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Posted 11/18/2017 6:14:03 PM
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Using welding rods/electrodes that have absorbed too much moisture is the number one cause of bad welds for the non-professional and home welder.

How to Prevent Hydrogen induced Weld Cracking and Porosity Problems.  Part Two

Welding Rod/Electrode storage issues.

In a low humidity 70-degree environment most welding rods have an
eight hour exposure time after the package is opened before moisture
begins to have some intruding effect on the rods.
High humidity will drop that to 4-hours.
Many structural welders don't use rods after 4-hours of air exposure.

If moisture appears to be a problem, you can store the remaining
electrodes from the opened containers in a heated cabinet at 100 to
120°F (40 to 50°C).

Welding rods/electrodes come in 5LB, 10LB, and 50LB containers.

Per pound rods sold in 50LB containers cost the least but require a
heated box to protect them from moisture.

I solve my moisture exposure risk by buying my welding rods/electrodes
in 5-LB sealed packages.

18-rod per pound X 5 = 90 rods

I usually weld at a stick use rate of 12-18 rods per hour depending on
the welding complexity of the project.

6011 rods cost me around 3.60 per pound (18.00 for 5 LBS)

I usually use most of a 5 LB package in 8-hours.

If any remain I seal them in a plastic tube bag with a vacuum food
sealer and write the time exposed to the air since opening the
original package. I also break down a 5-LB package, and immediately
seal them in plastic tube bags with a vacuum food sealer, 18-rods in 4
bags, 9 in 1 bag, and 3 in 3 bags. These I use for small welding
tasks. The stray rods with moisture laden flux coatings I hit against
my steel welding bench to knock the flux off, put them in a plastic
storage tube, and use them as weld filler material.

NOTE: I don’t use welding rods on my Tumbler with more than 8-hours of
total air exposure time since opening. I use the rods with more than
8-hours exposure for other general purpose welding tasks.
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How I Prevent Bites from Spiders Hiding Inside Welding Gloves and Jackets.

Ever worry about finding a black widow or brown recluse spider inside
your welding gloves or jacket?

Here is how I protect against this.

After I finish a session of welding I hang my welding jacket and
gloves up and use an electric fan to dry them sufficiently. Once dry
I put them into a plastic truck with a few dozen moth balls in the
bottom. I learned this trick from a professional welder.

Never found a spider after using this method but I guess one could
still get bit if a spider wandered into their gloves or welding jacket
a few moments before they put them on. vertigo
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Ever found yourself welding in a low light situation?

Like inside a Bat Vehicle?

I modified a welding helmet by mounting a miner’s light on the top
with small bolts.

Often thought about the need for a helmet light whenever I found
myself welding in a low light situation, but forgot about the need
after the situation was over.

See photo-image if you have a similar need. vertigo


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Posted 11/30/2017 4:50:49 PM
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Received a personal email asking,

“This might seem like a dumb question but I was wondering why your
Tumbler build is all up on blocks? It looks like two or three feet.
Thinking about building a Batman Tumbler and was wondering what parts
need that much clearance from the floor to install?

This got me to thinking about ergonomics as it applies to Bat Vehicle builds.

BAT VEHICLE BUILDING ERGONOMICS: Part One

Ergonomics: The applied science of equipment design, as for the
workplace, intended to maximize productivity by reducing operator
fatigue and discomfort.
Note: Shares many aspects with TIME AND MOTION ANALYSIS.

As related to Bat Vehicle building we are looking to complete our
builds with as little as possible physical fatigue and wasted
time/money. And remember that wasted time is also wasted money or the
loss of time that we could have spent on something of more value to
us.

WORK PLACE (build location space and core setup) EFFECTIVENESS

So, to answer why my Tumbler is being built a couple of feet from the ground.

I don’t have to crawl or kneel to work on my Tumbler.

I can sit in a chair or stand to do almost all of my building tasks.

Setting up your Bat Vehicle build so that you can sit or stand greatly
improves efficiency due to improved working posture, less exertion,
less fatigue, fewer motions, and better ranges of heights and reaches.

People working in awkward and uncomfortable postures commonly make
many mistakes.

Bat Vehicle Floor: I don’t have the steel floor installed over the
floor frame and will not install it until I absolutely have to. This
allows me to work inside my Tumbler while standing. Easy to see the
demanding physical discomfort and time saved working this way.

Fixed Build Location: I don’t have to spend time moving my Tumbler
from place to place to work/build on it. More time saved.

SUMMARY: By using a fixed build location and modifying the
accessibility to allow you to do most of your Bat Vehicle building
tasks from a sitting or standing position you will eliminate most
physical strain/fatigue and increase your build hour productivity by
50% and most likely much higher, depending the particular build task
at hand.

