Four-Way Test
We constantly feel the need to take action, but what action? Every day, and in every direction, we can look around and see a lot of things that need to be done, many actions that need to be taken. A suffering child, a mother without means to protect her children, an impoverished man or woman on [...]
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5. November 2008
TV Coverage WaterJet Cutting and Cleaning- Jay Leno, History Channel, Learning Channel, National Geographics Channel
National Geographics, World’s Toughest Fixes “Cruise Ship Repair.” Every so often, the industry gets “free” publicity via the television. There is an upcoming segment in December. KMT Waterjet Systems has a Jay Leno connection. You can find clips on the web www.jaylenosgarage.com. Look for Calypso Waterjet Cutter under “tools” in the videos. Flow International was featured on the [...]
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Handy Table on Surface Contamination
NAVY SEA Systems Command Materials Engineering Group Codes SEA 03M12.5 2531 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, VA 22242-5160 Soluble Substances Table 1 (P & W Hand Held Hydroblast Unit)
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Inspection Manual for Flash Rust
Inspection Manual for Flash RustSupplement to Standard Photograph Guides Supplement to VIS-4 December 29, 2008 Prepared for Advanced Technology Institute SSA: No. 2008-326 Prepared by Lydia M. Frenzel, Ph.D. Fat Squirrel 22, LLC On behalf of Project Participants: Todd Pacific Shipyard- Lead Shipyard Project Goals and Objective: This document is a supplement to SSPC-VIS No. 4 NACE VIS 7 (or ISO 8501-4). SSPC-VIS No. 4 NACE VIS 7, ISO [...]
Continue reading...16. May 2008
Paint Removal
Seems like paint removal ought to be a simple concept, right? But how much paint do you remove to remove half of the paint? How do you sample an area to show that you left 75% of a coating?
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Radioactive Contamination
Removal of Surface Radiation from Steel- Dry Blasting compared to Ultra-High Pressure Water UHP WJ is routinely used to remove surface radiation from steel in nuclear plants. John S. Oechsle Jr., who is now retired, worked with S.G. Pinney & Assoc. in Florida and prior to that in the 1950’s worked with Metalweld and DuPont in the [...]
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Got back from MegaRust in June. Immediately involved in flash rust -ISO- paint for companies in UK and France involved in Maritime (IMO)
@michal63 Paint is the first line of defense against corrosion problems. It is cost savings- but part of maintenance.
Just finished yesterday a major re-write of Waterjet surface preparation document- once again. NOw for something more fun.
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17. April 2009
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