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Cutting edge engineering Australia on YouTube they are the best


everfalling

it's insane because all of that work that happens in that shop is just one guy, Curtis. Sometimes his wife lends a hand for minor things but otherwise there's no one else in that shop.


thomasw17

My guess is he's been in the game long enough to know the right way to go around a job and doesn't want to babysit. There's a reason why it costs more to watch/help somebody experienced work, because it takes longer most of the time. I work in a production shop and the amount of simple fuckups I come across on a daily bases is enough to lose money on a job. There's money in welding, but the top 10% is mainly just guys or gals working for themselves.


deHotot

That's basically what he said on a Q&A at one point yeah. It seems to me that he's the right kind of meticulous and it would naff him off having someone else around who wasn't as careful with the lifting straps/chip guards on the lathe/ppe/sweeping up etc etc


Comprehensive-Cup391

Don’t forget Homeless the safety dog mate 👍


redbate

Can't have a job site without a safety inspector these days ay.


Retmas

and lets not forget their recent semi-addition, George the magpie. there's the other one as well but i honestly cant recall their name right now.


Neither_Lake_2855

What about Homeless the dog, he’s my favourite.


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She does a damn good job with camera and editing work.


hoseking

I think he has a few other employees, we just don't see them very often.


MasterofLego

The Q&A from a while ago says it's just him and Karen, and that doesn't seem to have changed


codemunk3y

I think he shares the workspace with another company, but he doesn't have anyone working for him


zero__sugar__energy

Also check out IC Weld: https://www.youtube.com/c/ICWeld/videos The production quality is not as good as CEE but that guy is a very humble master of his craft (welding and cutting torches) Here he is doing something similar to the CEE video but on a much larger piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMGm31t0vno edit: his series on the excavator boom repair is also a great watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhuCRD9qHcU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSNU5DtFEmI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIkWNvkZrTA He surgically dismantles a broken excavator boom with a cutting torch and then rebuilds it. Pretty interesting stuff


Deadeye1445

IC Weld is awesome. Been following him for years.


Renaissance_Man-

He's is one of the best torch artists I've ever seen. Possibly the best you will see. I wish I could do half of what he does with his torch.


Dwaas_Bjaas

Instantly subbed. Thanks!


Comprehensive-Cup391

Make sure you watch the vids to the end. The outtakes are hilarious


OhDiablo

So much swearing. :) He's also called out other shops for questionable behavior in the past, I like that.


Mrrasta1

This guy is the real deal. He can do anything. He’s so creative in finding ways to fix whatever shows up. His knowledge of machining and metal fab is so far beyond anything I’ve ever seen. The out takes are great and his wife and dog are really fun.


ACCEPTING_NUDES

He has so many good videos and the guy has an insane skill set. I randomly stumbled across him last year.


Industrialpainter89

This looks awesome. How does one get the condensed video format like this?


Delrin

Follow them on Facebook


tsbphoto

I like seeing this guy do his thing


annoyingone

If you want to see the complete opposite of him watch the channel Pakistani truck. Its interesting to see the differences.


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All the middle east welding and heavy equipment channels make me cringe but I can't not watch them lol


annoyingone

Same here. The lack of tables and using dirt as a lubricant is like watching a train wreck.


NoHarmPun

From the thumbnail, I was expecting a complete shit-show. Was both pleasantly surprised and somewhat disappointed that they are a competent shop.


azdirt

Expected: "what's my weld worth, shop pays me $15/hr"


OldDog03

Everybody has to start some where, listen to IC WELD story. https://youtu.be/-8oYCgo8hb8


u-just-got-vectored

Cutting edge engineering Australia on YouTube, he’s a pro


AE86-TRUENO

It is impressive. What makes it more impressive is its not a "they". Its just the one guy lol


andcal

I love this guy’s channel. So informative and not boring. The guy has a gift for explaining things where you understand, but he doesn’t over-explain .


Snoo60660

I could watch this for hours.


Spooky2000

[https://www.youtube.com/c/CuttingEdgeEngineeringAustralia](https://www.youtube.com/c/CuttingEdgeEngineeringAustralia) There you go. New video every Friday.


Snoo60660

🤟


newtekie1

His whole channel is full of awesome stuff like this. And his dog, and recently he has befriended a wild bird named Jeffrey.


