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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
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