Note: A good way to test and grasp the effectiveness of accessibility
variables in reverse is take a few current tasks that you would do on
a table or bench and try to complete them on the floor. Try building a
plastic model or completing a jig saw puzzle. vertigo
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Posted 12/1/2017 5:12:24 PM
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BAT VEHICLE BUILDING ERGONOMICS: Part Two

The right tool for the job readily available at hand when needed to
perform a particular task. Best seen as an extension of the hand or
magnification of the individuals abilities.

Tools Availability

Most of us, at one time or another has spent hours looking for a
particular tool to do a small job that took only a few minutes to
complete once we found the tool.

TOOL AVAILABILITY

Before I started my Tumbler I had a lot of tools stored all over the place.

So, I started my physical progression on my build by creating a large
shelving unit made from 2 x 6s, concreate blocks, and Home Depot
orange tool boxes, big enough to hold and organize all my tools.
Probably took fifty hours work but that time spent organizing my tools
has saved me from hundreds of hours spent on looking for tools and
related accessories. I can find any of my tools and their related
accessories in a couple of minutes without all the drama and
frustration that go along with hunting missing tools.

After organizing your tools and accessories you will need to correct
the primary weakness to most tools.
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ACCESSORIES

Nothing worse than needing a tool on a Sunday, holiday, or after
closing time, and finding that you are missing the expendables.

Most Common:
Drill bit sets missing commonly used drill bits.
Saws without back up saw blades.
Angle grinders without extra grinding/cutoff wheels.
Die grinders without grinding tips, etc.
Sanders without disk
MIG Welders without extra wire feed tips.
Plasma cutters without extra cutting tips and related accessories.
ARC Welders without welding rods (electrodes)
Oxygen/Acetylene cutting torch/welder without extra cutting tip or gases.
(I use a full-size Acetylene cylinder and two ½ size oxygen cylinders.
This use ratio allows me to average 4-oxygen cylinders to 1-acetylene
cylinder and I am not restricted by the weight of full-size oxygen
cylinders.)

SUMMARY: Routine failure to use methods of tool organization, timely
expendable replacement, and ready accessibility, will decrease build
hour productivity by 25% and most likely much higher, depending the
particular build task at hand.
vertigo


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Posted 12/2/2017 6:15:44 PM
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BAT VEHICLE BUILDING ERGONOMICS: Part Three

The right materials for the job readily available at hand when needed
to perform a particular task.

MATERIALS AVAILABILITY PROBLEMS
Failure to plan for and/or project build materials ahead of need.
Material(s) Missing or insufficient quantities when they are needed.
Such as:
Steel flats, plates, tubing, etc.
Plastic resin, hardener/catalyst, mat, cloth, etc.

Failure to Prepare for closed supply chain (Sundays and Hollidays closed.

SUMMARY: Routine failures to use methods of materials need projections ahead of need will decrease build
hour productivity by 20% and most likely much higher. Depending on the particular build task at hand, a failure to project materials need could very well shut down the build completely for a time, unless an alternative building aspect that can be worked on exists.
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BAT VEHICLE BUILDING ERGONOMICS:
Part Four

EFFECTIVE USE OF LABOR

GOALS: Improve labor efficiency and lessen error.

Improve posture, position, and accessibility.
Bat Vehicle building tasks from a sitting or standing position will
eliminate most physical strain/fatigue and increase your build hour
productivity.
Fatigue has long been known to result in lost productivity and worker
motivation. Providing clearance, reducing exertion, and reducing
motions will speed up the time in which a Bat Vehicle builder can
complete tasks. Ergonomics specialists seek the causes of excessive
fatigue and ways to reduce or eliminate them.

Reduce wasted time and fatigue.
The easiest way, after improving posture, position, and accessibility
to reduce wasted time is to stay near the top of the evolutionary tool
scale. Many tools that began as hand tools have branched and evolved
into power driven tools. Example: My Milwaukee metal cutting circular
saw can cut ¼ inch steel plate at a rate of two-feet per minute
continuously. With a hand powered hack saw I might achieve the first
inch in 15-minutes and with my ever increasing physical fatigue I
would soon fatigue out.

Reducing Bat Vehicle building absenteeism.
Work that severely fatigues will not encourage people to work on their
Bat Vehicle build. Frustration aches, and pains, caused by ergonomic
problems are likely to affect Bat Vehicle building morale and
encourage avoidance.

