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Rust removing from hull of a ship using a robot.
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Previously:
Closing the hull of a new Spanish submarine - photo
Leopard 1 tank hull cross section - photo
Magnetic crawler hull pressure washer - GIF
Magnetic hydroblaster for defouling tanker hull - GIF
Painting a ship hull - GIF
might as well go have lunch it's going to be a while before the job is complete
How is this held against the steel plate? Magmatically with two tracks of magnets? Although I see it has multiple wheels.
Need someone there to keep the hopper full of sand. So... eat quick!!! :hattip:Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank S
I don’t think it’s sand, it’s a UHP water blaster. Runs on water only. I worked in a shipyard that used something similar to this more than 20 years ago. Ours looked very much like a rotary lawnmower body, UHP waterblast and waste recovery all under the body, I believe it was held on by suction. It had wheels and tracked around the ships side all day leaving a clean SA2.5 track behind it.
I have seen videos of those UHP blasters also, think there is one posted on HMT but I cannot find it right now. From the looks of the ground under the ship, I am pretty sure this is an abrasive blaster.
Good point, I hadn’t noticed that, it doesn’t look as if it’s wet either.