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cherokeechief79 10-10-2005, 03:18 PM i did a little welding in our shop last week.we have an epoxy floor and u cant weld over it.just a little welding left a lot of burn holes.is there something i could but to put over the floor where im welding besides having a welding spotter tell me when the cardboard i put down is on fire? frankenfab 10-10-2005, 04:10 PM Ever thought of a piece of sheetmetal? :flipoff2: Vermin 10-10-2005, 04:22 PM Just buy a TIG :flipoff2: fabcam 10-10-2005, 04:57 PM Ever thought of a piece of sheetmetal? :flipoff2: x2 300sniper 10-10-2005, 05:54 PM did you place what you were welding directly on the floor? i have done a ton of welding in my shop including a few complete build ups and have not harmed the epoxy floor (where my floor jack rolls most often is another story). when ever i need to weld something at floor level i use a big galvanized drip pan under my work. cherokeechief79 10-10-2005, 06:47 PM thanks im just gonna run the hose on the floor till its soaked then weld.(LOL) my big prob was when i hit a dirty spot it kicked and splattered all over the place.im still a greenhorn at this! littlemeck 10-10-2005, 07:06 PM Go done to the corner and get one of those nice peices of sheet aluminium that the city put on polls for us Todd pmurf1 10-10-2005, 08:19 PM Welding blanket, they make them in various sizes. It won't stop it all, but it'll help. Epoxy flooring is worthless IMO for a real shop or anyone who actually uses their garage for more than a showpiece. BMB 10-10-2005, 08:26 PM im just gonna run the hose on the floor till its soaked then weld.(LOL) Hmm, I don't know electricity, amps, metal, water. Go ahead it won't hurt long. Welding blanket, sheet metal, drip pan, etc. BMB PAToyota 10-11-2005, 07:36 AM Yep, got burn marks all over my epoxy floor. Wish I had just left it bare. Welding blanket does the trick - or sheetmetal or plywood or .... STICK-ROY 10-11-2005, 08:34 AM With thoes of you that are having, or have had issues with your epoxy floor, what brand are you using? PAToyota 10-11-2005, 08:52 AM Commercial Rustoleum product - not the stuff that you can get at Lowes. JTMcC 10-11-2005, 10:20 AM Plywood fitted up tight with the edges duck taped will work well for a long time. I've used that many times on delicate floors. The Hoover Dam powerhouses have beautifull terrazzo floors made in the 30's, we burned tons of rod in there using plywood/duck tape. We do the same when welding piping on commercial building roofs, most of them are the rubber type membrane that is very easy to burn holes in and they have to replace the section of roof if we damage it. The thin/cheap stuff works fine. JTMcC. | |