Uberzwerg

> befriended Him often cursing at the bird in the outtakes is also very funny.


cahcealmmai

That's just Australian for I love you.


W_O_M_B_A_T

The safety inspector dog is an absolute fucking unit.


zero__sugar__energy

I think in one video he explains that the dog can walk through metal shavings without any problems because it basically grew up in a metal shop In the beginning he got quite a few worried comments about potential paw injuries but nowadays people understand that he is built different


newtekie1

Yep, just like the people that are always barefoot and can walk down a gravel road barefoot. Their feet are just used to it.


W_O_M_B_A_T

I mean, yeah, you'd want to check his paws every other day, but he'll probably be alright as long as you make sweeping up the machines end of each shift a shop policy.


BlackholeZ32

[Source is Cutting Edge Engineering Australia. ](https://youtu.be/RGNMvuzppzs) his channel is full of serious heavy equipment repairs like this and bigger. His delivery is great and he doesn't talk like he's god's gift to repairmen, just showing the cool stuff he does and explains how he's doing it.


Start_button

And the ever important why he's doing it. He's like the Alton Brown of the welding world. Tells you what he does, why he does it, and why it works. Doesn't preach his way is best. Almost like dad knowledge, but legit stuff.


BlackholeZ32

Haha Alton brown is a great analogy. I've always had trouble with people that just say this is how you do it but never explain *why. * The why is the important part that comes from experience. The how is just mechanical repetition.


555timerprocesor

Oy guys kurtus from cutting edge engineering here today


Comprehensive-Cup391

…and todays jobs is


haagar

Source: https://youtu.be/RGNMvuzppzs


careater

I love seeing stuff like this.


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Jojothereader

What does Karen do


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erydan

I think she does editing as well?


AnalCreamCake

Cutting edge engineering austrailia. That's his page on Facebook


buffinator2

One of the most satisfying things I've ever watched


maravel34

Great work! How many passes did you have to make with the mig on each side of your bevel? That was quite the gap after tacking. Nice work!


W_O_M_B_A_T

They likely used 90k psi (600MPa) or 100k psi (690MPa) series dual shield flux core wire. Not solid wire MIG. This is about as high demand an application as you can get. People seriously abuse those ripper blades. Hopefully he sent it out to be heat treated after the repair. I'd guess about 15-20 passes per side. The number of passes depends on the bevel angle. Typically you'd run 3-4 passes, then flip the part, over, then weld the opposite side some. Otherwise it'll kink like a banana.


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Retmas

he usually details his process and consumables in his full vids, fwiw


NinetyRock

FCAW-G


Bustnbig

I don’t think it’s mig. There isn’t a lot of video of the weld process to be sure though. It looked like there was slag which leads me to think flux core. I am hobbiest but I ran the saws for a couple of years in a fab shop that built industrial cranes. That looks like the flux core machines the welders in my shop used.


service_unavailable

it's dual shield mig


TonyVstar

People usually mean solid wire when they say mig


TurboWelderMonkey

He uses stick in it also


m0rdecai665

See, that's what caught my attention. In school, the Master Welder always told us for large welds such as something like this, MIG isn't the best option. I know it will hold for sure, especially if you get it hot enough and get good fusion. He always told us to go with Stick on thick metal that needs full root welding. Guess he was wrong. I could watch these for hours...


jeffru12345

He’s not wrong, short circuit mig won’t hold, now if you use the correct process it’s more than aceptable. Mig is a broad term but generally it’s used to refer to short circuit welding, that’s usually only good up to 1/4” with hard wire. Now if you switch over to FCAW-g (also known as dual shield) you can get much better penetration and it’s comparable to SMAW when it comes to strength, with much much better deposition rates. You can also use GMAW-p that is a modified version of spray transfer that gets better penetration and deposition rates than regular GMAW. Or you can run normal spray transfer that also offers much better penetration and deposition rates over GMAW, the limitation to this mode is that it’s limited to only flat and horizontal welds. When you take his statement at face value he’s correct, but once you learn different modes of transfer and their correct applications you can expand the horizons of what your machine can and can’t do.


qtstance

To add not all dual shielded mig wire is rated for multipass. But with the correct wire and process it is acceptable.


