I really appreciate how you showed the good, the bad, and the ugly. This type of honesty allows us to see the real conditions and problems that arise when doing such repairs. I also have no doubt that your repairs are structurally sound, and will last. Thank you Anthony!
A, you did not F it up, you did good. Been working metal for 50+ years and we never stop learning. Repairs, out of position welding, and related is where the boys and the men part ways. Great vids. Rock on Anthony.
I am just a amateur welder with a mig welder and my welds usually are pretty ugly. I am surprised at how often you regrind welds. There is a lot I have to learn about welding and most welding videos do not show grinding metal out or multipass welding processing end to end. This is extremely helpful for someone who seeks knowledge but perhaps doesn't have the resources or cannot benefit monetarily from home welding. Thanks. Subscribed.
In my career as an auto body repairman, I saw a few little fires like that. Ford used magnesium on radiator support panels on a few year models of the trucks and we were constantly warned not to weld on them. Glad you saw it in time.
And that right there is exactly why I keep specifically a CO2 fire extinguisher handy when I am doing welding on anything like this. A CO2 extinguisher doesn't make a HUGE mess and won't contaminate a weld area. And the CO2 will get down in those real odd areas that you can't see.
Yes ,can't overstate the need for a extinguisher of the correct type and size for the job at hand... CO2 would be a great no mess choice here for the job and conditions as stated above...Exactly as I would have taught the trades folks in my classes....
i was in a sale barn this year, and even after wetting down the hay and moving it as far as i could by hand i had the wind take a spark and instantly flare up. fire extinguisher didnt do shit to put it out and wind was blowing pretty good. next thing you know have 2 stalls lit up and wind pushing the fire towards about 20 head of cattle. ive never bailed water so fucking fast in my life out of their troughs to manage it
Often cracks at the toe of a wells like that are from an oversized weld that draws stress to it. It might seem counterintuitive but sometimes less is more. You might want to use a penetrant test to see if you need to replace more. CWI and ironworker here. Still waiting to put up a staircase together.
You mentioned you could have prevented the fire by gorilla taping the fire blanket up so the sparks wouldn’t get there. What I have done in the past is either use several stabila torpedo levels or sola brand they have wicked magnets on them or just magnets to hold the blanket. I haven’t had much luck with tape. Thanks for posting!!
I have a collection of those chinesium magnetic welding triangles for exactly that. HF has them for about $5 for two. Cheap enough that I don't care when I launch the forgotten one across the shop floor and the magnet disintegrates, when pulling out the blanket.
Usually I would say don't be so hard on yourself but after years of watching you do your thing I think I can say you being hard on yourself made you a better welder/fabricator. I love the transparency, be your own worst critic.
Always fun when you get a fire going down in the bottom of something. If someone has never dealt with a fire like that it's hard to understand how fast they can take off into something you can't get a handle on. I keep a couple of extinguishers on hand at all times but the piss can is my first go to, less mess to clean up and a lot cheaper. I've put out some healthy oil / grease fires with one, even though it's not the correct method. Definitely a must have on any mobile rig.
Hello Anthony, I worked in timber industry an in summer time the forest service makes loggers keep fire tools on site one of them is a 5 gallon backpack water-filled fire extinguisher with hand pump.i always have that when doing welding repairs with normal dry extinguisher as backup.much cheaper an don't make a big mess when used.they were called piss pumps keep in cab in winter.
23 years as a payed firefighter on a ladder truck and and at least one guy had to grab a 2 1/2 pressure water can, you can knock down a lot of fire with one.
Over the years, ive learned to always keep a big cleaning spray type bottle of water within reach when welding/cutting on something that may easily catch fire. I also sometimes have the air hose with a blowgun handy. Works to blowout small fires and also handy for cooling things back down if you're welding in the proximity of shaft seals and such. This reminds me.....i still need to get a few fire extinguishers for the cold storage part of my shop.
