I've known too many welders that didn't want to bother with backing plates or cutting a proper bevel for that matter. It's good to see someone doing it right. Did anyone else notice that the initial crack was in the HAZ rather than the actual weld. That's a pretty typical situation.
I retired from a 40 year career in the steel/scrap metal recycling business. All heavy industrial, auto shredders. shears, electric furnaces, casting machines, rolling mill stands etc. My last 8 years I sold engineered steel castings for rock crushers & auto shredders. Worked with many guys like you which in my opinion are some of the most talented people out there today. I really enjoy your videos because they bring back memories of all those guys that got us up & running again.
Im nowhere near what you do, i manage horse stables, and do some farm welding but brother, i love watching you do what you do. Youre a magician with sparks and fire. You deserve way more subs.
I was raised in Lancaster in the 50's. My mind relates the Bob Nolan song "Tumbling Tumble Weeds. as a anthem for the Mojave desert, along with "Cool Water".
Excellent presentation. Thank you. The internal backing plate is great. Extra effort for a strong joint that goes unseen. Hopefully the owners are appreciative of the extra time and effort that went into the repair. I was surprised you didn't put plates on both sides.
As a DIYer I usually learn something from your work that I can apply on my farm. Today it was putting some of that anchorlube at the base of the vice/material to keep dipping your drill bit into! I usually waste time and fluid continually applying.
I have worked on these with stick welding A few moons ago. Some of the hardest clean up because of the dust accumulation. I learned to have the surfaces cleaned with pressure washing . Had a dust flash one time. NO more will have it cleaned . Stay safe!!
I can't believe how much I learn from these videos. Thank you! Tell me, I see a lot of crack repair on your channel and on IC weld. Do these repairs ever turn out permanent or are you just buying time until it cracks again?
Nothing is more permanent than a temporary fix, if that doesn’t work then they’ll fix it a little more the next time. When I was farming that’s how we did it.
Never a dull job for you seems like as you always are working on different equipment welding fabricating and always a very professional job ! Thanks for the video ! Stay safe ! 👍👍
I bet you could find a ton of things that need fixing out there. Glad they have someone inspecting before catastrophic failures occur. I was wondering of you were gonna tack that expanded metal, to the left, back up. Again, you'd bre chasing things that need welding all day out there. Thanks for the video, great job.
Only do the work that is agreed upon. You go playing in the rhubarb you will piss somebody off. Something is the way it is for a reason, and you go changing it. Suddenly you no longer get any work from them, and maybe one or two other outfits.
Hey !! Nice touch of including an example of geography for where your travels take you. Especially when it’s my home town ! Glad this repair wasn’t during late July. Top shelf repair, “again” Greg. Hope you returned home thru Tehachapi. Nice thru there
You done a great job repairing the crack. That should outlast the machine now. Maybe next time they will call you before the machine is about to decinigrate 😂😂.
Really nice work. And so pleased to see you leave the finished weld cleaned but unground. Superb welding like that should not be concealed. BTW: Your last (Unconventional welding) vid exactly made my point about 800A welding. If you're looking for ideas for other things to destroy at 800A, for kicks and internet clicks, can I suggest a 1oz platinum bar: 41x24x1.5mm (~1.6 x x1 x 1/16") and only ~$1000 a pop. Using a tungsten rod woul dmake for some spectacular video withhuge arcs, but a 10 x 300mm rod is only ~$250.
Some bosses say anything that they don't get for free is really expensive. One asshole wanted to use used motor oil . Needless to say I quite as soon as I could find something else. They don't realize how much time you save by using the right stuff . Plus saving on bits taps etc. 🍻
As that after manufacture flat bar vertical support was suspicious inline with the crack I would suspect that it was the flat bar support was the cause of the crack. Making the structure too rigid at that point.
The equipment this guy runs on his truck makes these repairs look deceptively easy. He is gouging with a 105 I believe And running 1/16 dual shield , if you have never worked with either, you simply can’t imagine how fast he can get shit done.
You don’t need that equipment to make it look easy. Yes he is good and has tools that do make it less stressful and profitable. That’s a rather straight forward repair that can be done fast and efficiently with a torch and 5/32 rods. Good job though man not to take anything away from you you do great work. Love the 1/16th ultracore myself too.
