Steel Rack Extension

[Don52]

I really like all of the Fireball products.
I would like to purchase the next larger size square as well.
it will have to wait, because I just bought a precision 8” Chuck for my lathe.

-Don...

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6. Weld-2


Here are two pictures of the extension frames on top of the existing steel rack.

7. Frame-1



8. Frame-2


I blind riveted tabs on the end of the extensions to align the extensions with the existing columns of the...

[Don52]

I have a couple of heavy-duty racks that I use to store steel. One of the racks sticks through a hole in the wall which limits the maximum height of the rack. I decided to cut off the unusable top of the rack and use it to extend the height of a second rack, located in my addition, where there is more...

[Don52]

Mark primed the welded area and hooked up the cables. It worked as expected. Here are a few pictures.





Mark said that he was going to remove the pulleys that provide side tension to the cables, which are shown below, because they no longer serve any purpose....

[Don52]

Thanks.



It was a very peaceful place.



It has been raining almost every day here in Michigan, so it took us awhile to find a day that had no rain and light wind. We were fortunate to find such a day..

-Don...

[Don52]

Here is a picture of the offshore pylon with the new bracket welded in place.

21. Offshore pylon done


Here is a picture of the Land side pylon with the new bracket welded in place.

22. Land side pylon done


Here is a close up of the two...

[Don52]

The second pass was done with the following:

Rod: 1/8” 7018
Current: 105 amps
Polarity: DCEP
Dig: 30%
Motion: Inverted Vee

16. Second pass


I beveled the ¼” top plate at a 30° angle. It had a 3/32” root gap.

The first...

[Don52]

This is a picture of me welding the offshore bracket to the pylon.

11. Welding bracket


Before I welded the bracket, I tack welded the four corners to keep it from moving during welding.

12.Tack-1


13. Tack-2


14. Tack...

[Don52]

6. weld view1


7. weld view 2


The pylons were driven 30 years ago and the pipes weren’t new when they were driven. The pylon closest to the shore was in very good shape.

8. Land side pylon


The next two pictures show that the offshore...

[Don52]

My friend and customer Mark owns a home on Lake Saint Claire here in Michigan. Recently the water level of the lake has been very high. The problem is that his boat hoist can’t lift the carriage that holds the boat high enough to get the carriage out of the waves. This causes the waves to beat the...

[Don52]

What is the reason for using this type of construction?
I am guessing that they want a thinner floor?

-Don

[Don52]

I guess the operating cost will depend on how well insulated the rod ovens are. The high initial cost of a large rod oven has discouraged me from purchasing one up to now.

-Don

[Don52]

11. Bun warmer open


Here in Michigan, it has been raining almost every day. I left an open package of 6011 rods out for one week, between practice sessions. The rods absorbed moisture and sputtered when I tried to use them. The package says to heat the rods from 70 to 80° C (158...

[Don52]

To make the ring the first step was to bend a bar into a ring.

6. Bending bar


7. Ready for welding


8. Ring welded


9. Rod holder complete


I keep my conventional rods (all rods except low hydrogen) in a bun warmer...

[Don52]

In the past I would purchase low hydrogen rods such as 7018 in ten pound hermitically sealed containers, as shown below.


1. Ten pounds of rods


The problem is that once the container is opened you need to store it in an oven at 250° F, to prevent the rods from...