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Swishy wrote: Thanx Guyz
Look n Back @ them dim dark days of 1977
there twaz no shopping after midday Sat turd day till Mundee
n also no movies on Sundee
Looks like not az much competition on the weekend ........... not like now

WotSezU?

cya

Swishy,
I remember going shopping with Mum one Saturday morning and we were walking past the toy store on our way out. Mum only had a fifty cent coin left in her purse, so I asked if I could have a matchbox car. I think they were 15 or 20 cents at the time. She was about to say yes, then remembered she needed to buy petrol on the way home... That would've been 1969-70 I spose.

Roland

PS,
What do you use to weld the 700 grade plate? We use ESAB dual shield 70. Flux Cored, gas sheilded wire. Goes on like butter and makes me look really good on verticals ups and overhead multiple layers. Strong too!

Maxi
Gudday M8

U must B near 100 years old to fill the tank for 50c

:lol: :lol: :lol:

RE: 700 weld n

We use the common garden variety mig wire n gas
also apply a bit of warm in the weldn area

Clikity .............................................................. ClikClikClik


The Q:? on everybodys lips

do U push or drag the mig handle torch??

cya

Swishy is that ear muffs on a welding helmet ???? if so never seen that before

Paul

Swishy wrote: Maxi
Gudday M8

U must B near 100 years old to fill the tank for 50c

:lol: :lol: :lol:

RE: 700 weld n

We use the common garden variety mig wire n gas
also apply a bit of warm in the weldn area

Clikity .............................................................. ClikClikClik


The Q:? on everybodys lips

do U push or drag the mig handle torch??

cya

G'day Swishy, it depends. With regular solid wire on specialty repairs, like say a pivoting axle on a JLG boom lift. I try and keep the torch almost vertical. But welding around a collar is a sheet, so it varies between a slight push, pull and straight.

I personally feel too much of a push angle creates a ball of molten metal in front of the weld puddle.

When we use dual sheild 70, a slight drag is better as it behaves more like an electrode.

Mrsmackpaul wrote: Swishy is that ear muffs on a welding helmet ???? if so never seen that before

Paul

Paul,
On some jobs I weld 1.6mm dual sheild wire for two 10-12 hour days straight ver tickle ups on the joins. 5 run overheads up top and 3-5 runs on the bottom. This filtered helmet keeps me cool delivering fresh air from out of the weld plume unlike non vented helmets.
500 grade wear sheets in 40' garbage compactors.

An alien

I got lost after 1.6 mm

Was it the Terminator who said




Paul

...the poor woman is looking very sheepish....only a matter of time.... :huh: :huh:

Had the apprentice add n sum mig wire
B Tween Go n out on the road n earn n a quid





cya