Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Mobile Welding On Tesla Super Charger

 







Back in 2020 and because of COVID, Potential Electrical Design Services decided to cancel one of the Tesla Super Charger stations in the Vacaville Factory Stores. They had to cut some of the mounting tabs off in order to install them and couldn’t return the modules with them missing. So I made them like new again.


IN BUSINESS SINCE 2005

Croz Custom Metal Fabrication, Inc. has 33 years of experience in the fabrication and metal repair industry. If you have onsite metal crafting or repairs that need immediate assistance. Credit cards accepted.

EXPERTISE:
  • Commercial Work, Classic restorations, Custom Exhaust, Frames, Structural welding
  • Small to large scale piping jobs that operate under high pressure and temperature service, sanitary welding
  • Platform construction and repairs including redesigning and or replacement
  • Custom fabrication of guards, handrails, safety covers, and shields to comply with OSHA and Cal OSHA regulations.
  • Overlay and weld build-up using Stellite and other hard-facing Alloys.
DON CROSSLEY

Phone: (707) 580-4727

Fax: (707) 435-WELD (9353)

ON-SITE MOBILE
Fairfield, CA 94533


Lic# 991945 TIN: 46 4815004
C13, C23, C51, C60 – Welding Contractor
Contractors State License Board
Contractor’s Bond #04-WB045676


Sunday, November 17, 2024

Recyling Bailer Gets Repaired in Fairfield

 






EXPERTISE:
  • Commercial Work, Classic restorations, Custom Exhaust, Frames, Structural welding
  • Small to large scale piping jobs that operate under high pressure and temperature service, sanitary welding
  • Platform construction and repairs including redesigning and or replacement
  • Custom fabrication of guards, handrails, safety covers, and shields to comply with OSHA and Cal OSHA regulations.
  • Overlay and weld build-up using Stellite and other hard facing Alloys.
DON CROSSLEY

Phone: (707) 580-4727

Fax: (707) 435-WELD (9353)

ON-SITE MOBILE
Fairfield, CA 94533


Lic# 991945 TIN: 46 4815004
C13, C23, C51, C60 – Welding Contractor
Contractors State License Board
Contractor’s Bond #04-WB045676


Thursday, November 14, 2024

4 Types of Welding Explained: MIG vs TIG vs Stick vs Flux Core


The 1,000 foot view of the most common welding processes. All of the different welding processes and acronyms can be really confusing. In this video, I go over the following: 0:00 Intro 0:40 Stick Welding (Shielded Metal Arc Welding - SMAW) 4:00 Flux Core Arc Welding - FCAW 5:58 MIG Welding (Gas Metal Arc Welding - GMAW) 7:45 TIG Welding (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding - GTAW)

Monday, November 11, 2024

Introduction to AWS


The American Welding Society (AWS) was founded in 1919, as a nonprofit organization with a global mission: “Advancing the science, technology, and application of welding and allied joining and cutting processes worldwide, including brazing, soldering, and thermal spraying.” That is our mission and it’s why we exist. Whether you’re here to explore membership, certification, advanced training, updated standards, conferences, professional collaborations or the many exciting career opportunities in welding today – we are here to support you. Count on AWS for the leading-edge industry knowledge, resources and tools you need to achieve even greater business and career success, as well as inspire new generations to see the exciting career opportunities available today. For more information, go to aws.org

Friday, November 8, 2024

F350 Ford Frame Repair with Full Penetration TIG Welding

 Another Job Completed by Croz Metal Fabrication:

I got called to North Bay Truck to repair both sides of the frame on a F350. Apparently, this customer installed Airbags between the Leaf Spring mounts and overloaded the Receiver Hitch, breaking the frame on both sides directly above the Airbags. With creative rigging (see Forklift Rigging) we were able to tweak the frame back into place and using Tig and ER309 filler, performed a full penetration weld. Crisis averted.


