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03-30-2006, 09:27 PM
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Inhouse Welding??
This is one thing I've never really tried to do. Maybe I should just go out and buy a welder and start welding things together and give it a try. Just recently had to have the bucket on our 200sr rebuilt and beefed up, tried a place in N.Haven called Tradon (really did a great job) Although he suggested a new bottom in the bucket so he took a templet and ordered it. Do you guys do your own welding, or sub it out?
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03-30-2006, 09:33 PM
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Joe,
We do all small repair welding that can be done with a stick welder. Larger things we have a welder do. I have been trying to take a course by Merriam-Graves for a couple of years. I haven't been able to get them to do a Saturday or winter course yet. Its always weekday or weeknights during busy times.
Nick
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03-30-2006, 09:37 PM
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Nick,
What is Merriam Graves, some kind of school? Thats the kind of course I'd be interested in.
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03-30-2006, 09:48 PM
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Welding supply house all over N. E. They have a training facility near hartford.
Nick
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03-31-2006, 01:07 AM
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small onsite repairs, we typically do ourselves, and light "non-critical" fabricating in our shop. we all can weld good enough to get ourselves in trouble, that's why we leave the needed repairs and fabs to a local weld shop here. although, i did build us a new excavator mounted packwheel this last winter, turned out sweet
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03-31-2006, 06:01 AM
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Hey Day,
Can you post a pic of that pack wheel ( in action )? Thanks.
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03-31-2006, 06:19 AM
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We do all of our own welding, mostly steam and chilled water lines.
However I do some repairs for other guys as well.
Try getting a book on it, some guy named Finch wrote one a few years back and it kinda took the mystrey out of welding for a lot of guys.
With the type of stuff you want to weld, I would go with a bigger stick machine rather than a wire feeder.
BJD
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03-31-2006, 06:36 AM
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My dad does all of our welding and fabing. He can lay down a roll of nickels no problem. Me on the other hand........i'll just sit back and watch.
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03-31-2006, 09:55 AM
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jmic, i have no "action" pics of it, but can take a few dig pics of it and post them on here, it's sitting out in the yard here, freshly painted, waiting to go to work monday
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04-03-2006, 08:11 PM
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let's see if i can get these pics to load up of the packwheel
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04-03-2006, 08:12 PM
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oops forgot one
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