Long Welding Day and Nearly Going Down.

 Our Location today is Windsor, Ontario.

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As mentioned in yesterday’s Blog I had a very early start this morning. Mile never questioned what was on my agenda, because I seemed to know of repairs that he was unaware of.

The first thing I did was to start heating the Feedscrew that did not get started yesterday because the PTA had messed up. I then walked over to the Inspection Bench where I would spend an Hour repairing a New Unit that the CNC Mill tried to reshape. That is the advantage of working with metal, if you take too much off, it can be replaced.

There was more prep work at the Plasma Transfer Arc before the actual welding started, but the “Begin to Weld” button was pushed before 7:00. Surprisingly the process ran perfectly leaving a nice consistent build up. If this had been a New Channelled Unit more Amperage and Powder could have been used, allowing me to complete the task in Five Fours. With a Rebuild, lower Amperage and Powder feed are needed so not to destroy the original base. Then multiple layers of material are added, in this case Four to achieve the Quarter Inch build up.

With less than Two Inches of weld to complete, the Torch suddenly went out. The Error Message on the display panel said it all, there was No Argon Gas. It would have taken another Hour to fix that problem, so it was put in the Sandbox. Those final Inches will be done with the TIG Welder on Monday. It was 5:45 when I punched out.

Having spoke to Kathy at lunch time and when leaving the Plant, I stopped at a nearby Restaurant to pick up Fish and Chips for supper. Because of the problem I am experiencing with my leg I sat waiting for the order. When the order was ready when I went to stand up my leg nearly folded under me, because I had left my Walking Stick in the Truck. The Waitress was so concerned that she offered to carry it out for me. Talk about being embarrassed.

It was 7:00 before I walked in the Apartment. T.G.I.F.!

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Be Safe and Enjoy!

It’s about time.

Krackers

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