Larry H Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 well the first day went well, a few broken pieces.... previous welds were not that good, ours weren't perfect either...swinging around in that bucket,.. it was tough but we made them stick. I have a few vids and pics coming , but here is a few for now , the first is Sri Lanka the piece that started the whole thing,.....it went near the top, I don't know if it was summer or winter when they figured that out, I must have had the zoom on with the- to the ground pics, because it was pretty high, I loved every minute, even though I'm an old geezer, my helper thought I was going to fall out because I was standing on the edge of the bucket to make the weld, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Fabrizio Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Thanks for the pics!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksnagel Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Where are you! It looks like the old Worlds Fair globe at Coney Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 I went to the world fair in new york as a boy. That is great love the pictures. What a exciting chance of a lifetime. I was thinking about it this is what you needed for the job http://www.zena.net/htdocs/welders/BPW.shtml#Top BACKPAK WELDERS GO TO BACKPAK WELDERS IN ONLINE STORE Backpak Welders BPW150T Ultra-compact/lightweight/portable fully self-contained engine driven 150A 100% duty cycle hi-frequency DC mobile welding system -- under 65lb -- mounted on welded aluminum backpack frame w/20ft. welding/control cables+5 qt fuel tank+harness Price 84 lb. Backpak Welders BPW150 Ultra-compact/lightweight/portable engine driven 150A 100% duty cycle hi-frequency DC mobile welding system -- external tank model -- under 60lb -- mounted on welded aluminum backpack frame w/20ft. welding/control cables+harness Price 82 lb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry H Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 I went to the world fair in new york as a boy. That is great love the pictures. What a exciting chance of a lifetime. I was thinking about it this is what you needed for the job that is a great looking machine.......not that I would wear it.....i would fix it to the side of the bucket and add a few feet of cable, I think I i'll look into that one. I have more pics yet to be loaded. some from today....the last day.....we re-did Viet->Nam .....sorry,, Mr. Snagle....Worlds Fair...april, 64....Flushing Meadow park , Queens ,N.Y. FTC....the exhaust might choke us if the wind isn't right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuge Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 That looks fun. What all did you have to do for this job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry H Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 the "rings" are held on by cables which were put through the 8" SS tube before the tubes were welded together, one cable pulled out .....I made a SS ring, welded it on and fed a new SS cable through, then we started welding supports to hold the countries on. the crane was $30,000 so we had to hurry a bit. I'm sure they are working a plan to get us back up there, we were only able to get a few supports on before the money ran out, and reattach Sri Lanka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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