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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Newbie



At 10:08 +0000 12/1/00, Captain Nemo wrote:
>The first thing about your plan that rings an alarm bell in my puny little metal-melting mind is the word GALVANIZED.  Braddah, this is bad stuff to be torch-cutting and/or welding on!  It gives off POISONOUS fumes, and also puts cruddy deposits into the puddle.  Every textbook and experienced welder I know of will tell you DON'T DO IT. 
>         ....In your case, it sounds like you're talking about making the majority of your P-hull out of galvanized; that's going to involve
>         a lot of welding inside and outside the tube: plenty of chances to get gassed; ....


...Well then, it seems simple enough: what he needs is a chunk of culvert that's been under a road for a good long time and all the galvanizing is gone and it's just rusty! ;-)

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David
Osage MN USA
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