Doug Miller wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >iv got a 18 foot trailer that i bought it has an old metal deck that i
> >want to take off and replace with wood but i cant get half the welds to
> >brack is there another way to remove them iv used sledge hamers heating
> >torches and hammer drills along with grinders am i missing something??
>
> Yes, you are: capitalization, punctuation, and the right newsgroup.
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
>
> It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
If its the wrong group then explain why it came up with a search for
welding?
Mike Marlow wrote:
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > iv got a 18 foot trailer that i bought it has an old metal deck that i
> > want to take off and replace with wood but i cant get half the welds to
> > brack is there another way to remove them iv used sledge hamers heating
> > torches and hammer drills along with grinders am i missing something??
> >
>
> Why doesn't this sound right? How did you go about trying to grind them
> off?
>
> --
>
> -Mike-
> [email protected]
I tryed to grind them off by flat and side of the grinder but what i
should have added to the oragenal message is the welds are extremly
think there is three layers of sheet metal on it. All i end up doing is
destroing the grinding wheel.
[email protected] wrote:
> Mike Marlow wrote:
> > <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > iv got a 18 foot trailer that i bought it has an old metal deck that i
> > > want to take off and replace with wood but i cant get half the welds to
> > > brack is there another way to remove them iv used sledge hamers heating
> > > torches and hammer drills along with grinders am i missing something??
> > >
> >
> > Why doesn't this sound right? How did you go about trying to grind them
> > off?
> >
> > --
> >
> > -Mike-
> > [email protected]
>
>
> I tryed to grind them off by flat and side of the grinder but what i
> should have added to the oragenal message is the welds are extremly
> think there is three layers of sheet metal on it. All i end up doing is
> destroing the grinding wheel.
sorry about the mix up i am a member of this group and when i did the
search and seen the refrence of welding in it i should have checked to
make sure the content and i do apologize about it.
[email protected] wrote:
>
> ...
>
> sorry about the mix up i am a member of this group and when i did the
> search and seen the refrence of welding in it i should have checked to
> make sure the content and i do apologize about it.
There are members of UseNet newsgroups.
I've broken welds using a hammer and a cold chisel.
Hearing protection is a good idea when doing that.
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FF
[email protected] wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
> >
> > ...
> >
> > sorry about the mix up i am a member of this group and when i did the
> > search and seen the refrence of welding in it i should have checked to
> > make sure the content and i do apologize about it.
>
> There are members of UseNet newsgroups.
>
Splorf! That should have been:
There are NO members of UseNet newsgroups.
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<[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> Doug Miller wrote:
> > In article <[email protected]>,
"[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >iv got a 18 foot trailer that i bought it has an old metal deck that i
> > >want to take off and replace with wood but i cant get half the welds to
> > >brack is there another way to remove them iv used sledge hamers heating
> > >torches and hammer drills along with grinders am i missing something??
> >
> > Yes, you are: capitalization, punctuation, and the right newsgroup.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
> >
> > It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
>
> If its the wrong group then explain why it came up with a search for
> welding?
>
I don't know how you found this group with a search on the word "welding".
I did a google search on the word and came up with pages of links - none of
which, within the 7 pages I viewed, pointed to this forum. But - there were
7 other pages of links that probably could have answered you question more
appropriately.
As to why it may come up in a search - this is a usenet newsgroup. There
may have been a thread about welding - could have been a thread about a
broken weld on a tablesaw for example, and that is all it would take for
that thread to show up in a search. It's up to you to look at the content
of the link a bit to see if it makes sense. Off the top of my head, I would
not assume a woodworking newsgroup would be the place to post a welding
question.
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
Replace heating torches with cutting torches or plasma cutters.
The welds are not likely continuous, so cut around them and remove 98%
of the metal decking. Be careful not to cut the metal supports
underneath the decking.
When nothing but the welds remain, notch the replacement boards to
accomodate the weld buildup.
On 17 Jun 2006 10:04:16 -0700, "[email protected]"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>iv got a 18 foot trailer that i bought it has an old metal deck that i
>want to take off and replace with wood but i cant get half the welds to
>brack is there another way to remove them iv used sledge hamers heating
>torches and hammer drills along with grinders am i missing something??
