What did you do with your Range Rover today

Fixed the welder, then welded the left rear wheel arch to the floor panel and half the right arch. Then spent the rest of the day cutting up patches ready for tomorrow.

Finally getting somewhere

Just went for a long drive to have a picnic...

Stoatie said:

Fixed the welder, then welded the left rear wheel arch to the floor panel and half the right arch. Then spent the rest of the day cutting up patches ready for tomorrow.

Finally getting somewhere

Click to expand...

I demand pictures!

marccleave said:

I demand pictures!

Click to expand...

Too busy welding for pictures, will try and remember tomorrow.

Oh and technically it was my 1st time welding with the welder actually working, so although it's welded it's not pretty.

Stoatie said:

Too busy welding for pictures, will try and remember tomorrow.

Oh and technically it was my 1st time welding with the welder actually working, so although it's welded it's not pretty.

Click to expand...

Practice on scrap metal, sorry you were.

tomcat59alan said:

Practice on scrap metal, sorry you were.

Click to expand...

Alan your so mean...! Its not scrap if the scrappy wont take it

Littelwill said:

Alan your so mean...! Its not scrap if the scrappy wont take it

Click to expand...

I know, but non of us were born welders, practice practice practice.

tomcat59alan said:

I know, but non of us were born welders, practice practice practice.

Click to expand...

Fair point..

Littelwill said:

Just went for a long drive to have a picnic...

Click to expand...

I demand pictures

Had a play with my new toy, rovacomlite works great

Littelwill said:

Just went for a long drive to have a picnic...

Click to expand...

Just how far did you drive Will for your picnic, you in Spain now cos the weather aint fit for a picnic round here to bloody cold and windy !!

tomcat59alan said:

Practice on scrap metal, sorry you were.

Click to expand...

I know the feeling, got a bit more done today then ran out of gas. So I swapped the rear shock bushes for Flo flex ones, PU'd the fuel filler panel back to the wing. Swapped the battery's out for a new pair and reconnected the fuel tank.




Told you it wasn't pretty but I'm getting there.

What mask are you using? I've been out of the welding game a long time now ( so a bit out of practice) but I find my light reactive mask a great help.

tomcat59alan said:

What mask are you using? I've been out of the welding game a long time now ( so a bit out of practice) but I find my light reactive mask a great help.

Click to expand...

I can't arc weld without a reactive mask, not that good with one either

Datatek said:

I can't arc weld without a reactive mask, not that good with one either

Click to expand...

Like I said Keith, its only practice oh and the correct amps and the rods and the weld orientation. Where do you keep your rods ? most people keep them in the garage where they get damp. Try putting them in the oven to dry them next time you try.

tomcat59alan said:

What mask are you using? I've been out of the welding game a long time now ( so a bit out of practice) but I find my light reactive mask a great help.

Click to expand...

I've got a light reactive one, the lack of straight lines on a lot of the welds is partly my inexperience and partly even with the welder at it's lowest it still seems to want to melt the metal away. It's only £200 130A Draper.

Stoatie said:

I've got a light reactive one, the lack of straight lines on a lot of the welds is partly my inexperience and partly even with the welder at it's lowest it still seems to want to melt the metal away. It's only £200 130A Draper.

Click to expand...

Is there a wire feed adjustment control on your welder? if there is try turning it down bit by bit. Looks like you are putting too much weld down (too much reinforcement). Wire speed will increase penetration and as you are only welding sheet metal you don't need a lot. Try on clean scrap until you find the settings that suit you. If you do blow a hole then build up on the thicker weld till the hole heals up.

There is, I have been fiddling with it I'll try slower tomorrow, And that's what |I have been doing when blowing holes.

Hi, you may find that if you run a coloured chalk line next to your weld seam it will keep your weld on line a little easier.

Got a Faultmate MSV2 Extreme on fleabay for it today !