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More on welding

Well yes, there was a ton of “magic smoke” out of the machine, but that did not lessen the fun. The secondary of one of the transformers cooked and needs to be replaced. I’m looking into replacing it with enameled … Continue reading

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Bulkheads and welding

Another update after a short and unfortunately relatively boatbuilding-free summer. We were at the workshop yesterday and started working on the doublers again. Three of them are now dry-fitted and they stand very nicely on their own, you can even … Continue reading

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A side project

Well, no updates for some time, but the time has been spent well. As a side project I just completed an arc welding rig out of some old microwave ovens and an old PC chassis. First welds will be to … Continue reading

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