I'm always welding on something that as so much oil soaked dirt and grease don't matter how much i wet things down or clean it up seems like always got a fire lol keep on doing what you do like watching
Good job with the water and fire extinguisher. That’s happened to me before. Even with fire blanket, a small fire, like that can easily be put out with an air hose with the turbo nozzle.
Good job on catching the fire. Look into getting a used Pressurized Water extinguisher (PW) you refill it with tap water and a shot of Dawn dishwashing detergent and charge it with a tire inflator to 100 psi. I use them all the time welding esp outside with leaves, wood and such about and self-refill makes it a good choice. Because you fill it in the shop, there isn't any hesitation to use it, esp if the neighbors kid is showing off his super soaker, water stream is good for an easy 50 feet.
A ready pumped up garden sprayer is a good thing to have on hand . ..... you can poke the wand into tight spaces....... it may not stop everything, but worst case it will buy you time.
I did it too with my own car... welding a metal patch to the windshield pillar. I protected almost everything... but a spark went down the pillar and dit put some electrical wires in fire... no arm, except some wires were pretty melted... Oh, and there was grease in there too, from anti-rust protection...
Been there on a mini bike, had the engine / carb covered with a welding glove and blanket. It didn't matter. The spark found a way to the air filter. I grabbed *TWO* empty fire extinguishers while contemplating if I should push it *OUT* of the building before it explodes (gas tanks are vented). LUCKILY, I found a *THIRD* fire extinguisher that did the trick.
Dude I’ve been religious watching your videos, my wife got me a stick machine and you’ve shown me a ton of shit already, thank you brotha! Almost took out a whole block with those sparks my man🤣🤣
Good job with the repair and getting the fire out..😂 seeing the fire was a eye opener for me too because I be welding on different types of machines from time to time watching you there helped to make me more aware. I'm watching you a long time now and I'm always learning something from you. As always greetings from 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 from your friend Martin 👋🖐👍
I've done that before. Skid loader belly pans are always full of engine and hydraulic oil. If one is used on a farm or landscaping then it's probably full of hay, straw, leaves and mulch too. Take the bellypan off and powerwash the hell out of it first
Anyone's whos ran air arc knows that shit is hot and spreads Iike nothing else too. 6010 has not shit on some back gouged steel. Damn near unavoidable with that shit.
Daily reminder that fire extinguishers should be in every shop in multiple locations and changed out for known working ones regularly. especially in a hot shop doing welding.
You say you have "complete faith" in a lifetime repair. I'm still trying to figure out the cause of the crack. It appears to be going across a non-structural fender. Somehow there is too much flex there. I was thinking it needs a gusset, but is it possible there is another hidden crack somewhere?
As much as you wear a respirator and a grinding shield you should invest in a papr system. Millers new one is a grind shield and welding hood all in one. Way more comfortable than a respirator also.
I've never ran into a situation like that but if I did giving the location of those cracks I would have approached it with the electric die grinder and a tapered carbide Burr would have been slower but no sparks
I am gonna need another sticker.....I was in a car accident and my SUV was a total loss... Going through some chit right now... Love your videos dude... Keep up the great work man...
I try and leave the vehicle able to be moved quickly and also have an air hose with a long blow gun i made from steel fuel line . most of the time you can blow the fire out even oil fires and cool down any hot slag that falls into places you cant access . the fire extinguisher makes a mess and takes awhile to clean before you can start working again.
I liked your Battery comment about saving thousands of dollars here's a story. I work at a Heavy duty Truck Dealership had a truck come in that would run but had a list of codes and ran poorly. the customer had welded some expanded metal and plate to the dump body and he had shorted out every module in this truck except the Engine ECM and the VCS. all said and done truck was down for almost a year about cost him about $35,000 to repair.
Good stuff 👍 but seeing you wire wheel so close to the fire proof blanket sketches me out. Been there done that and the wire wheel grabbed the blanket and warped the thing faster than I could react. Same job I was doing crack repair on sheet metal on a bowling pinsetter machine and a pile of dust hidden under the machine started smoking, no fire thankfully. They cleaned out that part under the machine for the rest of them after that lol.
