The 'Today's Job' thread

[Bri963]

Alright until you realise you need to re-trim a bit fifty yards back

 

[V8Druid]

Had to gas the bloody things out in the end. Hardened steel just would not take a weld!View attachment 46580View attachment 46581View attachment 46582

Eutectic 299s required

 

[Nick...]

Moved about 70 ton of soil and levelled or should say reduced a slope on some grass.digbits levelling rake doing a great job
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[doobin]

What were you using? 312 stainless would probably have taken.

Eutectic 299s required

I was using a standard mig. You think stainless wire would take? 5% or pure argon?

 

[CPS]

I was using a standard mig. You think stainless wire would take? 5% or pure argon?

It would have took if you turned the juice up

 

[6feetdown]

Taking the greenhouse down to relocate part of it. What bunch of clowns erected I do not know. I spent more time swapping sockets and spanners that I was a rather angry person by the end of the day.
These are the selection used

 

[Bri963]

I was using a standard mig. You think stainless wire would take? 5% or pure argon?

Not wire, stick. you don’t want to be buying a full roll for that job, but yes if you did, Pureshield.

 

[doobin]

It would have took if you turned the juice up

It just blew back at me, no matter where the power was. 250 amps.

 

[CPS]

It just blew back at me, no matter where the power was. 250 amps.

Wonder if they are a bronze lined Bush of some type? At 250 amps you should have got a decent bead in there.

 

[doobin]

Wonder if they are a bronze lined Bush of some type? At 250 amps you should have got a decent bead in there.

Dunno. Just seemed real hard. When I put the gas to it there was a right crack every time I pressed the trigger. Had to pulse it out gingerly

 

[Bri963]

Dunno. Just seemed real hard. When I put the gas to it there was a right crack every time I pressed the trigger. Had to pulse it out gingerly

I did a set on a 100z last year. The weld didn’t “take” to the bush but was enough to pull it in so they’d tap out easier, so don’t think you’ll be posting Them on “Welding Tips and Tricks”.

 

[TiltyShaun]

Fault finding on the Kobelco after the Engcon box started to play up. Mental note to self. In future……check the earth before you take every thing else apart!!!

 

[William127]

Moved the micro on the dropside for the first time today, carried it lovely, easy enough up and down the ramps, especially as there are some slopes at the yard that reduce the angle considerably.
Towed a 1.5 with it yesterday, much nicer being able to swing the buckets into the back of the truck than have them in the trailer, more room to balance the digger

 

[doobin]

Moved the micro on the dropside for the first time today, carried it lovely, easy enough up and down the ramps, especially as there are some slopes at the yard that reduce the angle considerably.
Towed a 1.5 with it yesterday, much nicer being able to swing the buckets into the back of the truck than have them in the trailer, more room to balance the digger

You’ll never look back mate

 

[Giles]

Had my wood butchers hat on early in week getting the mill flood prevention pumping station job finished off, not for me in white but it’s a good product the millboard just at 110m2 so expensive

 

[Storrsy]

Had my wood butchers hat on early in week getting the mill flood prevention pumping station job finished off, not for me in white but it’s a good product the millboard just at 110m2 so expensive

I like the look of that in white myself. Think it makes it look alot brighter being sunk down below ground like that

 

[Vinpetrol]

I like the look of that in white myself. Think it makes it look alot brighter being sunk down below ground like that

I like it as well , what product is it ? I know it’s dear but there are a lot of bad cement based products out there . I like the hatch set up as well that’s really neat

 

[Giles]

I like it as well , what product is it ? I know it’s dear but there are a lot of bad cement based products out there . I like the hatch set up as well that’s really neat

It’s this product

Composite Decking | Premium Wood-Free Decking & Cladding | Millboard

Bienvenue chez Millboard, où nous redéfinissons votre façon de vivre les grands espaces. Nous sommes une entreprise familiale attachée au savoir-faire britannique et à la création de produits au design et à la conception exceptionnels.

millboard.co.uk

Almost a slightly rubberised top so can screw through and it’ll self heal on a fibreglass board . 32mm thick so serious boards.

 

[Monkeybusiness]

It’s this product

Composite Decking | Premium Wood-Free Decking & Cladding | Millboard

Bienvenue chez Millboard, où nous redéfinissons votre façon de vivre les grands espaces. Nous sommes une entreprise familiale attachée au savoir-faire britannique et à la création de produits au design et à la conception exceptionnels.

millboard.co.uk

Almost a slightly rubberised top so can screw through and it’ll self heal on a fibreglass board . 32mm thick so serious boards.

Hilarious that they include ‘sustainable’ in their sales bullshit. This sort of stuff (along with plastic ‘grass’ and vinyl flooring etc) is the least recyclable stuff ever created.
Looks good though and should last (at least as long as the timber structure supporting it anyway!).

 

[Giles]

Hilarious that they include ‘sustainable’ in their sales bullshit. This sort of stuff (along with plastic ‘grass’ and vinyl flooring etc) is the least recyclable stuff ever created.
Looks good though and should last (at least as long as the timber structure supporting it anyway!).

They do a plastic wood or stainless substructure but cost was ridiculous

original job was softwood decking for mill residents association but the guy who’s flat it is wanted the Millboard so he paid the extra but wouldn’t go all the way for substructure