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23-01-11, 16:45
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On spot welding.......
Some observations.....
It takes a few pictures before you finally get a good one of the sparks..... Cleaning the joining surfaces help the quality of the weld and reduces sparks. We used brake cleaner degreasing solution. New tips are a pain until they wear down to a larger contact area..... next time will file them down to larger size before starting. The only way (for me) to really test a weld is to break it apart... read destroy... to check of strength and penetration..... Cleaning up the tip after 24+ welds helps in consistency and quality... dress with a file.... readjust alignment and pressure setting. Good penetration leaves the metal hot...very hot..... wear gloves. When wearing gloves..... wear good leather ones..... drops of flying molten metal will burn through them....ouch..... or fall into the top opening of the gloves..double ouch!!!!! Spot welds every 3 inches on two pieces of 18 gauge steel will distort the metal into a long curve on 6 foot pieces..... not noticeable until after you hold it straight....... next time stagger spot welds... set up better so parts are supported and held flat to spot welder..... Have fun !!!!!
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23-01-11, 17:56
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Hot and Cold Banter
Phil, There is more cold air to come, but at least we have the hobby to keep us warm. I am beginning to suspect that there is a growing awareness of, and a keeness among the olive drab truck crowd in Canada to get more of the modern US military vehicles. Gilles is a case in point.
Speaking of trucks, the rumour mill has it that the Chrysler prototype from across the river has a new home. Not too many details are known, but I am sure that we will get the skinny on this sale and the fate of the truck in the near future. Bob, Thanks for the welding session, We learned so much: clean your work, take your time, adjust your tools, keep glove openings away from the beaten zone of the welder, and of course, a new dance (resulting from hot slag falling down one's glove...).
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RHC Why is it that when you have the $$, you don't have the time, and when you have the time you don't have the $$?
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24-01-11, 00:05
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Yes there is a growing interest in the US CUCV and the larger trucks M35 etc. In Canada no modern vehicles are available and if you do get them you cannot drive them on the roads because of not be able to get a tiltle.
The contact maintenance truck we have has 12,925 miles. It originally came with a generator welder which we removed because it was very hard and expensive getting parts. We installed a 903C 10kw generator from a Humvee and this summer we will use it to power our tools and to provide lights for events. Right now the truck is equipped with all sorts of POL products, fan belts, 24v fuel pumps, tire repair kits and everything needed it perform minor repairs. Our collection of vehicles is oriented towards combat service support and are vehicles are equipped to help others, this goes from the M816 wrecker to my wife's M1010 ambulance. This is what we do, and we do what we like. Gilles
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24-01-11, 22:55
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Different Vehicles
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Take a look up the hill from your garage and tell us if the Chrysler Prototype has moved. Curious minds want to know...
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RHC Why is it that when you have the $$, you don't have the time, and when you have the time you don't have the $$?
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27-01-11, 00:41
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To our aussie friends
Happy Australia Day (from our timezone)! I hope that the flooding abates quickly with no more loss of life.
Australia, Australia, Australia, Australia, we love you amen! Hope that cracked a smile for a few of you down under...
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30-01-11, 19:05
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Quiet Times at the Barn
It was only -6oC but the wind was blowing a bit – so, we fired up trusty Lucifer. The weather service predicted 4-6cm of snow to fall between Friday night and Saturday morning. We ended up with a bit more than that, which prompted Bob to fire up the tractor. He spent a good hour or so clearing away the latest accumulation of snow. Grant brought along his snow blower and cleaned out the areas around the barn and a few of the shelters. The cleaning of the remaining shelters was my focus. Removing snow from the roof and clearing the access paths took about an hour and a half.
We had a period of time where the falling snow as so fluffy that it had the very eerie effect of muffling the usual noises heard at the barn (passing snowmobiles/vehicle traffic and birds). With the yard clear (for the moment), we retired to brunch at our usual haunt. The chat turned to ebay treasures and other items needed to keep us busy at the barn. After lunch, we visited the local metal shop to find a good slab of metal for Bob. He has plans to fabricate a metal spacer for the carb on his truck. Back at the barn, out came the carb collection and reference manuals. Bob and Grant spent the remainder of the afternoon looking at the different carbs and the specs in the manuals. While the dynamic duo fiddled with carby bits, I spent the afternoon playing with the wiring for the HUP. The object of the afternoon was to find a place on the frame to mount a kill switch that was in a very inconspicuous but easily accessible location. Next was to fab up a mount for the switch. With that done, it was time to head home. Photos: 1 - The indispensible tractor and sno-blower 2 - Shopping at the local metal shop 3 - Some of Bob's carbs out for comparision 4 - Bob and Grant going over carb specs and learning that variety is the spice of life when it comes to GM carbs...
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