I will say this, and I don’t know you and I don’t know ofw. But I respect everyone of us. His setup can charge 2.5 times what everyone else can and still be cheaper to his customers. Customers that own lots of big iron like it looks his customers do, just know this. I am not young and I am not old , this guy has a game plan, he’s got 3/4 a million in trucks, and he ain’t stick welding
@@badjeepman sure, I just meant a plasma and 1/16 here doesn’t make it look easy. A torch and 1/16 wire would do the same or a torch and rod you could make it look easy. Tools don’t make the welder the welder does. At a point having more tools yes makes life easier. I just don’t see how those tools did it here to the effect of your original comment. I just repaired broken arms on a big dozer with a torch and 1/16 wire. I don’t understand how a plasma would have made that deceptively look easy for example. That’s all I meant and not everything can be wire welded. Some customers have their own or manufacturer procedures they like to follow that req pre or post heat and say 8018 for example.
I don't miss the days of working on crushers. The quarry I worked for required a hard hat even with a welding hood. What a pain. But the nylon safety vest would have been a no go. Guess msha rules depend on where you are.
@10:54 more awesome "robot" welds, Nice 👍👍 love the splash screen with the glue gun. I bet someone thought about some Bondo on it they put it up for sale...
Wonder if the channel was point loading the RHS, caused a fatigue crack and it grew from there. If it goes again maybe put a plate between the channel and the RHS to spread the load..?
The "Crack" in this Contracted job, started "Fishy, And very Tacky", ending in a Fully Pleased Complete Solid Super Strong Welded Long Lasting Completed Contracted Finished Seal of Approval.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us Greg. I consider you a friend even though we haven’t met yet lol also what material (steel) do you always keep in your truck as a go to for miscellaneous repairs? Or do you only carry what you specifically need?
Wouldn’t you close that gap before welding? You could see it expand once you cut into it. We would weld eyelet rings and use come a longs or a loader on site
wait, someone found a crack and called you to fix it before the machine split in half, what fun is that.
:)))
That backing bar trick is prety slick👌
I learned something new today 👍
Works for patching drywall, too. But screws instead of mig 😂
I've known too many welders that didn't want to bother with backing plates or cutting a proper bevel for that matter. It's good to see someone doing it right. Did anyone else notice that the initial crack was in the HAZ rather than the actual weld. That's a pretty typical situation.
That makes two of us, always love to see new tricks.
I've noticed that too, I feel that a lot of bosses now a days just want it done fast and cheap as possible.
I retired from a 40 year career in the steel/scrap metal recycling business. All heavy industrial, auto shredders. shears, electric furnaces, casting machines, rolling mill stands etc. My last 8 years I sold engineered steel castings for rock crushers & auto shredders. Worked with many guys like you which in my opinion are some of the most talented people out there today. I really enjoy your videos because they bring back memories of all those guys that got us up & running again.
Good tip there with the wire, noted.
Those trip charges must be brutal! Nice work as always =)
Looks great , thanks for bringing us along
You're welding and fabrication skills must come from years of experience it's good to see you take pride in your work
Just watched Andrew Camaratta's new one and now yours. TY, Two of my faves.
You made that repair look easy! I agree, don’t grind a great weld this ain’t furniture
My philosophy is not to grind down a structural weld on machines and equipments.
I agree! There is strength in the cap.
And a nice weld isn’t unattractive
And a nice weld isn’t unattractive
I know how much the wind bothers you. Well done, your work was great.
*On Fire Welding* Bravo well done, thank-you sir for taking the time to bring us along. GOD Bless.
Lovely just finished watching CEE and now I get to see how it’s done in the wild
An interesting repair, awkward placed cracks but you did a great job young man!
Im nowhere near what you do, i manage horse stables, and do some farm welding but brother, i love watching you do what you do. Youre a magician with sparks and fire. You deserve way more subs.
always great to see a crack being fixed......cheers from Florida, Paul
I was raised in Lancaster in the 50's. My mind relates the Bob Nolan song "Tumbling Tumble Weeds. as a anthem for the Mojave desert, along with "Cool Water".
I was thinking the same thing myself 😂
Those Crushers are earn a lifetime of repairs due to the kinetics of crushing...
Nice work in the field, your experience speaks for itself.
Excellent presentation. Thank you. The internal backing plate is great. Extra effort for a strong joint that goes unseen. Hopefully the owners are appreciative of the extra time and effort that went into the repair. I was surprised you didn't put plates on both sides.
Amazing work of art.
10:39 let’s go that was nice moves
Thank you for taking us along.
Sweet repair in the field! thanks for sharing, love this real world stuff
Everybody loves anchorlube on the youtube
As a DIYer I usually learn something from your work that I can apply on my farm. Today it was putting some of that anchorlube at the base of the vice/material to keep dipping your drill bit into! I usually waste time and fluid continually applying.
