Hello, everyone.
This is Enta.
It's Halloween, isn't it?
I suppose the streets will be overflowing with young people in costumes today.
The streets are still overflowing with people in costumes left over from last Saturday night, so it looks like today is going to be something else, doesn't it?
All we old guys can do is watch it on the news with a lukewarm sense of amusement.
I hope you enjoy yourselves to the fullest while you're young, and then get back to work with a clear head starting Monday.
Just be careful not to get hurt—and don't drink too much, okay!?
But that's beside the point.
Have you heard of a "lance rod" used to cut sheet piles?
It's a long rod, about 2 to 3 meters, like this, and you use it by inserting the oxygen hose from the back.
It was completely soaked from the rain the day before, but it was removed in a few hours using Suipon.
Because of that, it was hard for Uncle Lancer to do his job, so after that he just laid down some scaffolding planks and used a Lancer pole lol
As shown in the photo, oxygen is forced out from the tip of a long rod, and the temperature at the tip reportedly exceeds 4,000 degrees.
So I'll just keep chopping (and melting) away.
It cuts more than two to three times faster than conventional gas cutting.
Since there's soil behind the sheet piles, they're even harder to cut through.
At the same time, the lancer staff itself is getting shorter and shorter.
At first, it's long and hard to use, but it becomes more convenient toward the end—though it runs out quickly.
I guess this is what they mean by "every coin has two sides," lol.
Finally, it’s finished—it’s been shortened down to about this length.
The rod itself doesn't get very hot, so you can hold it in the middle while working.
But its speed really is second to none.
Using standard gas cutting, it takes about 30 minutes to cut a hole in a sheet pile. (In some cases, it may take longer.)
The Lancer rod is a bit pricey, but considering the speed, it’s definitely worth the money.
I highly recommend it.
See you later.