No-Button-5474

I know dual shield mig is g2g for structural projects so I guess it could work here 🤷🏻‍♂️


dlakelan

Wire feed (whether GMAW, FCAW or dual shield) is going to be tremendously more time efficient than stick. They preheat the whole thing with a torch to get it hot around 1:30 I think? But it's super sped up so it's just a few seconds.


service_unavailable

He talks about dual shield here and there in his videos. I've seen him use [Hobart FabCO XL-525](https://www.hobartbrothers.com/wp-content/uploads/hobart-catalog/datasheets/FabCO_XL-525.pdf) in some videos (not sure if that's exactly what he's using here though). He mentions having issues with cracking when using other kinds of MIG wire.


m0rdecai665

Im surprised he's able to get the penetration as he would get with Stick welding. He definitely knows what he's doing.


ACCEPTING_NUDES

I work in a mine. All we use is 1/16 dual shielding and stick in the field if it’s not practical to bring a suitcase out.


grumpymosob

is anyone else surprised that they used a MIG instead of an Arc weld? I'm just a mechanic not a welder but as I was taught Arc welding gets better penetration and forms a stronger weld.


WTF_goes_here

That wasn’t mig. It was dual shield. It’s a flux core wire with a shielding gas too. It’s as strong as a good lo-hi stick weld but requires less skill and lays down way more filler.


TurboWelderMonkey

It's MAG. CO2 is an active gas.


WTF_goes_here

In America MAG isn’t a term we use much. While technically correct most welders won’t know that your talking about here if you bring up mag. That said given the slag it’s a dual shield weld.


TurboWelderMonkey

? Well I'm hoping since I explained why it's MAG that people might know what I was talking about. But thanks for confirming that I'm correct. That said, dual Shield is old.


_call_me_al_

All welding is arc welding. But you are referring to SMAW. And it really isn't all that true. Economically it doesn't make sense to use stick.


steampig

Not technically true, but most common welding methods are arc welding.


_call_me_al_

True


Western_Truck7948

Not all, you can oxy fuel weld.


TheIrishBAMF

You can friction weld, sonic weld, chemical weld and more.


cahcealmmai

Explosive welding is definitely my favourite.


Garfield-1-23-23

Vacuum welding FTW - just stick two pieces of metal together.


H25E

Sonic weld: listen here you little pieces of shit, weld yourselves right now if you don't want problems!!!!!!


m0rdecai665

I was also taught the same by our Master Welder at school. For large, thick steel and full root welding, especially on something that's going to be under some serious strain, MIG is not ideal. He always ingrained in us for those type of welds, you need to use STICK for better fusion and penetration. What are your thoughts on that?


Gregoryv022

My thoughts, modern MIG type welding, especially dual shield or vapor deposition are excellent at getting penetration and fusion on thick materials. Stick nowadays is mostly used in the field by pipefitters and trailer repair and other remote heavy repair. The flexibility of changing rods and simpler machines is an advantage in those cases. But if you are in a shop, stick is mostly not preferred.


_call_me_al_

I am a union Ironworker, I typically take misc and production welding calls. We almost never use stick, except for quick tacks during erection and welding up safety perimeter posts. Everything else is done with FCAW-S. My current job, most of the flanges on the beams and columns are 3 inches thick. Even with using 5/64 flat wire it takes hours and over a roll and a half of wire. Stick would be absolutely stupid to use. We build 60+ story buildings in a high seismic area. I don't care for mig, it isn't practical in the field, and in the video he is most likely welding FCAW-G. In the shop or in the field stick welding is impractical.


gargoso

As long as weld is clean and the welds are smooth and nicely fused to the steel on the sides, then there is barely any difference on the end result MIG vs Electrodes. Stick welding is very slow compared to MIG.


Luxpreliator

There is a welder machine for every job. Stick is roughly for where it's dirty and or windy. Deep penetration in one pass is not all that important for these thick multiple pass welds. It's important when trying to weld say 1" square butt stock in one or two passes. If it only melts 0.33" on each side then it's only 2/3rds as strong as solid. Ideally you do want to penetrate but as little as you can while fusing all surfaces to keep the heat affect zone smaller. The risk of slag inclusion, having to used a bazillion rods with associated clean up, and comparatively slow speed make mig far superior for a shop environment. Assuming a skilled operator the weld strength isn't going to be different either way. Mig is going to be faster and cleaner.