I have worked on these with stick welding A few moons ago. Some of the hardest clean up because of the dust accumulation. I learned to have the surfaces cleaned with pressure washing . Had a dust flash one time. NO more will have it cleaned . Stay safe!!
I can't believe how much I learn from these videos. Thank you! Tell me, I see a lot of crack repair on your channel and on IC weld. Do these repairs ever turn out permanent or are you just buying time until it cracks again?
Nothing is more permanent than a temporary fix, if that doesn’t work then they’ll fix it a little more the next time. When I was farming that’s how we did it.
If given enough time, I try to fix it as good or better than original. And they usually last a long time.
Welder's get into it! We even had underwater welders at the shipyard. Them dudes made serious money.
60k, glad to see you are growing steadily in subscribers. Much deserved.
Awesome repair 👍🏿I must be the only welder that still use an ole school Ranger 305 stick welder on job site calls like that😁
Excellent repair!
I have never welded and never will. I'm grateful for those who do.
Me- the good news is I can still weld, the bad news is I still weld like a carpenter
I used to on the farm but not anymore. It can be interesting
First class as always
Nice work, and done in a prompt & efficient manner, 💯 percent Top tier 😉
Never a dull moment I'd sit at night searching for videos from you and I C weld it's like a welding classes on line thanks for sharing
thank you Greg.....making my Friday great....Paulie
Never a dull job for you seems like as you always are working on different equipment welding fabricating and always a very professional job ! Thanks for the video ! Stay safe ! 👍👍
I bet you could find a ton of things that need fixing out there. Glad they have someone inspecting before catastrophic failures occur. I was wondering of you were gonna tack that expanded metal, to the left, back up. Again, you'd bre chasing things that need welding all day out there. Thanks for the video, great job.
Only do the work that is agreed upon. You go playing in the rhubarb you will piss somebody off. Something is the way it is for a reason, and you go changing it. Suddenly you no longer get any work from them, and maybe one or two other outfits.
Welding is one hell of a drug...
Always enjoy your videos! Great process repairing a crappy repair! Aaaah yes those lovely California winds....! Be safe, have fun!
"Maybe we'll leave that one instead of sanding it flat." 👍😎
It would be shame, realy, let a great job speak for itself. Marketing! :)
Hey !! Nice touch of including an example of geography for where your travels take you. Especially when it’s my home town ! Glad this repair wasn’t during late July. Top shelf repair, “again” Greg. Hope you returned home thru Tehachapi. Nice thru there
I love driving through Tehachapi!
You done a great job repairing the crack. That should outlast the machine now. Maybe next time they will call you before the machine is about to decinigrate 😂😂.
746 👍's up on fire welding thank you for sharing 🤗
Really nice work. And so pleased to see you leave the finished weld cleaned but unground. Superb welding like that should not be concealed.
BTW: Your last (Unconventional welding) vid exactly made my point about 800A welding. If you're looking for ideas for other things to destroy at 800A, for kicks and internet clicks, can I suggest a 1oz platinum bar: 41x24x1.5mm (~1.6 x x1 x 1/16") and only ~$1000 a pop. Using a tungsten rod woul dmake for some spectacular video withhuge arcs, but a 10 x 300mm rod is only ~$250.
Nice, meaty welds,! Thanks for bringing me along.
Brilliant channel 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧
Great video! Thanks!
You are a surgeon with the plasma cutter 🙌 awesome job
Some bosses say anything that they don't get for free is really expensive. One asshole wanted to use used motor oil . Needless to say I quite as soon as I could find something else. They don't realize how much time you save by using the right stuff . Plus saving on bits taps etc. 🍻
Nice job
As that after manufacture flat bar vertical support was suspicious inline with the crack I would suspect that it was the flat bar support was the cause of the crack.
Making the structure too rigid at that point.
Nice repair.
Nice job!
The wind makes work harder. Always dust and dirt in your face. Not to mention blowing your coverage gas away.
Man you make it look easy even if it ain’t
Awesome, thank you for sharing, another great job 👍👍👍👍
Всё четко и профессионально 👍
The radius is 2x the wall thickness
was running road jobs for a few months that plasma cutter, looks like it saves alot of time versus a cutting wheel or torch. would have been handy
Anchorlube is amazing just have to be careful with it up north in the freezing temps it separates and gets extremely runny/ doesn’t work as well.
Nice repair, prep. is outstanding, looks like might be fatigue failure in which case no repair will last for long, let us know if it lasts. Thanks Ray
No. 1...... Have a nice weekend...🍻
At least you had a nice breeze lol. At least it was still in one pieces and not a twisted up pos
My favorite is the gusset with a giant hole in the middle and the crack still just went straight across,
Thanks for your videos.
