Welding Revisited Pt 2

[galegregory97comcast]

LOT OF WORK THERE LOL, GOOD JOB

[fall22123]

Thanks for posting a video showing more of the process of thermite welding. I have a dumb question. Why do you need to weld the rails? Are all the joints welded? How are rails normally joined together?

[jettastreetracer]

lol thats awsome...how bout you use some J-b Weld or epoxy glue...lol just kidding. i would ove to get in tht trade, my friend is moving to florida says he got a job on the railroad and he will be in some crew that replaces or repairs i guess

[16vastraturbo]

how do you get penitration like this? is there a video of how its done in more detail??

[adamlake007]

to better answer jmerrife's question... the extra stuff between the mold and the track is to insulate the mold o it wont melt due to the insane heat from the thermite. if the bucket were to fail and you had to throw it in a pond to get rid of it quickly it would blow up on contact, so to better your questioning of the extra cleanup you need the extra to make sure you have 100% penatraion of the weld.

[radionut63]

teh intire process! thanks for loading this, now i know for sure hows its done!! :-)

[hijodepuuu]

nice

[mikezaq1]

At 1 min. 10 seconds there is some sort of alarm going off in the background.I am just wondering what the alarm is for? Hopefully you're not out welding rails with a tornado coming.lol Thanks Great video!

[Namerifrats]

@mikezaq1 Most likely a volunteer Fire Dept

[jmerrife]

Nice work. Looks good. Do they make a better form, tho? That was a lot you had to clean up. I've only done cad-welding (much like this on a smaller scale), so I don't know what's "a lot" or what's normal for rail. It seems like a lot to me. Nice work, tho.

[sierra38]

where does one go to acquire the needed tools and supplys to do this job we have 12 miles of jointed track that needs to be welded. Thermite welding is the way to go.

[rebelrailroader]

@sierra38 Several things need to done to consider CWR. Thermite welding in this method cost about $500 a weld. Not including the molds, men and tools to perform this task.

[rebelrailroader]

If still interested please send me rail size plz note if it is A.S.E or R.A or other rail as this can be important. as well as any other information. I can give you a place and or pricing.

[ccoraxfan]

Thank you for showing the entire process. It's very educational.

[mpwelk]

Sweet siren at 1:10

[zippytwd]

Verry Cool , I have seen this done before ,

A few Quibbles though

1) You Never NEVER NEEEEVER use a torch to CUT rail , it messes with the temper on the top of the rail ,

2) The welds I have seen did NOT require so Much Dressing up with a grinder After ,

Other than that Verry cool !!!

[10mintwo]

why would using a torch to cut the rail be any more ruinous to the temper of the steel than pouring white hot molten metal around it?

[harryrjordan]

@zippytwd

Think about this for a minute - the thermit process is going to approach 3500 F, so a little torch work beforehand is not a problem.

[unioniw111]

@zippytwd The only time it changes the temper is when it is cooled or heated too fast. That would be like heating it up and pouring water over it, bro.

[agrill100]

My dad was a 'gandydancer' on a wreck crew for the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Now I have an idea of what he did.

[jambert3]

I have a lot of respect for people that can work a job like that. Definitely not like sitting on your ass in a cube.

Promote quality and accessible vocational programs so people that want to do the work can rebuild and expand our infrastructure.

Would this be the same type of weld used for high speed rail?

[Vault24]

5 starred, I always favourite first part of series.

[juvmol]

5 * and favorite!