not so pros

[mdavlee]

Last Friday I was shutting down the shop and turn off all the Gas. I didn't realize one of the guys still had one of are robots running......he wasn't to happy with me.
I told him thats what he gets for working up to the bell.

It sucks with the machines. 300 amps can push porosity a half inch deep. No fun in. A 4" deep groove having to use a 14" chopsaw wheel on a grinder

 

[Sty57]

It sucks with the machines. 300 amps can push porosity a half inch deep. No fun in. A 4" deep groove having to use a 14" chopsaw wheel on a grinder

What are you welding on?
This is some of the stuff we build.
EX2500, EX3500, EX5500

 

[Sty57]

I welded enough years ago to know it wasn't for me, I can sit still long.

 

[mdavlee]

Steam leads to the turbine. Huge buckets.

 

[Genius]

Just going to put this here for you guys to discuss. Apparently the kids around here think this is the cool thing to do with a truck, "Carolina Slant." Snatch a leaf out of the rear and crank the torsion bars high... that truck has nothing in the bed.


I think its a disgrace to the truck.

Does that make me cool?



I fixed the shock mount after it broke

 

[Genius]

What are you welding on?
This is some of the stuff we build.
EX2500, EX3500, EX5500
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Dibz!!!



Now I need to buy a excavator

 

[Genius]

They did that out in the West forever. Dune runner style.

My night

You are truly a artist in what you do Mike. The cool part is, I bet you could lay a bead like that with no machine too.



BTW, have you ever made contact with Virgil? I am worried about that guy

 

[Sty57]

wouldn't take you long to clean out the pig pens with one of those.

 

[Majorpayne]

Does that make me cool?

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I fixed the shock mount after it broke

As Jack Buck would say, you're as cool as the other side of the pillow.

 

[mdavlee]

You are truly a artist in what you do Mike. The cool part is, I bet you could lay a bead like that with no machine too.



BTW, have you ever made contact with Virgil? I am worried about that guy

I do ok but the machine is perfect.

 

[Genius]

wouldn't take you long to clean out the pig pens with one of those.

We pump our pits, no scraping like a dairy farm.
The good about that- It's not a daily chore to get rid of manure
The bad- That means we have no use for a skid steer on the farm. I really want a skid steer but I have no way to justify getting one.


I'd use a excavator to get rid of evidence when I don't get my coffee in the morning.

 

[Sty57]

We pump our pits, no scraping like a dairy farm.
The good about that- It's not a daily chore to get rid of manure
The bad- That means we have no use for a skid steer on the farm. I really want a skid steer but I have no way to justify getting one.


I'd use a excavator to get rid of evidence when I don't get my coffee in the morning.

My dads answer for getting skid steer years ago was " I can buy you a lot of pitch forks for what one of them cost".

 

[Sty57]

How many animals do you guys have Ross?

 

[Stihl working Hard]

What are you welding on?
This is some of the stuff we build.
EX2500, EX3500, EX5500
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How many Cubes is that bucket Brian it's a monster isn't it

 

[Genius]

How many animals do you guys have Ross?

We only have 500 sows, market about 11,000-12,000 a year. Which is a extremely small operation for today's standards.

Today a small hog farm is considered around 1500-2000 sows

 

[Moparmyway]

Mmmhmm. That's a good sh!t right there.

Fixxed for accuracy

My night

Thats how a good TIG weld should look

 

[Sty57]

How many Cubes is that bucket Brian it's a monster isn't it

That EX5500 was around 39 Yds if I remember right.

 

[Sty57]

We only have 500 sows, market about 11,000-12,000 a year. Which is a extremely small operation for today's standards.

Today a small hog farm is considered around 1500-2000 sows

You guys have any Goat farms around by you?
There have been a few older dairy farms around me that are converting the barns to milk Goats. I never knew there was that big of a market for goat milk.

 

[mdavlee]

Fixxed for accuracy


Thats how a good TIG weld should look

That was 280/210 with 70 inches of .035" feeding

 

[Moparmyway]

That was 280/210 with 70 inches of .035" feeding

You got an apprentice for handling all the wire ?