Welding my Land Rover

Thor1950 · Feb 17, 2013

Dr_evil said:
It'll be done in the uni shop so full Argo or Argo mix will be used as I've already paid them 9k

Doc turn your heat down a bit........ You got a little under cut on the toes of the weld and your stop is low, hold at the end a bit to fill in before you let go of the trigger

Dr_evil · Feb 17, 2013

DieselDisco said:
ahh thats alrete then , jeeze 9k :O

I know ####ing government bollocks

Dr_evil · Feb 17, 2013

Thor1950 said:
Doc turn your heat down a bit........ You got a little under cut on the toes of the weld and your stop is low, hold at the end a bit to fill in before you let go of the trigger

That on the end plate ? Yeah can see where it ate in a little but filled with the next pass on the long side

Thor1950 · Feb 17, 2013

Dr_evil said:
That on the end plate ? Yeah can see where it ate in a little but filled with the next pass on the long side

Thats the one, heat down a bit and wire feed up a bit, just a little and what is the flow meter set at?

Dr_evil · Feb 17, 2013

Thor1950 said:
Thats the one, heat down a bit and wire feed up a bit, just a little and what is the flow meter set at?

Settings were 65 wire, D4 power, gas at 30psi I think

Thor1950 · Feb 17, 2013

Dr_evil said:
Settings were 65 wire, D4 power, gas at 30psi I think

gas a little high.

tig was 10-12 and mig was in the 20 on one of these

Amazon.com: Victor 0781-2727 HRF2480-320 Gas Regulator / Flowmeter: Home Improvement

Dr_evil · Feb 17, 2013

Thor1950 said:
gas a little high.

tig was 10-12 and mig was in the 20 on one of these

Amazon.com: Victor 0781-2727 HRF2480-320 Gas Regulator / Flowmeter: Home Improvement

Yeah that's the same kind of reg we use, will try it at 20 on some test pieces

tidymeup · Feb 18, 2013

Tig is good if you have nice clean material, however for a older chassis its going to be a waste of time and you will spend more time sharpening your tungsten as it will be contaminated.

Argon co2 mix all the way with the mig, you will get good penetration and minimal spatter.

Scottb123 · Feb 18, 2013

when i did my course we was told anywhere between 15-20 psi is good we set a 17 psi for general mig

DieselDisco · Feb 19, 2013

Dr_evil said:
I know ####ing government bollocks

Yh its all s##t,
You seen me post bout tht freelander ?

Dr_evil · Feb 19, 2013

DieselDisco said:
Yh its all s##t,
You seen me post bout tht freelander ?

might have missed it ? Don't think I have seen it

DieselDisco · Feb 19, 2013

Dr_evil said:
might have missed it ? Don't think I have seen it

Just one a neighbour's selling if anyone new of someone wanting one.

Dr_evil · Feb 19, 2013

haha definitely don't know anyone that'll want a gaylander

DieselDisco · Feb 19, 2013

Dr_evil said:
haha definitely don't know anyone that'll want a gaylander

Me neither that's why I asked lol. Runs well tho

Dr_evil · Feb 19, 2013

DieselDisco said:
Me neither that's why I asked lol. Runs well tho

better on ebay

A1y · Feb 19, 2013

I work for a welding supply company in N Ireland and bought myself an Esab Caddy Mig 200i through work. It was the best money ever spent as it is able to weld mild and stainless steel, aluminium, mig braze and will run gasless mig wire the welder is fool proof. All you need to do is set what material your welding the thickness and away you go after that if you want to increase the wire feed speed the machine ups the power for you and vise versa. I repaired the bulkhead with .8mm wire no problem and its capable of welding up to 6mm plate.

The Mad Hat Man · Feb 19, 2013

so they shud be - @900 squids :faint2: eek!

beerdude · Feb 22, 2013

A1y said:
I work for a welding supply company in N Ireland and bought myself an Esab Caddy Mig 200i through work. It was the best money ever spent as it is able to weld mild and stainless steel, aluminium, mig braze and will run gasless mig wire the welder is fool proof. All you need to do is set what material your welding the thickness and away you go after that if you want to increase the wire feed speed the machine ups the power for you and vise versa. I repaired the bulkhead with .8mm wire no problem and its capable of welding up to 6mm plate.

That sounds like quite a machine!!!!!!

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