I need your ideas

[Fat-Fab.com]

Here is the puzzle: I have 10 frames 17'6" L 5'6" H 5'6" W and they weigh 3500lbs that I need to lift 13' and weld to embed plates in the ceiling. Placing them within 1/4" of the grid lines as well account for plumb. It's on the second floor and I cant get a fork lift to the site....

[Fat-Fab.com]

I resemble that, filler up and pass the sugar...

[Fat-Fab.com]

Charge for your time.

My customers come to me with an idea first question is do you have drawings???


If not I tell them up front that I charge $X per hour for drawing time If it needs an engineer then thy pay for that as well.

Your customer brought...

[Fat-Fab.com]

Keep up the hard work. Good Luck

[Fat-Fab.com]

IMO all of the GTAW machines under 200 amps out are a wast of money, save for the ones that use 110v input.

I have many hours cursing a Syncrowave 180 and the Lincoln equal as well the (ESAB 161 inverter). Waiting for them to cool down so as to continue welding.

In several...

[Fat-Fab.com]

Stick with what you know best.

Your 251 will work just fine. LWS has temp sticks preheat to 250f-350f and weld till you have a 1/2"-5/8" fillet on the wedge, and fill the rest to full thickness with a 1/16"-1/8" cap.

Good luck

[Fat-Fab.com]

It would depend who you will be working for.


If you are working for the OEM then they will have the ultimate say.

Any other employer would depend on state regulations first.



Why do you want to know? That might help get you a better...

[Fat-Fab.com]

Unlike steel Aluminum has no prequalified welding procedures (re AWS D1.1 - D1.3)

So to carry an aluminum certification first you would need a qualified procedure then to test to that procedure.

The fact that no prequalified procedures exist for aluminum necessitates contractors...

[Fat-Fab.com]

Got to add my $.02.

Best saw for the money.

TJ


Hey Chub,
I have a 1600 and it is a great saw. KB Fab has one and his words prompted me.
I am very pleased with the accurate cuts that this saw can make.
A saw is only as good as...

[Fat-Fab.com]

LOOK UP


RESOURCES

OWNERS MANUALS


SECTION 3




http://www.millerwelds.com/service/locate_om.php

SHOULD ANSWER ALL


tj

[Fat-Fab.com]

Table saw
and
butter knife

[Fat-Fab.com]

The mechanism would get clogged with the metal and blade particles.

And the price of the unit would go up so high you would be better off getting a cold saw. http://www.bii1.com/coldsaws/coldsaws_manual.htm

TJ

[Fat-Fab.com]

Are you getting gas flow at the nozzle?
Is the defuser clean and unobstructed?
Is the gas nozzle clean?

I am thinking some kind of gas problem as you might have guessed.

As this is a new issue, then something new has changed look for the NEW difference....

[Fat-Fab.com]

Dating my self here, I learned on a Miller Gold Star single phase 230v in 230A out.

Was on board the aircraft carrier Ranger, 1979. I stumbled a into the machinist nest, playing on the radio was ACDC's Highway to he!!. I asked what's you doing .

Great machine for its era. It...

[Fat-Fab.com]

That is not true.

AC is not required to GTAW weld aluminum nor is a high frequency generator.


Please do your homework and report back later tonight with how you are wrong. ...