When welding cracked metal drill a small hole at the end of the crack it relieves pressure and will stop it from continuing out after drilling then weld out as you normally would just something I picked up repairing equipment.
For people that say that it doesn’t matter to disconnect the battery I have seen new equipment have modules fry over not disconnecting the battery that would have been very costly for a customer.
From what i been told just remoing the battery wouldnt stop high frequency or the high voltage from ruining computers or other electronics. I was told there is a device you can hook on to the battery to reroute the harmful electricity from welding. Of course i always just place my ground in a good clean spot and havent have problems yet
holy shit man that was a close one there. new fear unlocked for me I'm glad I always keep a fire extinguisher in my mini van rig in case something goes wrong. high respects to you remaining calm and not saying F@#k many times during the fire 🤣
Logging equipment is always the worst. Wood chips mixed with leaking oil and grease. A lot of it you just flood the belly pans out with a fire wagon and make sure the wagon is filled back up before you start.
*A lot of welders have a "flaming shed" story. Like airplanes, every one you walk away from is a good one. And every other ASV skid loader has this issue. They should make reinforcement kits for it.*
After setting a couple pieces of equipment on fire even after I’ve done as much as I could to prevent it from happening in the shop, I keep a water hose and water extinguisher handy for the inevitable grease fire. That freaking powder is evil and no matter what you do short of taking the stupid thing completely apart, it gets everywhere and can cause electrical issues later. One time I had a small flare up and as I was putting it out one of the new guys came running to me with an extinguisher. I more or less dared him to use it and before I would have let him I would have pushed the machine out of the shop and let it burn to the ground…… it was junk anyway.
After welding, I would have ground it flat and added a 1/4" plate about 6" x 8" over the top to beef up that bad connection design. When the bucket is full there is alot of weight there.
that has happend to me a few times luckly i always have a fire extinguisher next to me when im welding ive used it many times and saved myself lots of money
I'm always setting the greasy equipment on fire at work. My first go-to is the air blow gun. That will blow out most small fires. But yes I have an extinguisher next to me just in case
last summer bone dry cutting hay had to stop go home arc weld a crack on the haybine and 7018 rod goes good dont want to stop that either but then could hear some crackling sound somewhere opened my helmet lawn was in flames all around me taking off at amazing speed good thing had 5 gallon pail water close by
You ok. Fire comes with the game. But you did good I learned a lot. I’m in the union ironworker and I see a lot of fires set by professionals ironworkers. It’s just going to come with it.
Out of ALL the YT videos I have watched, this has to be the most brutally honest by far. I laughed and loved it (like those stupid Fuckin signs) GREAT job.
what size fire extinguisher do you recommend carrying on your welding truck? Do you have to get specific ones to carry on a welding bed out in the weather?
Sucks when someone would accidentally light a 80k machine on fire. I like my water cannons that blast tons of water on fires instead of the normal fire extinguishers since you won't have all that dust all over everything in the shop
You ever consider degreasing that thing before you start throwing slag in it? Just an idea. I know it can be a LOT of extra work and still plenty to catch fire, just a have ya considered that and do you think it might have helped.
Removing the battery could save thousands? It’s common practice and I understand that but it’s the only thing in the electric system capable of absorbing stray currents! It’s a fire risk if there’s a short and manufacturers are covering their backend by saying it’s necessary but think about it! It’s capable of producing far more current and has the internal resistance to nullify even a big welders stray currents! I’m happy for anyone to prove me wrong! I’d suggest disconnecting the ecu over the battery and On sensitive electronic systems that can suffer from stray emf damage then shielding is the only protection to rely on
I really appreciate how you showed the good, the bad, and the ugly. This type of honesty allows us to see the real conditions and problems that arise when doing such repairs. I also have no doubt that your repairs are structurally sound, and will last. Thank you Anthony!
A, you did not F it up, you did good. Been working metal for 50+ years and we never stop learning. Repairs, out of position welding, and related is where the boys and the men part ways. Great vids. Rock on Anthony.
