This week's tasks including preparations for welding and practice for Angelo and Kevin on the welder with Dan's supervision. In addition to the welding experience, I took part in videotaping Dan (from Full-Scale Bogey) while he was demonstrating the necessary steps and safety warnings that were associated with TIG welding. I am hoping to create a document that shows a summary of what he has shown us, that way this information could be passed onto multiple generations of welders who want to utilize the welding equipment we have in-house. In addition to the welding introductions, the rest of the team is starting to set up a regular schedule of coming in two extra times a week in order to complete the mountain of work we have ahead of us. I know we can complete this project on time and be ready for Maker Faire if we keep up with this schedule.
On Monday, the team met up and needed to address some of the issues that we had with the welder. Kevin was in constant communication with administration and Dan (from full-scale bogey) to ensure we were taking the correct course of action. Kevin and I took a trip to Praxair to retrieve a new tank of Argon for the remaining welds. After coming back and setting up the welder, I started and finished the welds necessary for the support structures. I encountered some issues during this process as I never found the correct way to properly weld these two components together due to the differences in thickness of the square tubing and the sheet metal. If I utilize too high of a current, the sheet metal would have a hole burnt through. However, if the current was too low, there would be no penetration of the square tubing. Even after completing 80 welds, this process was not mastered and still need to be cleaned up through other methods that will be looked into.
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