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Aluminum
- Joined
- Feb 9, 2008
- Location
- Salmon Arm, BC Canada
I know this probably makes some of you cringe but here goes anyway.
In the past, I've broken the drive ends off of 18" ship augers (1/2" hex ).
I welded a new piece of hex shaft on, using my lathe (chamfered both pieces, put one in the chuck and the other in the tailstock) for alignment.
I grounded directly to the work piece and it was TIG so no splatter.
I thought it should be OK as long as I grounded directly to the workpiece so no current is going thru the bearings.
Have I sinned ?
In the past, I've broken the drive ends off of 18" ship augers (1/2" hex ).
I welded a new piece of hex shaft on, using my lathe (chamfered both pieces, put one in the chuck and the other in the tailstock) for alignment.
I grounded directly to the work piece and it was TIG so no splatter.
I thought it should be OK as long as I grounded directly to the workpiece so no current is going thru the bearings.
Have I sinned ?