I am just a amateur welder with a mig welder and my welds usually are pretty ugly. I am surprised at how often you regrind welds. There is a lot I have to learn about welding and most welding videos do not show grinding metal out or multipass welding processing end to end. This is extremely helpful for someone who seeks knowledge but perhaps doesn't have the resources or cannot benefit monetarily from home welding. Thanks. Subscribed.
In my career as an auto body repairman, I saw a few little fires like that. Ford used magnesium on radiator support panels on a few year models of the trucks and we were constantly warned not to weld on them. Glad you saw it in time.
Almost turned into meltin skid steer Anthony lol. Good shit 👍👍
🤣🤣
@@MeltinMetalAnthonyimagine making the mistake of starting a fire. Hahaha
He doesn't fuck around 😂
@@sofakingNickSameevery welder will make fire happen
@sofakingNickSame I lit my pants on fire one time.
And that right there is exactly why I keep specifically a CO2 fire extinguisher handy when I am doing welding on anything like this. A CO2 extinguisher doesn't make a HUGE mess and won't contaminate a weld area. And the CO2 will get down in those real odd areas that you can't see.
Yes ,can't overstate the need for a extinguisher of the correct type and size for the job at hand... CO2 would be a great no mess choice here for the job and conditions as stated above...Exactly as I would have taught the trades folks in my classes....
I have a halon fire extinguisher
Definitely a how-to. Problems pop up fast and how to deal with them.. funky for sure.
Anthony, thanks for being real for us and not pushing out fake “everything works all the time for me” videos. Those don’t help anyone.
i was in a sale barn this year, and even after wetting down the hay and moving it as far as i could by hand i had the wind take a spark and instantly flare up. fire extinguisher didnt do shit to put it out and wind was blowing pretty good. next thing you know have 2 stalls lit up and wind pushing the fire towards about 20 head of cattle. ive never bailed water so fucking fast in my life out of their troughs to manage it
Dam glad you got it!
@@MeltinMetalAnthony yeah so am I
always remind myself that complacency kills. its honestly words to live by. keep up the good work brother
Often cracks at the toe of a wells like that are from an oversized weld that draws stress to it. It might seem counterintuitive but sometimes less is more. You might want to use a penetrant test to see if you need to replace more. CWI and ironworker here. Still waiting to put up a staircase together.
I know you was quick with the fire but in my mind it seemed like minutes!! I’m sitting here going “Fire!! Fire!!” Glad it turned out ok!👍🏼
You and me both!
"The back of my head? Really?" Fuckin got me 😂 Love it! 🤙
You mentioned you could have prevented the fire by gorilla taping the fire blanket up so the sparks wouldn’t get there. What I have done in the past is either use several stabila torpedo levels or sola brand they have wicked magnets on them or just magnets to hold the blanket. I haven’t had much luck with tape. Thanks for posting!!
I have a collection of those chinesium magnetic welding triangles for exactly that. HF has them for about $5 for two. Cheap enough that I don't care when I launch the forgotten one across the shop floor and the magnet disintegrates, when pulling out the blanket.
Good suggestion
Been following you for years, and will continue! Thank you Mr. Anthony!
Holy shit that fire was going good very quickly! That would have shaken me up too. Thanks for sharing the ups and downs.
Maybe not a how to but it's a reality. Sometimes it's good to see things go wrong because that's life.❤
Usually I would say don't be so hard on yourself but after years of watching you do your thing I think I can say you being hard on yourself made you a better welder/fabricator. I love the transparency, be your own worst critic.
Always fun when you get a fire going down in the bottom of something. If someone has never dealt with a fire like that it's hard to understand how fast they can take off into something you can't get a handle on. I keep a couple of extinguishers on hand at all times but the piss can is my first go to, less mess to clean up and a lot cheaper. I've put out some healthy oil / grease fires with one, even though it's not the correct method. Definitely a must have on any mobile rig.
Hello Anthony, I worked in timber industry an in summer time the forest service makes loggers keep fire tools on site one of them is a 5 gallon backpack water-filled fire extinguisher with hand pump.i always have that when doing welding repairs with normal dry extinguisher as backup.much cheaper an don't make a big mess when used.they were called piss pumps keep in cab in winter.