     



             
                                  







IN BUSINESS SINCE 2005

Croz Custom Metal Fabrication, Inc. has 33 years of experience in the fabrication and metal repair industry. If you have onsite metal crafting or repairs that need immediate assistance. Credit cards accepted.

EXPERTISE:
  • Commercial Work, Classic restorations, Custom Exhaust, Frames, Structural welding
  • Small to large scale piping jobs that operate under high pressure and temperature service, sanitary welding
  • Platform construction and repairs including redesigning and or replacement
  • Custom fabrication of guards, handrails, safety covers, and shields to comply with OSHA and Cal OSHA regulations.
  • Overlay and weld build-up using Stellite and other hard-facing Alloys.
DON CROSSLEY

Phone: (707) 580-4727

Fax: (707) 435-WELD (9353)

ON-SITE MOBILE
Fairfield, CA 94533


Lic# 991945 TIN: 46 4815004
C13, C23, C51, C60 – Welding Contractor
Contractors State License Board
Contractor’s Bond #04-WB045676


Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Much Of My Work Takes Place In Tight Quarters! Croz Custom Metal Fabrication



This job involved a 3” Hot Tap install on an air-line at the Gallo Glass Factory in Modesto for Haskell. Sometimes it’s quite congested and difficult to get to the part of the work that needs to be done, but we got-er-done.


IN BUSINESS SINCE 2005

Croz Custom Metal Fabrication, Inc. has 33 years of experience in the fabrication and metal repair industry. If you have onsite metal crafting or repairs that need immediate assistance. Credit cards accepted.

EXPERTISE:
  • Commercial Work, Classic restorations, Custom Exhaust, Frames, Structural welding
  • Small to large scale piping jobs that operate under high pressure and temperature service, sanitary welding
  • Platform construction and repairs including redesigning and or replacement
  • Custom fabrication of guards, handrails, safety covers, and shields to comply with OSHA and Cal OSHA regulations.
  • Overlay and weld build-up using Stellite and other hard-facing Alloys.
DON CROSSLEY

Phone: (707) 580-4727

Fax: (707) 435-WELD (9353)

ON-SITE MOBILE
Fairfield, CA 94533


Lic# 991945 TIN: 46 4815004
C13, C23, C51, C60 – Welding Contractor
Contractors State License Board
Contractor’s Bond #04-WB045676

Saturday, November 2, 2024

Another Trailer Hitch Repair

Hitches- Old and New



I had a call yesterday from a gentleman from Southern California that came down (to Berkeley) for his Dad’s funeral and brought his Air Stream trailer so there would be extra accommodations. As he was leaving his parents property, he caught the Spare tire mounted under the tongue of the trailer and somehow ripped the coupler off of the ball. Bay Area Air Stream in Cordelia recommended he call me for the replacement of the coupler. They also didn’t have one in stock. I suggested he pick one up from

Harbor Freight (believe it or now) because these are the exact same couplers sold by everyone else. I cut and removed all remnants of the old coupler, prepped the “A” frame and welded the new one on. He loaded up and took-off for home.. Yet another crisis averted.

It’s super awesome and rewarding doing what I do. It’s still like magic to me.

Croz Custom Metal Fabrication, Inc. has 33 years of experience in the fabrication and metal repair industry. If you have onsite metal crafting or repairs that need immediate assistance. Credit cards accepted.

EXPERTISE:
  • Commercial Work, Classic restorations, Custom Exhaust, Frames, Structural welding
  • Small to large scale piping jobs that operate under high pressure and temperature service, sanitary welding
  • Platform construction and repairs including redesigning and or replacement
  • Custom fabrication of guards, handrails, safety covers, and shields to comply with OSHA and Cal OSHA regulations.
  • Overlay and weld build-up using Stellite and other hard-facing Alloys.
DON CROSSLEY

Phone: (707) 580-4727

Fax: (707) 435-WELD (9353)

ON-SITE MOBILE
Fairfield, CA 94533