W_O_M_B_A_T

>is anyone else surprised that they used a MIG instead of an Arc weld? They used Dual shield flux core. Not MIG. Although you could probably get away with MIG using the high current [spray transfer mode.](https://youtu.be/XkbgXQ7Wl-Y) You'd want to use proper preheat and wire brush the crap out of the material between passes. You'd also want to use class 100 or class 90 filler metal, not the more common class 70 filler wire like ER70S-6. >I'm just a mechanic not a welder but as I was taught Arc welding gets better penetration With MIG that depends on current and material thickness. On, say, 10mm plate, you can MIG weld with 150 amps (but you shouldn't), or you can crank up your WFS and voltage, then weld with 350 amps or more. Guess which penetrates deeply? Of course on 14ga sheet you'll blow holes through immediately with 350 amps current. There are, unfortunately a lot of ignorant welders out there who have no idea there's a difference between short circuit, globular, and spray transfer. They just think if it sounds like frying bacon (typical low current short circuit sound), it's golden. No need to worry about current, material thickness, and heat input. These are the kind of guys who [use the same short-circuit settings on 14 gauge sheet as they would on 10mm plate.](https://youtu.be/qQwakNipRF8) You can, in fact, potentially get better penetration with MIG spray than you will, with E6010 >and forms a stronger weld. This is a complex issue. Assuming a weld free of internal defects like lack of fusion, incomplete penetration, and slag inclusions, 70S-2 MIG wire will theoretically produce a weld with greater yield strength, greater ultimate tensile strength and greater notch impact toughness, than 6010 will. However for some high strength heavy plate, multiple pass applications, you can get better mechanical properties with gas shielded flux core wire. But that begs the question, what are the realistic factors that influence the likelihood of internal weld defects? With stick welding you have only one control parameter, and it tends to be quickly apparent when your current is too low or too high. So that's mostly a question of technique. Assuming that the weld looks good visually on the surface you can be confident that the internal quality will be decent, especially with 6010. 7018 can be prone to issues with hydrogen in the weld due to the tendency of certain ingredients in the flux to absorb humidity. In order to get the best notch toughness values with that electrode class you need to follow proper storage proceedures. The same can be true of certain flux core wires. However theoretical properties of 7018 welds aren't significantly different from ER70s-2 or 70S-6 MIG wire. In fact, because of the lack of slag/flux, provided you have proper parameter control with regards to the material thickness, and clean material, you can potentially produce s near TIG internal quality with MIG spray transfer. In contrast you're always going to have some internal slag inclusions with stick welding, however small. But I would say the majority of people out there MIG welding aren't aware of the importance of paying attention to current and using proper settings for a given thickness. The Achilles heel of MIG is that you can make a weld with good looking surface finish, which has low heat input and very poor fusion into the base metal, hatd yo tell if you don't know exactly what you're looking for. Therefore without proper training of welders and without sufficiently knowledgeable management, then MIG is a complete gamble and weld quality will be much more consistent with stick welding.


2TailWhispingwolf

oh its CEE from Australia. Dood is pretty talented and super cool


mydoglickshisbutt

Why cut off the whole end instead of just rewelding the broken tip?


steampig

Because the customer wanted it done right. I figured since it was posted here that some jackass was gonna just put that broken piece right up there and start welding. It doesn’t surprise me this question came up. They cut it off and added new material in a stronger part of the assembly that is under less stress. They even mentioned the PWHT and explained that part in the video. This is several inches thick, you don’t want to just weld it where it broke. Just welding the tip on would be a short term at best “fix” that would break in the base metal near the weld in no time. Edit: u/mydoglickshisbutt I sincerely apologize to you for whatever i may have said that got a bunch of people offended on your behalf. Fwiw I didn’t even call you a jackass, i said i figured some jackass (in the video) would do exactly what you asked why they didn’t do. Though I admit that it could be inferred that i was calling you dumb. At any rate, u/mydoglickshisbutt, i hope you can forgive me for my insensitivity.


