welding

[flyerncle]

Even the one I use has it's off days and its a comercial welder attached to a monster spot welder (1,000 amps @100% duty cycle)and the cables that are about 1 1/2 inches thick kick up alarmingly when the trigger is pulled.

[Bonzo]

Kinda scary when high power cables start jumping about

Imagine what that sort of power would do to your nuts

[bigheppy]

Originally Posted by Bonzo

Kinda scary when high power cables start jumping about

Imagine what that sort of power would do to your nuts

This reminds me of a time I was stick welding while sat on the steel being welded, I was using my index finger to help steady the rod, It was a very hot day and I was sweating when i turned the welder on and placed my finger on the rod and it must have been touching the bit that had no flux on it I jumped a mile Now always try not to be in contact with steel and a sensitive part of my body

[Bonzo]

Originally Posted by bigheppy

This reminds me of a time I was stick welding while sat on the steel being welded, I was using my index finger to help steady the rod, It was a very hot day and I was sweating when i turned the welder on and placed my finger on the rod and it must have been touching the bit that had no flux on it I jumped a mile Now always try not to be in contact with steel and a sensitive part of my body

Being quite sensitive to electric, I have had a few belts from the stick welder over the years.

I remember working in a ships engine room many moons ago, using 6mm electrodes & had the set on about 300 amps.

The welding plant was on the dockside & I had a long lead suspended above one of the engine room walkways .
Nothing strange about that ....... But this bugger had a large chunk of the insulation missing from one side of the cable

Picture this .............. Hissing down with rain .........Almost everyone who came down into the engine room got a belt because they were wet & being earthed out while holding onto the hadrail ..............Neck hight as well

Oh I did laugh ......... I would probably get sued for that these days !!??

Boy I miss my dockyard days ...... Happiest time of my working life.

[Land Locked]

Originally Posted by Bonzo

Kinda scary when high power cables start jumping about

Imagine what that sort of power would do to your nuts

No Ronnie, that made me cringe so badly. Don't know if I'll ever see em again.

[flyerncle]

Leave my nuts out of it please

It also screws up bank cards and mobile's/

[alga]

Originally Posted by flyerncle

It also screws up bank cards and mobile's/

I new it! My bank cards have gone quite weak recently, and I suspected it might have something to do with having the wallet in the jeans pocket when welding.

[LeonN]

dont stress. just chill. i have a hobby mig set at home and work with various 3 phase mig tig and arc welders. i weld every day and often find switching between different sets mucks up the first inch or two of weld (read Foot) i am young ish and although i get flack for it, i would rather test the set i am about to use on a bit of scrap before messing up a job. the insults are far worse when you blow threw something someone else has spent an hours profiling.

as regards spelling. i cannot do it. at all really. i do find the red wiggles under words a help and right clicking on them (or apple click) gives suggestions. often not good suggestions but it often gets wot i am trying to wright if i jiggle the letters about a bit. or pick another word i can nearly spell.

a high level of spelling dose not equate to high intelligence.

[semtexsteve]

thanks for all your help and advice guys but i am using a arc welder as it is what i have always used . fellow member gus only lives right accross the road and he is a welder for a job so he gave me some tips so thanks again gus and thanks for your posts guys

[Bonzo]

Electrodes a tad damp ??

I keep my good uns in the airing cupboard & take a few out at a time

Nothing strange about taking a while to get your eye in again after a break from stick welding.

Originally Posted by semtexsteve

thanks for all your help and advice guys but i am using a arc welder as it is what i have always used . fellow member gus only lives right accross the road and he is a welder for a job so he gave me some tips so thanks again gus and thanks for your posts guys