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Recent content by Robvdub73

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    Welding and grinding technician

    there are a few companies that do take on outside railway to start on the railway but not many i have been on the railway 20 years i started from outside railway best thing you can do is ring up some companies ie , renown , inline , shortterm and speak ot them and tell them your intrested in...
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    How to perfectly cut railtracks?

    hi when the panels go in they go in the end to end and when we come to weld them we have to cut a gap to weld as with most projects and renewal sites we have to cut gaps as its safe as sometimes the engineers make the gaps too big and then you have an issue
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    joining the rails together using a L80 wide gap weld

    here you have me welding a L80 weld to cover a defect weld in Birmingham https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRaeSEqPe0c&t=2s
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    How to perfectly cut railtracks?

    I've been on the railway now for 19yes as a track welder and we have to use a mounted rail saw for cutting rail or I use oxy-propane cutting head and a cutting guide. the best cut comes from a new blade as it cuts it wears down and if you push down on the saw to hard it glazes the blade and wont...

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