Those are some pretty welds for being in the wind like that, or it looked windy.
I can't believe that the fun police didn't come out again and give you hell for not having a guard on your grinder! Lol
The equipment this guy runs on his truck makes these repairs look deceptively easy. He is gouging with a 105 I believe
And running 1/16 dual shield , if you have never worked with either, you simply can’t imagine how fast he can get shit done.
Finally someone who understands!! Thank you for your support!
You don’t need that equipment to make it look easy. Yes he is good and has tools that do make it less stressful and profitable. That’s a rather straight forward repair that can be done fast and efficiently with a torch and 5/32 rods. Good job though man not to take anything away from you you do great work. Love the 1/16th ultracore myself too.
I will say this, and I don’t know you and I don’t know ofw. But I respect everyone of us. His setup can charge 2.5 times what everyone else can and still be cheaper to his customers. Customers that own lots of big iron like it looks his customers do, just know this. I am not young and I am not old , this guy has a game plan, he’s got 3/4 a million in trucks, and he ain’t stick welding
@@badjeepman sure, I just meant a plasma and 1/16 here doesn’t make it look easy. A torch and 1/16 wire would do the same or a torch and rod you could make it look easy. Tools don’t make the welder the welder does. At a point having more tools yes makes life easier. I just don’t see how those tools did it here to the effect of your original comment. I just repaired broken arms on a big dozer with a torch and 1/16 wire. I don’t understand how a plasma would have made that deceptively look easy for example. That’s all I meant and not everything can be wire welded. Some customers have their own or manufacturer procedures they like to follow that req pre or post heat and say 8018 for example.
nice work. i like MIG over stick. always ran steel wire and 75/25, light duty fab nothing like this.
I used to use that back In the mid 90s
Image that a rock crusher with a crack never saw that before
You always amaze me!
good fixx!!!
I don't miss the days of working on crushers. The quarry I worked for required a hard hat even with a welding hood. What a pain. But the nylon safety vest would have been a no go. Guess msha rules depend on where you are.
If you can't find a spot weld wipe the panel with lacquer thinner
Also nice weave. Watch those keyboard welders will tell you weaving is bad.
Why is weaving good?
Hahah, I’m waiting for it.
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Big smile on my face!! ya! Coffees on! Here we go! Cheers!;-)!
True Professional
BEST WELDER SOUTH OF THE PATAGONIA!!
Excellent
“Welding in the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter.” Seriously tho, awesome welding skills!
@10:54 more awesome "robot" welds, Nice 👍👍 love the splash screen with the glue gun. I bet someone thought about some Bondo on it they put it up for sale...
Anchorlube: like the product, hate the squeeze bottle dispenser as nozzle clogs frequently. Wish I could find it in the jar with the screw top 🙏
I know they make that jar.
Full time welder, part time tumbleweed wrangler.👌
Be interesting to see how long it takes for that to crack out again or not.
The wire to hold the backing plate is genius.
Are you running centerfire consumables or acculock S?
Centerfire
So mutch time earned by using dualshield insted of stick. Look’s great. But you went a little to fast on the kne plate. On the vertical string.
Wonder if the channel was point loading the RHS, caused a fatigue crack and it grew from there. If it goes again maybe put a plate between the channel and the RHS to spread the load..?
The "Crack" in this Contracted job, started "Fishy, And very Tacky", ending in a Fully Pleased Complete Solid Super Strong Welded Long Lasting Completed Contracted Finished Seal of Approval.
A Zen Master welder...
never run out of work in a crushing plant self destructive
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us Greg. I consider you a friend even though we haven’t met yet lol also what material (steel) do you always keep in your truck as a go to for miscellaneous repairs? Or do you only carry what you specifically need?
I have a small pile of random steel that I keep in there. Nothing specific.
Wouldn’t you close that gap before welding? You could see it expand once you cut into it. We would weld eyelet rings and use come a longs or a loader on site
If it opened, it wasn’t very much. So not necessary in this situation.
Great stuff.....do you drag the plasma tip on the metal or keep it above a bit?. Thanks.
Why welding area become weak and easy to crack again?
Love this repair! Was this dual shield with your suitcase ?
Yes
What could be done during the manufacturing process to stop that crack from happening ?
Don't operate them.
Probably add a plate on the bottom in between the channel and tube.
Wy grind it off if there's no nead to can't see the point putting it on first
is that plant for cement components or is that a gypsum refining plant.?
Gravel and cement I would guess.
CA doesn't have gypsum mining for the most part. One or two way down south if they still exist.