23 years as a payed firefighter on a ladder truck and and at least one guy had to grab a 2 1/2 pressure water can, you can knock down a lot of fire with one.
Over the years, ive learned to always keep a big cleaning spray type bottle of water within reach when welding/cutting on something that may easily catch fire. I also sometimes have the air hose with a blowgun handy. Works to blowout small fires and also handy for cooling things back down if you're welding in the proximity of shaft seals and such.
This reminds me.....i still need to get a few fire extinguishers for the cold storage part of my shop.
I'm always welding on something that as so much oil soaked dirt and grease don't matter how much i wet things down or clean it up seems like always got a fire lol keep on doing what you do like watching
Good job with the water and fire extinguisher. That’s happened to me before. Even with fire blanket, a small fire, like that can easily be put out with an air hose with the turbo nozzle.
Good job on catching the fire. Look into getting a used Pressurized Water extinguisher (PW) you refill it with tap water and a shot of Dawn dishwashing detergent and charge it with a tire inflator to 100 psi. I use them all the time welding esp outside with leaves, wood and such about and self-refill makes it a good choice. Because you fill it in the shop, there isn't any hesitation to use it, esp if the neighbors kid is showing off his super soaker, water stream is good for an easy 50 feet.
A ready pumped up garden sprayer is a good thing to have on hand . ..... you can poke the wand into tight spaces....... it may not stop everything, but worst case it will buy you time.
Not on grease dude
Utmost respect for showing it all -- good, bad, and ugly! Hats off ^^
I did it too with my own car... welding a metal patch to the windshield pillar. I protected almost everything... but a spark went down the pillar and dit put some electrical wires in fire... no arm, except some wires were pretty melted... Oh, and there was grease in there too, from anti-rust protection...
Dang glad to hear you didn’t loose the car
Been there on a mini bike, had the engine / carb covered with a welding glove and blanket. It didn't matter. The spark found a way to the air filter. I grabbed *TWO* empty fire extinguishers while contemplating if I should push it *OUT* of the building before it explodes (gas tanks are vented). LUCKILY, I found a *THIRD* fire extinguisher that did the trick.
Good thing you were prepared with that fire extinguisher! Definitely should have left the arc gouger in the truck on this job!
Dude I’ve been religious watching your videos, my wife got me a stick machine and you’ve shown me a ton of shit already, thank you brotha!
Almost took out a whole block with those sparks my man🤣🤣
Good job with the repair and getting the fire out..😂 seeing the fire was a eye opener for me too because I be welding on different types of machines from time to time watching you there helped to make me more aware.
I'm watching you a long time now and I'm always learning something from you.
As always greetings from 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 from your friend Martin 👋🖐👍
I've done that before. Skid loader belly pans are always full of engine and hydraulic oil. If one is used on a farm or landscaping then it's probably full of hay, straw, leaves and mulch too. Take the bellypan off and powerwash the hell out of it first
Anyone's whos ran air arc knows that shit is hot and spreads Iike nothing else too. 6010 has not shit on some back gouged steel. Damn near unavoidable with that shit.
Daily reminder that fire extinguishers should be in every shop in multiple locations and changed out for known working ones regularly. especially in a hot shop doing welding.
💯
I was welding a hay stacker bed up and a little fire happened.
Rotary files work great in corners.
Great lesson, Anthony! Our family loves your stuff. Keep up the great work!
Thank you! Will do!
This was the most relatable vid I’ve watched from you , 10/10 more like this 😂
You say you have "complete faith" in a lifetime repair.
I'm still trying to figure out the cause of the crack. It appears to be going across a non-structural fender. Somehow there is too much flex there. I was thinking it needs a gusset, but is it possible there is another hidden crack somewhere?
WOW never seen a crack develop there was it cracked on both sides? Good job being aware and catching that fire before it really got out of hand.
