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  1. #1
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    Default Some welding and fab skills to aspire to

    For the dinosauars ( like myself ) who still have an interest in Oxy acetylene here is an interesting video .

    That is a oxy-acetylene cutting process ,as well as some other processes are used by an very skilled and professional operator.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc3FreHjpuo.

    The tradesman operates in the US Texas oilfields generally repairing the damage done to the earth moving /drilling machinery.

    Usually I don't have much time for the welders side Utube and some of its look at me's but this fellow is is outsatnding in my humble opinion.

    His ability to assess damage and subsequently repair it in such a way that it far less likely to suffer down the line damage is something to see.

    There is no bragging, , but rather a quietly spoken narrative. The man fully understands when and where and how to remove exterior sections to find any underlying damage that has to be repaired before any cosmetic aspect of the repair can be completed.


    Note his oxy cutting. Hand held and it is second to to none in quality is is very close to machine quality, Note again the sound of the oxy cutting in progress, the particular "tearing" sound, the length of the cutting oxy jetstream.
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    My Tafe instructor used to say."Son,it sounds like a frog farting in a jam jar."

    I do not know why but I never forgot that description.

    These are familiar sounds to someone who truly understands how to set up his torch. Indicat,if you will ,that the lit torch is set up and ready to perform optimally.

    Notice the sparks and slag from the underside of the repair plate plate, being emitted around a 10 to 15 degree angle. The oppositte side of the plate has minimal slag which can be oft cleaned off with a chip hammer.

    Notice he wears his PPE and despite being Texas where it is probably hot as bu***ry AND Safety glasses Under the sheild.

    This fellows standards are some thing we could all aspire to. If you are into earthmoving welded repairs he has a quite a few interesting videos.

    Grahame

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    Yep, been following Isaac for a while now on various platforms and his work is outstanding! He can cut a circle freehand far better than I can manage with a circle cutter.

    His calm, soft spoken manner makes his videos very easy to watch, and he's clearly got a wealth of knowledge that he's very happy to share.

    Cheers,... Jon.

    Sent from my moto g(9) plus using Tapatalk

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    Yes that channel is worth watching as you say he really knows how to a torch, I am big fan of oxy/acetylene weld and cutting, most likely because I grew up using it form about the age of nine hundreds of hours doing DIY body work, did not learn how to electric weld until I was in my teens. The other interesting point about his channel is when he repairs something like a Back hoe beam and when he opens it up, it reveals how big companies like CAT have cut corners.

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    I've seen a bit of this guy. I like his truck setup, particularly the boom crane and umbrella thing he has going on.

    Quote Originally Posted by China View Post
    The other interesting point about his channel is when he repairs something like a Back hoe beam and when he opens it up, it reveals how big companies like CAT have cut corners.
    Yeah, just enough corners for the customer to pay for it, the operators to root it, then have enough engineering slop left over to keep every mining maintenance workshop in business for many, many years to come. Is this what they call trickle down economics, or a business continuity strategy? Not sure if I'm mad, or amazed at it's brilliance.

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