thanks to Karl Casey @WhiteBatAudio for awesome tracks
this was one of my most stressful jobs yet because it was a ten ton steel casting!
and it was completely broke in half !
I said I could repair it then I was worried I bit more than I could chew!
hope you enjoy my step by step welding repair in our engineering shop with lots of weld action even some big machine tools at the end of the project!
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if you want to see what this machine is , here is an example showing operation…
here is video of the last one I done..
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the super smooth fracture points. Holy cow. that must have let out one hell of a boom when it let go. Some tight molecular action going on there. I never criticize either. I took on old old vehicles..framing included. Just being upside down is a welder's beauty pageant cancelled.
You need a Young buck to help you out.💪
I know how loud the carbon arching is. Done some time with it and love it except for the noise! Nice work!
Hey Mister allistairc123 🙂 Very impressive Work that you are doing there 🙂 Respekt !
I Have seen in your videos that you are using quite a lot of grinding Discs and wondered if you know the Cubitron Discs from M3.
They are a little more expensive than others, but they are worth it 🙂 Verry sharp. Make the work a lot easyer.
And have you tried an alternative welding gas to standard Ar82 Co18 ?
I have had very good experiences with 3 components gas for example ARCAL 14 from Air Liquide Ar + O2 1 % ±0.3 % + CO2 3 % ±0.5 % or CORGON 5 S4 CO2,5% O2,4% Ar:91% from Linde Gas Very quiet soft arc. No splashes.
And maybe it will be interesting for you, because I have seen that you process a lot of welding wire, to think about a modern MIG/MAG machine. Especially with thicker material, I had to think of EWM's Force Arc process. I work with it myself every day and don't want to do without it anymore. You can weld faster, have better penetration and the welds are cleaner.
Anyway, I don't want to sell you anything 😀 These were just a few things I noticed when I saw your videos. Sorry for any wrong English and best wishes from Germany. Keep up the great work :)👍
Brings back memories of my apprenticeship at H R Marsden and son stone crushers learnt my stick welding skills doing the self thing good weld is always in the preparation keep up the vids and the good work
Tremendous work
Really enjoy your videos. I like how you take your time explaining things. Your music selection during your gouging and welding sessions are spot on for the content as well. Mesmerizing! Great vids and keep up the excellent content. This stuff is facinating.
All I can say is I hope you get paid well, the stress alone could shorten your life. I know you will but I simply can’t imagine how that will be welded back with enough strength especially as it was cast. Is a replacement simply not available or is to just too expensive 🤷♂️
Added to my subs list, right up thete with Kurtis for attention to detail and craftsmanship
I'm on welderfabber and i c welding have a look at snowball engineering he's a young farmer, good lad.
Have you ever seen these stapled together? Company in Lansing Michigan used to repair broken press frames this way…
Hi Allistair, popped in again to see one of your mammoth jobs – the first thing that strikes me, is that you are tackling the repair with more ownership than the original casting – I also think the design poses a few question marks. I'll certainly be watching what you do with regard to "little extras" to beef the thing up.
Nice prep! I use to work for a company that did a lot of on-site industrial repair. Check out Eutectic 2222 for a filler. We used it in a lot of gear and kiln repair
What about 3/4 welding rod. manufactured by weld mold. Awesome job so far
Great vid!
The most enjoyable YouTube video I've watched in a long time. As a young fellow welder I have learned a lot, and I know I have way more to learn. Your videos have helped me a ton. Found you shortly after starting a job at a stone quarry in Canada, and I remember my first big welding job. The nerves, lost sleep and thinking there is no way that can be welded and ever hold. Guys at work laugh at me wondering around just looking at a job wondering what I'm doing. I am no where on this scale of repair, but someday I might get asked to do something like this. Keep up the great videos and I love all the details about what you look for and how you learn stuff, very informative and interesting. Cant wait for part 2.
Really know your job there! Looks like alot of heat and time welding it up.
No WD-40?
Need larger grinder…. Faster
If you do the hardest jobs, you'll be known in the trade as a miracle worker. You may leave us a wee bit early but you'll be well remembered. 😅
👍been subscribed to everyone you mentioned. All of you are master craftsman! Thanks for sharing. Look forward to the rest.
Greetings Alistair — I express, in my ignorance of metallurgy, surprise that the original makers of the jaw didn't subject it to every known technology to check for such flaws as the cavities, before sending such a mega-expensive item out to the customer, who in turn, after viewing your video, would be justified in having a go at the foundry. Who knows what points of weakness are lurking unseen in areas of the jaw not presently being attended to?
Im still watching❤
doubt it will work
Simply stonkering repair. It is like building the pyramids with a trowel!
That’s a Pitman
Thank you for the video its amazing what tech schools don't teach one', you are very good at what you did with showing the re fitting of both parts to be welded and the way you looked at which way the bevel need to go .
When I was welding back in my hay days lol, I found that using 309 Stainless was the best for working on most Cast steel items even really poor castings. But always pre-heat and gradually bring the temp down after welding using what ever means possible.
Excellent and meticulous job. one hell of a daunting one. also i was surprised to see curtis getting a shout-out
How many pounds of rod? Guy near me bought a D8 from a pipeline job. They swapped machines after he inspected it. The main frame member was cracked nearly in half. 450 lbs of rod and 2 weeks grinding and welding.
Is it normal to see a casting that bad? I know it's a big piece but those voids were f'kn huge!
A total guess but if i was ding this job i would want $20,000.00 USD
Good lord thats a lot of material to fill in a cast part, i would hate to be stuck with doing that!!
I guess it's safe to say that it's cheaper to repair than replace? Or are there just none of these "available" without a significant wait?
Hello sir, I'm a Heavy Fabricator myself working in the Oil & Gas industry. A few years ago we starting using these 3M CUBITRON II 125MM / 5" – 982C 36 GRIT SANDING DISC 55073 – 25 PACK
sanding pads as opposed to heavy grinding sessions and they are an ABSOLUTE GAME CHANGER. Just try them once and you will be convinced. You can get them in 5 and 7 inch and will cut your grinding time in half they are beasts!!!! And the best part you don't stink of grinding disk.
14:50 any welder that's worth his snuff worries about every weld until its stressed. if it doesn't break immediately, it probably won't.
Totally agree on CEE
Hi allistairc123 what a welding job its massive i don't think Kurtis of Cutting Edge Engineering who love watching would of taken on such a massive welding job as this one.
THAT'S over double the ton/hr output of the asphalt plant that I worked at … on it's BEST days.
👍KUDOS to WhiteBatAudio for awesome tracks…will have to check them out.
P.S.-FACK…I've subbed them & FORGOT
55 mins of video of which 50 mins were dedicated to bitching and complaining. For a guy with 30 yrs experience you sure sound like a millennial princess
20:00 pretty tough weld, with that little penetration…
I would have guessed that welding it would leave it weaker than it was cast and just make It fail again under the extreme conditions its used for , but what do I know 😂
Watching your massive repair job from Sydney Australia. Thanks for sharing your expertise.
man, build yourself a tool to help hold the grinder. Gonna blow out your shoulders.
I want to see a woman do this job. I mean, I would like to see a woman just trying hard, so she could understand why we are very much needed.