Melting and Cutting at 4,000 Degrees | Gas Cutting Technology
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. I’ve been cutting sheet piles for the past few days lol. Well, after a few twists and turns, I’m cutting them with a Lancer. So, have you ever heard of a “Lancer rod”? It’s a long rod, about 2 to 3 meters, that looks like this, with an oxygen hose attached to the back…
Hose Sizes You Should Know | On-Site Tools
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. One piece of essential knowledge we need is hose diameter. It’s definitely useful to know, so please be sure to remember it. Names: 1-bun, 2-bun, 3-bun, 4-bun, 6-bun, inch, quarter-inch, half-inch, 2 inches, mm notation …
Every Day Is a Process of Trial and Error | Improvements at the Slope Construction Company
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. For the past few days, I’ve been struggling like crazy to stop the water seeping in behind the sheet piles of the temporary anchors, lol. The amount of water is insane! It’s almost laughable. It’s been a while since I’ve worked on a temporary anchor project with this much water. Come to think of it, this site has a deep well…
The Thought Limiter | The Neuroscience of Slope Engineers
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. All sorts of things happen on a construction site. Sometimes things happen that weren’t originally planned, or they turn out to be worse than expected. Maybe the foreman is terrible (lol), or a mountainside suddenly collapses, or the materials don’t arrive, or the wrong materials are delivered. All kinds of things happen. But instead of getting pessimistic about this…
Paint Removal via Wet Blasting | Maintenance Equipment That Requires No Stripping Agent
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. I finally went ahead and bought that wet blasting machine I’ve been wanting for a while lol. I’m sure some of you are thinking, “What on earth is that?!”—it’s a machine used in the pre-painting stage to strip off old paint and clean the surface. The “media” used includes glass beads, silica, and heavy…
Creating the Best Products as Fast as Possible Within the Minimum Rules | The Slope-Worker’s Way
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. When you’re working as a subcontractor, there’s one thing you just can’t beat. That’s the name recognition of the big companies, lol. It’s not like we stand a chance, but it’s still kind of frustrating. I think we actually have more experience with standard construction methods…
Cutting Steel (Part 3) | Cutting Thick Materials
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Cutting Through Steel! (Part 1) Cutting Through Steel! (Part 2) Lately, I’ve been battling water almost every day. The reason is that during temporary anchor installation, there was a lot of pressurized water and the pressure was high, which made it really tough, but I’m managing to figure it out through trial and error! lol Things like this…
Cutting Steel (Part 2) | Comparison of Cutting Tools
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Cutting Iron! (Part 1) This is a follow-up to my post from the other day, lol. This time, take a look at the before-and-after comparison. Here’s what it looks like. You can see that the composite material was worn down quite a bit between the “before” and “after.” Since the two pieces of iron tend to slip against each other, I placed something underneath to hold them in place…
Finding the Right Solution for Each Situation | Making Decisions on a Case-by-Case Basis
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. Working on a hot griddle is absolutely hellishly hot, isn’t it? lol Lately, I’ve been working in an environment that feels like I’m an egg being fried. I mean, it’s not even that time of year yet. But anyway… In an environment like the one described above, I’ve never before (in 25 years…)