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| Boatbuilders tale...Mollyhawk Here's a link to an interesting tale of steel boat building (or rebuilding) in South Africa. http://www.jilldickinschinas.com/boo...-build-a-boat/ Running a cheap welder in a bath of fresh water to increase the duty cycle, that is innovation ![]()
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| Wonderful read! Looking forward to getting the book. Thanks for the heads-up Mike. Yes, a welder in water... That, is scary ![]() |
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| Actually its not as silly as it sounds. Fresh water is a very effective insulator which many people do not know. It only conducts electricity as you introduce impurities ... free ions.
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| Did you get the book Mike (WelderF) ? |
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| ...pure water, demineralised, does not conduct.......my Grandfather demonstrated this to me long ago, he threw in a 240VAC open end cable and a coin, he easily removed the coin from the pure water.......i too was amazed at the time.
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| LyndonJ, No, I have more than enough boat-related reading material to absorb, these days. Chapelle, Kinney, Hamlin, Brewer, Colvin, etc., for the design studies. Villiers, Herreshoff, Chichester, etc., for recreation. Had a dream the other night that I was trapped in the hull of an origamiboat, with a tape measure, laser-sight, & book of formulas. I still couldn't find my way out! Ah well, at least I get to spend part of today looking for my next boat! Mike(w/f) Edit: It looks as though the book isn't out yet. Too bad, it would be an interesting read. Last edited by welder/fitter : 05-30-2010 at 02:06 PM. Reason: Add comment |
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