Welding in the rain ?

[nickk]

Not sure if you're being serious ?

Try it yourself,everyone I’ve told has had safe results.

 

[500e]

@zeppelin builder that site wants to know how old I am that worse than Varks links

 

[brightspark]

stand on a pallet and a black bin bag when changing rod cjharacter building stuff

 

[highseas]

this was in the lake district , a few years ago , absolute nightmare ! at best holes were pumped out and a bucket of gravel was dumped in .
bottom half of pipes were welded before the water filled up your wellies
much preheat needed

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That was the thirlmear pipeline I take it? I done a few bits for teams on that job and it looked
Much the same start to Finnish

 

[addjunkie]

heres some more rainy day pipe welding . a typical aberdeen autumn day digger is holding shelter from blowing away
its tough at the top
even worse on the bottom View attachment 366955View attachment 366956View attachment 366958View attachment 366958 View attachment 366957

Could have been worse, you could have been in a muddy wet hole, up near Netherley, December in the snow trying to stove the Forties Pipline while still full of oil, with a minor leak held back by a quick expoxy wrap.

 

[zeppelin builder]

Could have been worse, you could have been in a muddy wet hole, up near Netherley, December in the snow trying to stove the Forties Pipline while still full of oil, with a minor leak held back by a quick expoxy wrap.

aye i had a friend on that one with murphy iirc

 

[zeppelin builder]

did you recognise the one i mentioned in Aberdeen it was a new spur for the exhibition centre complex
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[zeppelin builder]

That was the thirlmear pipeline I take it? I done a few bits for teams on that job and it looked
Much the same start to Finnish

yes i think i was the first welder on the park as i had done all the procedures in ireland the chuckle
brothers from NI ( digging crew )
were a nightmare to work with

i

 

[pedrobedro]

Its not that bad, a tingle at its worst

Bob

It's like touching a cattle fence, you soon get used to it

 

[highseas]

yes i think i was the first welder on the park as i had done all the procedures in ireland the chuckle
brothers from NI ( digging crew )
were a nightmare to work with

i

Yeh I done quite a bit of tractor driving carting gravel and fencing gear and then again on reinstatement, theirs a lot of lads round hear that the pipeline has made them.

 

[lincoln17]

When I was on the railway I had lots of this, if it was raining hard luck, you still had to go out and do it my main memory is getting a bit of a belt every time I changed a rod ! ....Keeping your gloves dry just wasn't an option unfortunately...still I'm sure it "builds character".. Happy days eh !

thing o do is wear marigold washing up gloves under your gauntlets, that will protect you from wet gloves/shocks

 

[Bornfree]

thing o do is wear marigold washing up gloves under your gauntlets, that will protect you from wet gloves/shocks

And you're equipped for the washing up when you get home.

 

[Bobupndown]

What could possibly go wrong ?

My team and office motto

 

[Bobupndown]

thing o do is wear marigold washing up gloves under your gauntlets, that will protect you from wet gloves/shocks

And a pair of swimming goggles, flip flops and a thong! Oh wrong forum

 

[Rkweld]

You can always turn the set off at rod change

Done plenty of wet weather welding and not had a problem.

Only thing that got my attention was when i was welding and a guy walked up to me then freaked out because his feet started to tingle when he came near me welding and he backed off hastily. I wasnt sure if he was having me on but it got my attention, i dont mind giving myself a belt from being silly enough to do rainy day welding but i definitely don't want to hurt someone else.