John M - 10-13-2013 at 06:17 AM
Does anyone know for certain whether Coco does or does not have a working welder?
We will be taking some 1 1/2" steel tubing needed to fabricate something to help him with his new prosthesis but it really should be welded.
With the upcoming Baja 1000 surely some pit operations at Coco's will be equipped with a welder and the job is really quite simple and wouldn't take
much time at all. We can leave the material with Coco. I was hoping some Nomad who knows some pit teams could put me in contact with them.
We are still trying to make a plan for us to do the job when we are there in ten days or so but we'd have to drill & bolt it.
edited to add: In the event there is no success here on Nomad, I will contact both Baja Pits & Mag 7 directly within the week and try to talk to
their pit leader stationed at Coco's - I assume both will have pits there. John
[Edited on 10-13-2013 by John M]
David K - 10-13-2013 at 08:40 AM
The head of Baja Pits is Carlos and you can contact him at American Wheel in El Cajon... Great guy, met him through The Squarecircle and worked for
Baja Pits twice in 2006 (500 & 1000).
Baja Pits
John M - 10-13-2013 at 11:51 AM
Thanks David - I'll contact him and see where that takes me later this week.
TMW - 10-13-2013 at 12:33 PM
An Alternative is to use batteries.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV5oLPLUzrM Using two batteries.
http://makezine.com/projects/Car-Battery-Welding/ Using three batteries.
http://www.lcool.org/technical/80_series/bat_weld/battery_we...
jimgrms - 10-14-2013 at 11:50 AM
Did that battery trick once ,battery blew up ,i ended up wearing nothing but a belt buckle , . Not really but it did ruin my levi's
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TMW - 10-14-2013 at 01:00 PM
That'll ruin your day. One of my co-workers was jumping a car with a dead battery in the parking lot and the battery blew up and sprayed him with
acid, face clothes everything. He worn glasses and that probably shielded his eyes. Anyway we hosed him with water real good and took him to the
hospital. It all turned out OK but was a scare.
I've never done the battery weld but seen it done.
jimgrms - 10-14-2013 at 04:44 PM
Seen it done on trail runs in colorado ,stayed a long way away ,