Recent content by Grinder Bill

yo, punk. Why is he pressure testing an open vessel in the first place? Makes you wonder about his thought process, or lack of... As I mentioned in my first post to pugs: do the math. As math is obviously not his strong suit, or yours, let me provide some guidance. His pressure vessel has over...

I'm a big fan of natural selection. Carry on.

Pugs; do some math... Calculate the total surface area of the tank in square inches and multiply by 5 pounds per square inch. This is the amount of energy stored in your pressurized tank...

All around nice place. Add a beer fridge, stereo, TV and a good couch to nap on and you're "retired"...

Where's the beer fridge...?

I recently bought 5 100A splitters to do much the same thing. Paid $35 each, new. Ace APS100 http://www.acemfg.com/commercial-enclosures.html

Wipe the grime off with any product then remove the streaks with a clean cloth and Liquid Ice detailing spray. Magic.

Bolts stretch when tightened; the torque spec provides a safe maximum value that will allow the bolt to do its job without taking a permanent deformation. http://www.fastenal.com/content/documents/FastenalTechnicalReferenceGuide.pdf Start at page 22.

Bolt torque specs: http://www.engineershandbook.com/Tables/torque.htm

Gearhead: love the shop. I'm into shovels as well; '83 wide glide & a 98"er in delkrons. What part of AB? I'm east of Edmonton.

Simple frame, hinged at the back. The foot lever slides under a catch to keep it elevated. The trick to getting it to work correctly is to first shim the base to ride height then fix the components in place.

Truck rim and length of 8" pipe and features retractable wheels: A home for the angle grinders:

Thanks for the lead on the CK-210; it's rated 200A DC&AC. I'll be sourcing one out. http://www.ckworldwide.com/200-amps-ck210.html The Weldcraft WP-26 has been re-branded as the Miller A-200: rated 200A DC & 150A AC. https://www.millerwelds.com/pdf/spec_sheets/AY24-0.pdf

Not to hijack, but his thread has inspired me to switch to AC and give it a try again. However. it's also raised a question that applies to the OP's learning curve... I did alright welding a length of 1" round to 1/4" plate aluminum by cranking the amps to max (200A Miller) and upping the gas to...

The proper name for the pellets is "desiccant" and is the most common passive air drying method. Industrial air dryers that use desiccant also have a regeneration cycle that backflows dry air through the pellets thus removing moisture. Regeneration can also be achieved by heating the desiccant...