Thread: Hands off

Originally Posted by underfoot

Hmmm... so this is the forum Dad keeps talking about.
"D1" here, just had a look at the WIP dads been posting on here.. doesn't he make me look good!! glad hes left out all the confused looks and silly mistakes.

Thought I'd just mention an unwritten rule around here (does that now make it written??? )

There are no mention of silly mistakes, just as there are (usually) no mentions of the amount of money one spends recitifying them, or indeed the number of breaths one takes when copmpleting a project. It's just a normal, assumed part of the process

Oh, the one exception are the silly mistakes that land you in ER. but they're over in the Safety forum so we don't look at them too often

Cheers,
Dave

So the model is at the fabricators, all the patterns are cut and the components are being tacked together...and the blokes putting it together have taken ownership of it (suggesting tweaks and adjustments)...
and me..I look on while D1 and the welders discuss the work... ..hmmmm

So what are you going to do with yourself now D1 and the fabricators have effectivel supplanted you

PS I'm only a little jealous of their shed

Its really coming into its own there now. I'm seeing more and more crow for some reason. Its wonderful to be taken through the process like this. Your the man I'll be seeking advice from if ever I get a chance to do something similar.

Originally Posted by movay_2008

.... I'm seeing more and more crow for some reason. .....

You watched too many cartoons.

Hmm, won't be long now, we'll see Undie down at the local mens shed making bread boards

Originally Posted by underfoot

So the model is at the fabricators, all the patterns are cut and the components are being tacked together...and the blokes putting it together have taken ownership of it (suggesting tweaks and adjustments)...
and me..I look on while D1 and the welders discuss the work... ..hmmmm

.... Uuuuuum ...... Can you hear what they are talking bout? Maybe they are working out where to meet for drinks. Welders often would rather talk to blond girls!

Looking good!

Originally Posted by Claw Hama

Hmm, won't be long now, we'll see Undie down at the local mens shed making bread boards

He could always turn pens on that lathe he bought a while ago.

Nice metal workshop Undie, love the trailer position. D1 good to see your is taking it to the finish, next you'll be welding, grinding, painting it
Don't let them steel fellows fool you metal bends better than wood does.

Originally Posted by Claw Hama

Hmm, won't be long now, we'll see Undie down at the local mens shed making bread boards

I always wondered where breadboards came from

Originally Posted by tea lady

.... Uuuuuum ...... Can you hear what they are talking bout? Welders often would rather talk to blond girls!

No!....surely not.......although that might explain half a dozen welders sudden interest in sculpture..(that wasn't apparent when I was there by myself)

Undie

Thanks for the pix. It's really starting to take shape (sorry).

I was completely on the wrong track before as I was thinking in terms of casting and obviously it is being fabricated. Are there any special welding considerations for the "corten"?

Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by tea lady

He could always turn pens on that lathe he bought a while ago.

..Nope that lathe sold..so no penturning for this little black duck

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

Are there any special welding considerations for the "corten"?l

I just learned that it can be mig welded with mild steel wire...the weld takes on the properties of the cor-ten (according to those that know)

A bit of an update...deadline for install is looming (has loomed)
plinths have been poured onsite..drove down (5hrs return) to measure them up..bucketing rain, sticky red mud everywhere and the plinth moulds were full of water...arranged a crane for next week (maybe)
meanwhile back at the ranch..components are being put together

God, don't let D1 hook up with a Sheetie, there a layabout usless lot. I know, I was one/ were 1, but then me changed.

On a more sensible note, how are you fixing them to the plinth Undie (should I ask yet?)

You mean you left D1 behind hope not stupervising them sheety fellows Then again she would know more about where they are going wrong than yourself I suppose.