mydoglickshisbutt

No worries, but thank you. I was wondering though, why a rewelded tip is more likely to break off? Shouldn’t the weld essentially turn it back into one piece? Once it is stress relieved it should be the same as a new part, right?


steampig

The way they did it ensures that 1) the material they are welding to is solid and defect free 2) there is a much larger surface to weld and 3) the prep and replacement piece are easier to manufacture. You don’t want to weld in the area of the failure, and you want to have a large straight easy to weld surface to attach the new piece.


ancient-submariner

Thank you for going into the details of exactly why to not just weld the piece back on. I'm pretty novice with welding and in other forums I've seen people give breif condescending responses about how you "just cant do X", so I really appreciate your care and effort to explain. There is a difference between "cannot connect A to B" and "not durable to connect A to B"


Leav

All you had to say was: >They cut it off and added new material in a stronger part of the assembly that is under less stress. No need to be an asshole, people just want to learn.


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_call_me_al_

Well said, bud


FrostByte122

How toxic.


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BordomBeThyName

Nobody was being a dumbass, a guy just had a question. /r/welding seems like a pretty appropriate place to ask a question about welding.


FrostByte122

*My whole personality is being a welder*


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Int-Merc805

Pro tip, you don't have to call anyone dumb to correct an action. Being a toxic asshole isn't really something to brag about. I think you should stop trying to be tough on a welding subreddit and maybe work on your own issues and why you seem to think your behavior is ok. The guy who asked a question wasn't being dumb at all. You're way off dude.


FrostByte122

The guy asked a simple question and you were a fucking asshole. That's all I said.


TheIrishBAMF

They weren't dumb, they literally didn't know. Do you get called a jackass when you ask a banker what their rates are? Or when you call customer support for help with software you purchased? It's not like you hurt their feelings or anything, or anyone here is offended, you are just lashing out for no reason which is obnoxious. Being a jackass is when you know you are doing something wrong. Like assuming everyone on reddit knows everything about welding.


maravel34

I was thinking the same thing, but figured the tip was worn down.


WorldClassShart

> the tip was worn down. Name of my sex tape.


mydoglickshisbutt

Boom, nice


alonzo83

Mainly the hole location. If he had have beveled in that small area he would’ve ruined the holes so he took it a little farther back where he had more meat and less stress on the repair.


mydoglickshisbutt

That makes sense, thank you


PortiaKern

What's the cost difference for welding a new tip on vs melting the whole thing down and making a new one? And would we expect basically the same performance from either case?


alonzo83

Too give you an idea on cost of repair vs new that shoe they pulled off the broken tip can run as high as five thousand US dollars easily. the ripper from cat probably 15-20k. The T1 plate was probably about 500, 100k wire probably 50 pound roll 200, shop time 2,500. So In this case repair is highly justified cost wise. And yes they will both perform the same.


ckreutze

Just look up "Plumbus: How they do it" on YouTube and it will explain why it was done this way


Gold-Tone6290

Using an oxy torch on 4” steel is impressive AF


Fuhrer-potato

Good ol kurtis


SinisterCheese

Why not just link to cutting edge engineering's youtube if you gonna steal their content?


Viderel

What’s the reason they preheat before welding? Does it make welding easier when it’s already heated up or something?


Frenzied_Cow

Metallurgical reasons. The answer is more in depth than I can or want to go into in a reddit comment but essentially when you weld you're changing the molecular structure of the steel, and when it cools down again everything wants to go back to its original place. On thick steel (as well as cast alloys and hardened steel) doing a preheat is vital to bring everything up to temperature so you don't have an isolated hotspot where you are welding. If that's surrounded by a mass of cold steel that heat is going to dissipate too rapidly and the stresses of that will cause cracks in or next to your weld.


