and the side I couldn't (no headroom) was sch. 5, and I blew a hole in it... and dragged the hole into a slot 1.5" long, because I couldn't see it.
I tried to fix it yesterday in the mirror, and was so damn frustrated I had to walk away before I started throwing tools. My buddy saw the challenge, and volunteered to "give it a go", and did no better.
I spent 6 hours today (with a better attitude) finally fixing it and proving it.
Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes the bug...
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