As much as you wear a respirator and a grinding shield you should invest in a papr system. Millers new one is a grind shield and welding hood all in one. Way more comfortable than a respirator also.
I've never ran into a situation like that but if I did giving the location of those cracks I would have approached it with the electric die grinder and a tapered carbide Burr would have been slower but no sparks
I am gonna need another sticker.....I was in a car accident and my SUV was a total loss... Going through some chit right now... Love your videos dude... Keep up the great work man...
You're completely right about the battery, it takes literally 5 seconds to take it off and you eliminate any chance of frying the computer
I try and leave the vehicle able to be moved quickly and also have an air hose with a long blow gun i made from steel fuel line . most of the time you can blow the fire out even oil fires and cool down any hot slag that falls into places you cant access . the fire extinguisher makes a mess and takes awhile to clean before you can start working again.
I liked your Battery comment about saving thousands of dollars here's a story. I work at a Heavy duty Truck Dealership had a truck come in that would run but had a list of codes and ran poorly. the customer had welded some expanded metal and plate to the dump body and he had shorted out every module in this truck except the Engine ECM and the VCS. all said and done truck was down for almost a year about cost him about $35,000 to repair.
Still the realest welder out there!! Great vid
Good stuff 👍 but seeing you wire wheel so close to the fire proof blanket sketches me out. Been there done that and the wire wheel grabbed the blanket and warped the thing faster than I could react. Same job I was doing crack repair on sheet metal on a bowling pinsetter machine and a pile of dust hidden under the machine started smoking, no fire thankfully. They cleaned out that part under the machine for the rest of them after that lol.
Looks good to me. I bet that made you pucker a little. Taping the fire blanket is a good idea, I'll have to remember that.
Good video! No pretending, it is how it is.
Always!
When welding cracked metal drill a small hole at the end of the crack it relieves pressure and will stop it from continuing out after drilling then weld out as you normally would just something I picked up repairing equipment.
I just gouge pass the crack. Been doing it that way for years with no cracks coming back
For people that say that it doesn’t matter to disconnect the battery I have seen new equipment have modules fry over not disconnecting the battery that would have been very costly for a customer.
thanks for keeping it real Anthony
From what i been told just remoing the battery wouldnt stop high frequency or the high voltage from ruining computers or other electronics. I was told there is a device you can hook on to the battery to reroute the harmful electricity from welding. Of course i always just place my ground in a good clean spot and havent have problems yet
Great video, Ialways learn something.
Great recovery ❤
holy shit man that was a close one there. new fear unlocked for me I'm glad I always keep a fire extinguisher in my mini van rig in case something goes wrong. high respects to you remaining calm and not saying F@#k many times during the fire 🤣
mini van 4 life. caravan actually. best work truck ive ever had. I dont wanna hear how good your dodge is unless its got a 3.3 in it
@@AA-tb4ff hell yeah
That was scary af.
you got a real terry davis vibe.
i like that.
Logging equipment is always the worst. Wood chips mixed with leaking oil and grease. A lot of it you just flood the belly pans out with a fire wagon and make sure the wagon is filled back up before you start.
*A lot of welders have a "flaming shed" story. Like airplanes, every one you walk away from is a good one. And every other ASV skid loader has this issue. They should make reinforcement kits for it.*
I always have a blow gun with a long tube on it so I can reach down in to put out a fire. If possible, have a helper as a fire watch.
When that fire lit , Anthony said
“Oh hell nah I ain’t about to be buying them a skid steer “
After setting a couple pieces of equipment on fire even after I’ve done as much as I could to prevent it from happening in the shop, I keep a water hose and water extinguisher handy for the inevitable grease fire. That freaking powder is evil and no matter what you do short of taking the stupid thing completely apart, it gets everywhere and can cause electrical issues later.
One time I had a small flare up and as I was putting it out one of the new guys came running to me with an extinguisher. I more or less dared him to use it and before I would have let him I would have pushed the machine out of the shop and let it burn to the ground…… it was junk anyway.
