Metalshop Meetup 2024-1-5

Metalshop Meetup February 2nd 2024

Attendees:

• Larry Meeks
• Rustin Atkeisson
• Nicholas Whitehead
• Steve Straight
• Pip

Purpose of the meeting:

• To discuss what big projects could be supported by people from the metalshop.

• Thank you to everyone that attended and showing how awesome MakeICT really is!

Boiler Removal

• The boiler is an old project that could easily benefit from the help of metalshop users.
  • Discussion covered best practises to cut through 3/8in thick and thicker metal
    • Oxy/Acetylene is great for cutting thick materials and the existing rig can be adjusted to handle 2in plate given the right fuel/air mixture
    • Biggest problem with Oxy/Acetylene is that you will burn through a decent sized oxygen tank within an hour
    • Plasma will not cut through as thick of material, but the consumables last for hours and are cheap to replace
    • Biggest drawback with plasma is that you need a 220v or bigger outlet as well as compressed air to run the machine

• Test cuts were made with the oxy/acetylene torch to get members more familiar with how to adjust the torches
  • Shade 5 hoods and welding gloves were worn during the test cuts

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