SUMMARY: Routine failures to use methods of labor efficiency will
steadily decrease build hour productivity and increase Bat Vehicle
building physical and mental fatigue until nearly all those that began
a Bat Vehicle build will eventually abandon their builds. vertigo
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Posted 12/6/2017 6:19:13 PM
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BAT VEHICLE BUILDING ERGONOMICS
Ergonomics as it applies to Bat Vehicle building.

BAT VEHICLE BUILDING ERGONOMICS: Part One
WORK PLACE (build location space and core setup) EFFECTIVENESS
SUMMARY: By using a fixed build location and modifying the
accessibility to allow you to do most of your Bat Vehicle building
tasks from a sitting or standing position you will eliminate most
physical strain/fatigue and increase your build hour productivity by
50% and most likely much higher, depending the particular build task
at hand.

BAT VEHICLE BUILDING ERGONOMICS: Part Two
TOOL AVAILABILITY
SUMMARY: Routine failure to use methods of tool organization, timely
expendable replacement, and ready accessibility, will decrease build
hour productivity by 25% and most likely much higher, depending the
particular build task at hand.

BAT VEHICLE BUILDING ERGONOMICS: Part Three
MATERIALS AVAILABILITY PROBLEMS
SUMMARY: Routine failures to use methods of materials need projections
ahead of need will decrease build hour productivity by 20% and most
likely much higher. Depending on the particular build task at hand, a
failure to project materials need could very well shut down the build
completely for a time, unless an alternative building aspect that can
be worked on exists.

BAT VEHICLE BUILDING ERGONOMICS: Part Four
EFFECTIVE USE OF LABOR
SUMMARY: Routine failures to use methods of labor efficiency will
steadily decrease build hour productivity and increase Bat Vehicle
building physical and mental fatigue until nearly all those that began
a Bat Vehicle build will eventually abandon their builds.

OVERALL EVALUATION of ERGONOMICS as APPLIED to BAT VEHICLE BUILDING
Ergonomic improvements directly effect productivity, motivation, and
drive, and serve as positive reinforcements for Bat Vehicle build
participation and continuation.

At best, failures to routinely apply the basic ergonomic principles to
Bat Vehicle building can easily double or triple the time to complete
a Bat Vehicle build.

At worst, cause enough physical/mental fatigue and discouragement to
cause the abandonment of a Bat Vehicle build.
vertigo
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Current Hot Toys 1:6 DOJ/Justice League Batmobiles Status

Spent a few hours doing targeted searches of forums, model/toy, and
collector sites.

Summary:

No one has a firm release date.

Quoting other releases, quite a few believe the release will come a
month or two before the stand alone Batman movie hits theaters.

The past projected release dates have all come and gone.

As for the model to be released there as several possibilities:

The Justice League Batmobile is released as the only edition.
(DOJ Batmobile did not get very good reviews)

Both the Justice League and DOJ are released separately like the two
Tumblers previously released. (very, very, very, likely)

Really, there is not much difference between the two.

Both the Justice League and DOJ are released in a deluxe set with
interchangeable parts. (not likely due to display limitations)

Price:

Given the current market demand they could go for a very limited run
aimed at high end buyers and go high with 1500-2,000.00. (not likely)
The 1500.oo diorama has not sold well.

They could simplify the models complexity and movable parts, etc.
along the lines of the Tumbler’s sophistication and ask 599.00 (very
likely) Even with this price many collectors don’t think they could
quickly sell more than an edition of 1000 units.

Many collectors state that the current market for the DOJ/Justice
League Batmobiles will currently not tolerate a price above 800.00.

Much will depend on the Justice League movie success and the critics
have not been kind, so far. vertigo
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How to make life size cutting templates from scale models, the old
school way, using a pantograph.

Part One

What is so great about the pantograph?

Most pantographs have 10 adjustment settings that range
2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 plus quarter and half settings in between. Each
adjustment setting is a multiplication factor.

For example if I adjust it to 2 it will double the size of my drawing.
For a further example if I set it to 6 (the scale of the Hot Toys 1:6
scale Batman Tumbler) it will multiply the model size drawings I
create from the model 6 times making them 1:1 scale or life size.

Once the pantograph is adjusted to the desired multiplication factor
it becomes an automatic scale converter that requires no calculations.
One needs only to trace over the model size drawings with the tracing
stylus and the other stylus that holds a pencil or pen automatically
draws the increased scale drawing.

The pantograph design allows it to automatically and accurately
calculate the scale multiplication factor into the movement of the
drawing stylus. Thus, zero scale translation errors and the source of
nearly most all errors come from the ability of the user to follow the
lines of the model size drawing with the tracing stylus.

(No computer, CAD program, CNC line drawing machine, printer, or even
electricity needed. vertigo


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