Cutting and burning deck plates

[galencwi]

I was fortunate enough to work with Larry. A 39 1/2 yr shipfitting veteran.
He showed me the faster way to cut and burn plates without damaging the support beams below. Using a flushing tip he burned off the whole plate. Almost no grinding needed

[mla2ofus]

I haven't ever heard of a flushing tip. Got a pic?
Mike

[DSW]

I haven't ever heard of a flushing tip. Got a pic?
Mike

Same here. I'm wondering if it's another name for a scarfing tip. The process sounds similar.

[mla2ofus]

That's what I was thinking. All I've ever heard them called is scarfing or gouging. I really like them for cutting out weld w/o removing much base metal. Of course only on mild steel. I've had youngsters ask if it's for cutting around corners,LOL!!
Mike

[galencwi]

yes sorry my computer had probs and I could not get pics uploaded.

1st pick is what the deck looks like when we cut out small sections. After that Larry used a flushing tip to clean up the rest. It is probably the same as a scarfing tip but thats what they call it in the shipyard.

The second pic is the new insert that will be welded with ceramics. .052 Dual Shield straight CO2 shielding gas. It is a 1/2" short both directions to leave a 1/4" root for the weld

The last pic is after Larry finished with no grinding. Can you say "GRAND MASTER FITTER!" lol He is soo cool I feel lucky to be able to learn from this guy.

[galencwi]

Heres a few more pics from different angles.
The reason Larry learned to be so good with the torch is because he said "If you think about it a Torch is lighter than a Grinder. So Burn away as much as you can."

When he was all done the only thing we needed to do is a little clean up. On the underside just needed to knock off a little dross and paint to prep the metal for welding.