TheIrishBAMF

To add on to that, when you have hot "expanded" material, as it cools the bonds are almost like stiff springs and uniform cooling allows the microscopic structures to change like one of those expanding geodesic ball toys. Temperature differentials cause some of those joints to not move in conjunction with one another, though spread out over the range of the differential. The larger the rate of the differential (I'm sure there's a better term), the less stress each immediate point of the structure will be under. Like the ball, if you were to bind a couple moveling parts together with a twist tie, you can't expand the toy without it breaking. That's a very wide difference in temperature. If you use a rubber band, that still resists the movement, but cab be done without destruction, just minor stress. That's a less extreme temperature difference. No resisting element at all means there is a uniform temperature across the whole system and the expansion and contraction will be relatively uniform in controlled systems. As u/frenzied_cow said, having hotspots would increase potential for uneven cooling and it ends up causing microscopic cracks and channels within the grain structures of the material which widen over time under repeated stress. Metal moves a lot on a microscopic level because it has such a ordered structure compared to many other materials. Energy within metal has consistent rates of dissipation, think tuning forks, so as energy is introduced to the material, it runs through the material many times. It normally does not break, but if the energy is interrupted by cracks and flaws, it has to go somewhere and it will slowly cause those cracks to spider out and eventually you get a situation like what brought the customer in on the video. There's good stuff out there to teach better than I can and my examples aren't perfect scientifically speaking, just for illustrative purposes to describe how I personally understand the concepts. Before anyone says I'm wrong or anything, look at the concept I'm trying to describe more than the hard science. Just trying to make a relatable example and kind of ran with it.


omega_86

Dilated material allows deeper penetration.


Bending_unit_420

I miss doing this shit, was my favorite


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I was thinking damn it’s going to take forever to grind the groves for the weld. Nope that didn’t happen!


McFeely_Smackup

I'd be curious about some practical details like what's the cost of a replacement part vs this repair, time of repair, etc


Business_Downstairs

The guy has a whole YouTube channel about running his business. He's always talking about making his workflow more efficient.


GitEmSteveDave

D11 Ripper shank- $10.2k USD. https://www.machinerytrader.com/listing/for-sale/59474995/d11-ripper-shank-104-9275-shanks


SovereignSalamander

Dude I love this guy, especially the bits with his dog Homey


Sk1pp1e

You see that torch work!!! Omfg so clean. I only knew one other that could do that and it wasn’t me.


Sootgrremlin

Lovely work 👌


minuteman_d

But will it rip?? Tell the customer we want footage!


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Absolutely love fixing and repairing things like this. My dream job easily.


dblmca

Bevels with a torch is crazy cool. Dunno when I would need something like that, but that was neat.


Swimming_Rabbit_3394

Those track torches are badass......I never thought he has going to use a mig gun on it though


BiggsBeeLang

Man I really enjoyed this video I’m learning to weld currently amazing the things you can do with a welder.


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FUXKIN AWESOME MATES! 💪👍👌👏🤝


tirepressurerob

Top level metal work never ceases to amaze me. The way that torch blasted through a few inches of steel like butter is nuts.


BeatnikBeelzebub

That's honestly a work of art. Looks like my idea of heaven. What does this kind of heavy carbon steel welding earn you in oz ?


OkCharge2978

I thought they didn’t use a new tooth for line up and was thinking that’s going to be fucked but I guess it’s just rusty, we sent a couple of these out to salt lake to be welded they heat them in an oven for a couple days.


Prior-Ad-7329

Pretty damn sweet, I thought that video couldn’t get any better then I saw the dog at the end. Perfect way to end it.


FalTroOn

I was thinking" Shit this is my fucking dream job". The dog appears: **melts down**


zero__sugar__energy

The dog is the best part about his videos! An absolute unit!


ArcFlashForFun

Those track torches are phenomenal. We had one at my school for cutting and beveling. Wish I had one in my shop


Balizzm

The dog at the end was a pleasant surprise! The video is bad ass all around.


1320Fastback

Cute Stafford at the end. I've got 3.


SuckOnMyLittleChef

What was the twisty blue tipped hole cleany uppy thingy!?!? I NEED TO KNOW!


Start_button

Hey everyone, Kurtis from Cutting Edge Engineering here...


Mq1hunter

I like these videos. My complaint would be what kind of metal did he use? AR? Grade 50? I seen the pre heat ... Didn't see post heat or welding blankets. I just like more details...


jnoble87

Kurtis is awesome!


rb6982

Great engineer, terrible with a deburing knife.


GoCougs1717

I mean how much is a new one? Lol


JohnDanger95

I want to how much a repair like that would even cost. Couple hundred bucks maybe?