After welding, I would have ground it flat and added a 1/4" plate about 6" x 8" over the top
to beef up that bad connection design. When the bucket is full there is alot of weight there.
that has happend to me a few times luckly i always have a fire extinguisher next to me when im welding ive used it many times and saved myself lots of money
I understand what you are saying but if it works for the duration of the machine then it is a how to. Way gooder than anything I could do
I'm always setting the greasy equipment on fire at work. My first go-to is the air blow gun. That will blow out most small fires. But yes I have an extinguisher next to me just in case
If I can get inside a building I’d preferably use dual shield mig on this repair. That’s just me though .
Fuck yes bro all in all looked like a good repair job 🤘🏽
Good recovery brother 💪sorry but i had to laugh when you put away the arc and came back with the grinder 🤣
last summer bone dry cutting hay had to stop go home arc weld a crack on the haybine and 7018 rod goes good dont want to stop that either but then could hear some crackling sound somewhere opened my helmet lawn was in flames all around me taking off at amazing speed good thing had 5 gallon pail water close by
You ok. Fire comes with the game. But you did good I learned a lot. I’m in the union ironworker and I see a lot of fires set by professionals ironworkers. It’s just going to come with it.
No doubt brother, gotta keep that extinguisher on ya
I'm right there with you man. Try as you might, the perfect piece of molten metal will find the gob of grease. 😂
😳 YIKES! Glad it turned out ok.
Thanks Cliff! Was a close call
Fires good for the soul . Way to handle it kid .
Great video always enjoy the videos close call but I bet every body hsd had that happen some point no damage no harm. 👍👍
Love the videos Anthony!
Out of ALL the YT videos I have watched, this has to be the most brutally honest by far. I laughed and loved it (like those stupid Fuckin signs) GREAT job.
Can welding in the snow be done if take proper precautions
Well you know like all of us, not all work goes perfectly!!😮
Damn near pissed my pants when I seen that fire. I was rooting for ya. Lol
HELL YEA!!! Awesome vid Rockstar! Doesn't matter how well you protect, them damn fires start from time to time! When is the next house update?
Maybe soon! Been working on it a lot lately
Way to go Anthony 👍
what size fire extinguisher do you recommend carrying on your welding truck? Do you have to get specific ones to carry on a welding bed out in the weather?
Cleaning the surface around the weld would help the paint stick
Sucks when someone would accidentally light a 80k machine on fire. I like my water cannons that blast tons of water on fires instead of the normal fire extinguishers since you won't have all that dust all over everything in the shop
You ever consider degreasing that thing before you start throwing slag in it? Just an idea. I know it can be a LOT of extra work and still plenty to catch fire, just a have ya considered that and do you think it might have helped.
Removing the battery could save thousands? It’s common practice and I understand that but it’s the only thing in the electric system capable of absorbing stray currents! It’s a fire risk if there’s a short and manufacturers are covering their backend by saying it’s necessary but think about it! It’s capable of producing far more current and has the internal resistance to nullify even a big welders stray currents! I’m happy for anyone to prove me wrong! I’d suggest disconnecting the ecu over the battery and On sensitive electronic systems that can suffer from stray emf damage then shielding is the only protection to rely on
Other than the childish temper tantrum antics you saved the machine and did a fantastic job of fixing.
That’s part of my process ya cunt
I always use a wet towel. Forget that fire blanket. . A wet towel friend.
I’ll try that
Keep welding forever
we rarely see the back of your head, Thanks! LOL
Right on bro keep up the good fucking work
Thanks brother
In my 25 years of welding I can't even count the number of fires that have started in our shop.
you got a nice back head there bubba lol
🤣🤣
Grab a water can extinguisher to keep with ya. 2.5 gallons, you can refill it yourself, and you don’t have all that corrosive dry chem afterwards.
Poor man's powder coat. Paint it before the weld cools off!
Why air arc this time and not using those weird gouging rods? Air arc works a bit better i bet!
Do you have a lot of problems with your lens flashing while recording?
How much would a process like this be priced at ?
That is an impressive stress Crack.
Tits or tires , you just added tracks