Timeline for Would a spacecraft carry arc welding supplies?
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| Oct 15, 2019 at 12:06 | vote | accept | cal | ||
| Oct 14, 2019 at 12:46 | comment | added | Russell McMahon | If you ignore the byproducts, general hazards and second order effects - in a craft with access to the sort of electric power that would be available on a warship or generation ship of FTL ship or .... - welding at the level you tak about would be "easy enough". You may need to rip out some wiring and kluge up an energy source tap - but that's just details. I can "arc weld" albeit rather slowly with a 300 Watt 30 volt solar panel! Really. (And I'd not have thought it possible until I played :-) ). | |
| Oct 14, 2019 at 12:32 | comment | added | Fattie | Say, if you read Artemis by Andy Weir (the Martian guy) amazingly that is a novel about welding! Although not in space, on the moon - filled with relevant facts. Enjoy! | |
| Oct 14, 2019 at 12:07 | answer | added | KalleMP | timeline score: 2 | |
| Oct 14, 2019 at 9:56 | comment | added | Mawg | ``Would a spacecraft carry arc welding supplies?`" it would if it is necessary as a plot device. Don't overthink this; I doubt hat anyone will throw down your book in disgust if you include it | |
| Oct 14, 2019 at 9:28 | answer | added | Cam Waite | timeline score: 3 | |
| Oct 13, 2019 at 21:30 | comment | added | Chris Stratton | For cutting you probably don't want an arc welder but the derived technology of a plasma cutter. Or do it the traditional way with a torch: you have most of what is needed for oxy-fuel torch welding or cutting on hand anyway. And if you didn't you could electrically decompose water, a technology that actually is in use in some jewelry shops that don't want to keep tanks around. | |
| Oct 13, 2019 at 12:18 | answer | added | jesse_b | timeline score: 3 | |
| Oct 13, 2019 at 0:59 | comment | added | RonJohn | "The spacecraft is a step above modern". #1 How much above modern? #2 How big is it? #3 What's the ship's purpose? #4 How long will it be out of contact from Earth? | |
| Oct 12, 2019 at 22:21 | answer | added | fraxinus | timeline score: 6 | |
| Oct 12, 2019 at 11:59 | comment | added | cal | @mast, good question. I'm having to research that a bit. | |
| Oct 12, 2019 at 11:58 | comment | added | cal | @chronocidal, I only know an ordinary welding joke. Heard it for forever, but still makes me laugh: "If you're gonna jump outta a crashing plane, forget the parachute. Tie yourself to a welding lead -- it'll always get caught on somethin.'" | |
| Oct 12, 2019 at 11:55 | comment | added | cal | @user2617804, thanks for the comment! I did a little research on austenitic metal, and it was very interesting! Your following question was also helpful. :-) | |
| Oct 12, 2019 at 11:42 | comment | added | Mast | From what materials will your spacecraft be made? 'Metal' is kind of broad. | |
| Oct 12, 2019 at 10:19 | comment | added | Chronocidal | {Insert joke about vacuum welding here} | |
| Oct 12, 2019 at 8:32 | comment | added | user2617804 | What is the purpose of this spacecraft- if it is to go to new or uncontrolled places then it can carry a lot more than it needs to handle any situation that meets at the other end (no hand waving needed)? | |
| Oct 12, 2019 at 8:06 | comment | added | user2617804 | Liquid nitrogen only makes plastics and non-austenitic metals brittle on contact. The lock is designed for cold of space so it going to austenitic. | |
| Oct 12, 2019 at 0:26 | comment | added | cybernard | It might be faster to use liquid nitrogen to break the lock, as it makes things brittle on contact. | |
| Oct 12, 2019 at 0:19 | history | edited | Gryphon | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 11, 2019 at 21:48 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Oct 11, 2019 at 14:06 | answer | added | Paul TIKI | timeline score: 8 | |
| Oct 11, 2019 at 14:01 | answer | added | puppetsock | timeline score: 27 | |
| Oct 11, 2019 at 13:52 | answer | added | Starfish Prime | timeline score: 16 | |
| Oct 11, 2019 at 13:50 | answer | added | AlexP | timeline score: 22 | |
| Oct 11, 2019 at 13:41 | comment | added | Morris The Cat | I think they'd probably use something more like this: technology.nasa.gov/patent/MFS-TOPS-5 | |
| Oct 11, 2019 at 13:34 | history | asked | cal | CC BY-SA 4.0 |