New member from Australia

[welder.man]

G'day I found this site through welding web and thought it looks great, seems to heaps of knowledge here and I can always use a little more knowledge.

I am a Boilermaker, metal fabricator come Blacksmith from down under I have been working with metal for longer than I care to remember, but I still enjoy it every day.

[Hotfoot]

Howdy! Welcome, and check back in often.

[Rocky D]

Welcome to the forum, Simon...this is a wealth of information for all things welding...glad to have you aboard. There is no such thing as a dumb question, so ask anything...we also have some fun, too.
You have a great site, mate...lots of ideas...from Pregnant lady art, tractor restoration, to 'Roo Bars..(folks in the states don't know what a 'Roo Bar is, tho)

[whateg0]

Welcome! RockyD's right! There isn't much you don't do is there? Nice work! I bet the first time somebody here in the States hits a Roo, they'll wish they had a roo bar! - and a strong drink!

Dave

[welder.man]

Thank you all for your kind words

I will give almost anything ago I have only put a small amount of my work on the website.

I live in a fairly remote parts of OZ, ever time I go to town I see kangaroo's both dead and alive along the sides of the roads, I have made and fitted hundreds of Roobars over the years made and fitted correctly they can save a lot of damage.

Rocky D I am glad to hear There is no such thing as a dumb question as I will probably have a few

[BBackSoon]

RooBars got it! Maybe I should start making Deer bars here in Illinois?

One more thing, Is it true the grinders sping in the opposite direction on the other side of the world?

Thought I would start you of will a little jab, enjoy.

[welder.man]

One more thing, Is it true the grinders sping in the opposite direction on the other side of the world?

Thought I would start you of will a little jab, enjoy.

Gee Robert I couldn't tell you, Maybe one day Australia will get electricity and I let you know.

[Rocky D]

Robert, it's not the grinders, it's the toilets that spin opposite from here...

[BBackSoon]

Yea, but this is a welding forum not a plumbing one.

[LarryL]

Welcome to this site, Simon! I've never seen a "RooBar" but wish that I had a "Wildebeest Bar" that time around 1980 when I hit a Wildebeest in Mikumi National Park, Tanzania. Fortunately, by the time I hit him (or her) I had almost braked to a stop. The impact threw the Wildebeest over the hood of my sedan where it took out the entire windshield. It was lucky for me and my passenger that the animal was too large to go through the windshield's opening. Otherwise my passenger and I might not be alive today! We were able to drive the remaining 200+ miles to our destination, Dar es Salaam, so that the car could be repaired. Driving at 50 to 55 mph without a windshield, however, is very unpleasant.

LarryL

[Rocky D]

Larry, you should write a book about your experiences...I'll bet it would be a doosey!

[Sammy da bull]

Welcome from the states welderman. These guys clown around a little, but most of them are really sharp.

A boilermaker in Australia huh? I'm from middle America and a friend of mine offered me a top dollar job welding where he works in Las Vegas; but it's miserable enough welding here in the summer, so I don't know if I'd want to be burning wire all day in the desert. Some of my family has Vacationed in Sydney and the first thing they said when they got back was that it was brutally hot down there, worse than anything we get here states except maybe southern Arizona. So Salute to you I've been lurking here for years and haven't seen even the most bizarre of questions go unanswered yet...

[JimDon]

Welcome Welderman,
If you ever get to the states, standing invite to come to Wisconsin in the wintertime, it'll contrast nicely with the heat of summer Down Under. Beer and brats and JD all around. G'Day Mate.
Jim Don
PS If you think people are screwy Down Under, wait till you talk to some of the people from Wisconsin.

[welder.man]

Welcome from the states welderman. These guys clown around a little, but most of them are really sharp.

A boilermaker in Australia huh? I'm from middle America and a friend of mine offered me a top dollar job welding where he works in Las Vegas; but it's miserable enough welding here in the summer, so I don't know if I'd want to be burning wire all day in the desert. Some of my family has Vacationed in Sydney and the first thing they said when they got back was that it was brutally hot down there, worse than anything we get here states except maybe southern Arizona. So Salute to you I've been lurking here for years and haven't seen even the most bizarre of questions go unanswered yet...

Thanks Sammy

It is just starting to get warm here now we have been having 40 to 45C days(104 -115F) The job I am now building is a 30' x 30' two stand shearing shed I finished screwing the roof iron down last week and I am glad about that.

[welder.man]

Welcome Welderman,
If you ever get to the states, standing invite to come to Wisconsin in the wintertime, it'll contrast nicely with the heat of summer Down Under. Beer and brats and JD all around. G'Day Mate.
Jim Don
PS If you think people are screwy Down Under, wait till you talk to some of the people from Wisconsin.

Thank you Jim I appreciate the offer. I just googled 'Wisconsin in the wintertime' and it looks a little cold, what temp do you have there in winter, Where I am it would get down to 0 - 1C (32F) I actually built us a new wood fire last winter and it gets a little to hot inside now. I will start a thread on it.