Welding Tips and Tricks

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2015
Thanks all for sharing your knowledge and making this site a great place.
I know most of you have your big day the 25:th but our's begin in less than 2 hours

merry christmas
hope you are good at uphill.....
craig
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL YOU GREAT GUYS

Indeed, Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Blessed Kwanzaa, to all who celebrate each!

And for you overly politically correct folk (you know who you are), I wish you an unoffensive politically correct non-denominational "Happy Holiday!"



Steve S

Steve,
Why do I get the feeling you might be tallking about me

Here is one better, Merry New Year!!
-Jonathan

LOL!

I meant no one in particular. I was just covering my ass with the PC crowd that won't risk offending anyone for any reason.

Steve S

I, on the other hand, will happily offend anyone, without reason.

I'm just being kind on the "holiday"...

Steve S

Let her rip and let the time ones who will be offended sort it out.

Merry Christmas to a great bunch of guys and a great wealth of knowledge!

Exactly Merry Christmas to all my welding brothers

AndersK wrote:Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2015

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LOL..love the pic! ...and Merry Christmas back atcha.

Look what I I found under the tree. A 3 lb box of Unatainum rods Thanks santa I could not find them on onebay. boy o boy now I can weld Anything?

Hehe, yeah you're right welding is only about materials.

I got a new pair Peltor hearing caps, said thanks to my wife and added now I can use one pair in here

I got a very unusual gift this year. It doesn't look like much, but it has potential.
I've attached the before and 'after' pictures, along with a youtube clip of what it should do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feoiwE05vpA I really needed another project.

Otto Nobedder wrote:I was just covering my ass

By covering your @ss you've offended the nudists.

Merry Christmas to all. Insert your holiday or preferred word as you like!

Okay, now a BD-5 is quite the Christmas present.

Was she asking for more life insurance on you this year?

Steve S

Artie F. Emm wrote:

Otto Nobedder wrote:I was just covering my ass

By covering your @ss you've offended the nudists.

Merry Christmas to all. Insert your holiday or preferred word as you like!

Lesser of two evils... Exposing it would likely offend far more people...

Technically, it's still a pile of aluminum parts. I know the history of the BD5 and many pilots died in them.
With a stall speed of 85mph and top speed of 300mph, I can see where there's a lot of room for error.
A sudden engine failure and then trying to maintain 85mph to keep the plane flying would be a challenge.

The aircraft plans were more important to me than anything.
This aircraft has a lot in common with the LiteStar Pulse motorcycle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3tYEoWGtdM

The BD5-A version has a 17ft wingspan, while the B version had a 21.5ft wingspan.
The wings are removable and can be installed within 15 minutes.
Why not a larger sailplane wingspan? This afterall, is an experimental aircraft.
I'm really not sure what to do with this project, but I have lots of ideas.

Otto Nobedder wrote:Okay, now a BD-5 is quite the Christmas present. Was she asking for more life insurance on you this year? Steve S

WerkSpace wrote:I got a very unusual gift this year. It doesn't look like much, but it has potential.
I've attached the before and 'after' pictures, along with a youtube clip of what it should do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feoiwE05vpA I really needed another project.

<----this guy is jealous, all I got was the bill for everyone else lol.

Merry Christmas everyone