In article <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
>iv got a 18 foot trailer that i bought it has an old metal deck that i
>want to take off and replace with wood but i cant get half the welds to
>brack is there another way to remove them iv used sledge hamers heating
>torches and hammer drills along with grinders am i missing something??
Yes, you are: capitalization, punctuation, and the right newsgroup.
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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
I cannot tell you why it would come up in a welding question, it
is obviously for wood working. The group is monitored by a number
of readers who also do metal work and welding.
If you learn how to spell, punctuate, and capitalize you might
submit your question to :
rec.crafts.metalworking
and/or
sci.engr.joining.welding
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Keep the whole world singing . . . .
DanG (remove the sevens)
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<[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> Doug Miller wrote:
>> In article
>> <[email protected]>,
>> "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >iv got a 18 foot trailer that i bought it has an old metal
>> >deck that i
>> >want to take off and replace with wood but i cant get half the
>> >welds to
>> >brack is there another way to remove them iv used sledge
>> >hamers heating
>> >torches and hammer drills along with grinders am i missing
>> >something??
>>
>> Yes, you are: capitalization, punctuation, and the right
>> newsgroup.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
>>
>> It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
>
> If its the wrong group then explain why it came up with a search
> for
> welding?
>
In article <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>Doug Miller wrote:
>> In article <[email protected]>,
> "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >iv got a 18 foot trailer that i bought it has an old metal deck that i
>> >want to take off and replace with wood but i cant get half the welds to
>> >brack is there another way to remove them iv used sledge hamers heating
>> >torches and hammer drills along with grinders am i missing something??
>>
>> Yes, you are: capitalization, punctuation, and the right newsgroup.
>
>If its the wrong group then explain why it came up with a search for
>welding?
*You* explain why you think questions about welding are appropriate in
rec.WOODworking.
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>> It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
>
> If its the wrong group then explain why it came up with a search for
> welding?
>
This is not an answer to that question but some times you have to apply some
common sense to filter out obviously incorrect suggestions of where to look.
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> iv got a 18 foot trailer that i bought it has an old metal deck that i
> want to take off and replace with wood but i cant get half the welds to
> brack is there another way to remove them iv used sledge hamers heating
> torches and hammer drills along with grinders am i missing something??
Hey, E.E. Cummings, take it to another newsgroup.
todd
He's asking for advice on installing a wooden deck.
Mike Marlow wrote:
> As to why it may come up in a search - this is a usenet newsgroup. There
> may have been a thread about welding - could have been a thread about a
> broken weld on a tablesaw for example, and that is all it would take for
> that thread to show up in a search. It's up to you to look at the content
> of the link a bit to see if it makes sense. Off the top of my head, I would
> not assume a woodworking newsgroup would be the place to post a welding
> question.
>
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> iv got a 18 foot trailer that i bought it has an old metal deck that i
> want to take off and replace with wood but i cant get half the welds to
> brack is there another way to remove them iv used sledge hamers heating
> torches and hammer drills along with grinders am i missing something??
>
Why doesn't this sound right? How did you go about trying to grind them
off?
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
On 17 Jun 2006 10:04:16 -0700, "[email protected]"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>iv got a 18 foot trailer that i bought it has an old metal deck that i
>want to take off and replace with wood but i cant get half the welds to
>brack
You need an angle grinder, about 4 1/2". Don't be afraid to buy a cheap
one to get you started -- Hey, you're anywhere near welded steel, you
need an angle grinder. Get a flap wheel for it, a narrow cutting disk
and a twisted cup wire brush (for stripping paint). Get some safety
goggles, earmuffs and thick gloves too.
Use the narrow cutting disk to cut a groove through the weld, running
parallel to the edge of the piece you want to keep. You don't have to
cut all the way through, just make a deep groove. If you have to, be
brutal to the "scrap" piece and chop through that first. Damage things
you don't need, so as to preserve things you do want. When you have the
groove most of the way through, switch off the grinder and try bending
the steel back and forth until it cracks. Don't hammer it -- that bends
things you'll only have to fix afterwards. If it won't crack or bend
yet, cut the groove deeper.
When it's apart, tidy it up with the flap disk.
BTW If you try to use the cutting disk as a grinding disk (grinding on
the side of it), or if you try to bend it, then it will crack and
shatter -- probably hitting you in the face. Use the damned thing
properly or you're likely to get hurt.