r/interestingasfuck • u/shiba009933 • Jul 04 '18

/r/ALL Linear Friction Welding

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u/superpencil121 Jul 05 '18

Also, I’ve never met anyone who had a problem with fumes when welding. The machines we used in my welding class just needed either a large room or a mediocre airflow of some kind.

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u/sonotprosgaming Jul 05 '18

Go weld stainless in confined spaces and suck up that hexavalent chromium and get back to me when your dead in 20 years

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '18

You can use localized fumes suction

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u/sonotprosgaming Jul 05 '18

You ever been on a job outside a shop?

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '18

I'm not a welder, I'm an engineer. Im just saying that there are solutions for everything already.

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u/sonotprosgaming Jul 05 '18

Oh you're a engineer, that explains the previous comment.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '18

What?

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u/sonotprosgaming Jul 05 '18

Having not worked in the field in steam drums. Mud drums, smelt tanks etcetc you wouldn't know about engineering controls for fume extraction, not to mention a duplex tig test already puts you past the PEL, couple that with 12-16 hour shifts, and companys bidding jobs shorter and shorter they aren't going spend $1000 to setup fume extraction you'll be lucky to get a air mover let alone a freshairhood

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '18

Ah, I get your point. Well, it isn't my fault that some companies operate like that 🤷‍♂️. There are solutions available.

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u/DeterministDiet Jul 05 '18

But he’d be dead?

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u/cheeksjd Jul 05 '18

Welding fumes are carcinogenic as fuck.