Newsletter #5 - August 2005  [return to News main]
 
Martinek Manufacturing - Newsletter #5 August 2005
Here we go with the latest newsletter, One per month. I think we have proved that beyond a shadow of doubt, see previous issues for proof of that. Always interesting.

Sincerely, Mark Martinek

Joke of the Month -

  • IN PRISON... you spend the majority of your time in an 8X10 cell.
  • AT WORK... you spend the majority of your time in a 6X8 cubicle.
  • IN PRISON... you get time off for good behavior
  • AT WORK... you get more work for good behavior
  • IN PRISON... the guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you
  • AT WORK... you must carry around a security card and open all the doors for yourself
  • IN PRISON... you can watch TV and play games
  • AT WORK... you get fired for watching TV and playing games
  • IN PRISON... you get your own toilet
  • AT WORK... you have to share with some idiot who pees on the seat
  • IN PRISON...they allow your family and friends to visit
  • AT WORK...you can't even speak to your family
  • IN PRISON... all expenses are paid by the taxpayers with no work required
  • AT WORK... you get to pay all the expenses to go to work and then they deduct taxes from your salary to pay for prisoners
  • IN PRISON... you spend most of your life inside bars wanting to get out
  • AT WORK... you spend most of your time wanting to get out and go inside bars
  • IN PRISON... you must deal with sadistic wardens
  • AT WORK... they are called managers
  • So why is it, again, that we work?

 

Link of the Month - I am not all that big into music, I much prefer NPR and when my kids are in the car I usually have to suffer through what they want to hear. But Podcasting, that is where the action is. Once you down load Itunes 4.9, head over to one of the many podcasting sites and check out what is available. Podcast.net is a good place to start, there are many many others and growing every day. There are many different types of podcasts to listen to, from anarchy to quirky, there is sure to be something for everyone.

As I sit here at my desk with the Hot August Sun streaming through my window, bearing down on me with its oppressive rays created by a bazillion degree fusion reaction 8 minutes ago, I am reminded of the arc of a welding machine instantly turning solid steel into molten metal. I think I have my theme for this month.

 
Spot Welding
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Spotwelders have some a long way since the olden days when I started in this business. Amada has created an amazing machine for spot welding. It is completely programmable for thicknesses from very thin materials up to 1/4 inch steel. With its computer interface it takes just a few keystrokes to completely change all the parameters to whatever material or thickness needs to be spotwelded.

Prior to the creation of the new spotwelding technology that this machine uses, the machines were much much larger and required huge amounts of power to spotweld aluminum. A machine using the older technology would require approx 10 times the power and weigh 4 times as much.
 
 
 
Soldering and Brazing
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The most interesting and varied methods of joining metals is by Brazing or Soldering .

Many times materials cannot be joined by Spotwelding or even TIG welding. Brazing and soldering are often the best solution. Complicated assemblies are sometimes required to be joined in a way that makes access via conventional welding methods impossible. In these cases furnace brazing is a great solution, the filler can be applied to the difficult to reach areas and then the entire assembly can be put into a furnace to bring the unit to the melting point of the filler material and allow it to flow into the welding joints.
 
TIG Welding
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TIG Welding is the most common type of welding we do here at Martinek Manufacturing. It is such a versatile method of welding I wonder how they ever built anything before it was invented. It does require more experience on the part of the welder. When learning how to weld, Steel is the easiest to TIG weld, Aluminum is one of the harder metals to learn how to weld. The reason for this is that Aluminum is such a good heat sink that the heat is transferred away from the tiny welding zone so fast that it requires an experienced welder to be able to quickly and accurately control the heat and add the welding rod in the right proportions to produce a clean and strong weld.
 
 

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Well that's a wrap for the August Newsletter. See ya next month with more humor and diversions to keep you away from doing anything meaningful with your life. What else is the Internet for!?!?!?

Sincerely,

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Mark Martinek
Martinek Manufacturing
phone: 510-438-0357

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