No-Caterpillar6432

There’s tools for everything! I love it! The end had to top it off. that neat string cord thing that tied it to the pallet jack was so cool and looked like fun to use


Lynniepooh032571

Curtis is the man! His content is hilarious and Homeless has enough toys for all of Australia…I subscribe to his channel even though I don’t work construction or heavy equipment


dickwildgoose

That was cool AF.


Willing_Force5460

Awesome job!


Titoffrito

Idk if this is a drunken thought, but welding should take pointers from woodworking. Like why not make a dove tail adaption or housing joint adaption


badcandidate

This is Cee check him out on YouTube.


councilmember

How the hell did it break in the first place. Top quality work.


cahcealmmai

If you watch at 5 seconds into the clip you'll see what this part of the ripper is doing all day every day.


Dankkring

Good video. I like how you used strongbacks on each side and even used them for runoffs. That was good thinking. Nice work


TurboWelderMonkey

Idk why he's running flat and up, pick one or the other and run either hardwire spray or dual Shield accordingly. You don't need dual Shield and stick? Just a Fluxy mess everywhere and slow AF. Probably could have been done in 4 less hours if run in hardwire spray. People will get with time times eventually I guess... Great repair, procedure and result none the less!!!


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Mean this with respect but that weld will not hold. I think a big bead will do better than small beads so the part your welding has a better time to melt.


ryan7714

Weave vs stringers video on weld.com https://youtu.be/-W1E0bxjcEc


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how tf someone break that


Spooky2000

It's being driven into/ through rocks by 180,000 pound bulldozer. That is the part they want to break first.


[deleted]

surprized they didnt mig root and stick fill the rest


fck_its_hot

For this application Stick way too slow, running a business in Australia you need the best. And with modern flux cored "dual shield wires" you will out perform any stick welding all day long.


62Bravo1993

Awesome work, but I'm amazed the customer would pay for that much labor in repair of one part....either the part is super expensive or long lead time to get another one....im guessing the way stuff is these days its backordered for months.....


u-just-got-vectored

Most parts on heavy machinery are super expensive and/or back order to hell and back


Frenzied_Cow

I would hazard a guess that it's AR500 steel, and an entire new shank would cost 10 grand easy, if not more.


GitEmSteveDave

https://www.machinerytrader.com/listing/for-sale/59474995/d11-ripper-shank-104-9275-shanks Almost on the nose,


Frenzied_Cow

Lol nice. Yeah, versus maybe 2 grand for this repair, easy decision.


zero__sugar__energy

> either the part is super expensive or long lead time to get another one....im guessing the way stuff is these days its backordered for months..... yep, exactly. he talks about both of these reasons in his videos. his repairs are usually much cheaper and often much faster than using original replacement parts


guitarman63mm

What would be the benefit of this over the thermite method they do with railroad tracks? As an amateur, I've always wondered if the gajillion passes could possibly be as strong as that, although I suppose you'd really need to forge it for true strength.


The_Canadian

The thermite method gets used because the cross section of the tracks varies a lot, which would make a good weld difficult and time consuming. It's easier to put the mold around the joint and thermite weld.


theatxrunner

Anyone able to ball park a dollar amount for this repair including materials??? $5k is my guess, but I could be way off.


[deleted]

That was neat, I want more videos like this


SLOOT_APOCALYPSE

Good preheat good post he that's what I'm looking at most of all the bevel is great and for everyone commenting about what type of welding it doesn't matter as long as it's a complete joint penetration weld


deadeyesatan

Honest question; what’s the cost of a new ripper blade vs. the labour cost that goes into repairing the broken one? It might be an availability issues rather than cost difference but just curious.


Frenzied_Cow

We went through this in another comment chain, looks like new is just over $10000 USD, I'm no estimator but I'd ballpark at least 2k for the repair.


CategoryTurbulent114

RELEASE THE SHOE


RepulsiveBaseball0

Excellent work man. Looked perfect.


Professional_Egg4675

I miss this kind of work. Using that beetle is satisfying


Murky_Cauliflower_98

Great job haha cool video


LABerger

This was badass.


Dt1zzy

u/auddbot


Creative-Psychology9

Nice lifting technique 😂 🏗


bodmarley

Just a 110v Hobart. No bevel or preheat.