ouch, with or without gloves! been using me 1mm cutting disc, wouldnt want to get in the way of that beast! I think he is lucky to just have lost the tip:D. cheers for ideas. thinking of leaving the welding lark til the summer, well before the mot in aug 2010. Should be fine yeah? or if you were I would you run to the shops and get it sorted!!!
 
RUDDdefender90 said:
impressive truck! from a a grinder or from welding your thumb?

just been reading that link from sean and stuff. seems I need a 150amp atleast to weld the chasis, as it thick stuff on landies.

here is one, but it goes up to 150amp, so might not cut it? this be the cheapest that fits spec from machine mart Clarke MIG Welder (Turbo) - 151TE - Machine Mart


what do you guys have or do you just get mates or garage to sort weld issues?
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i do a bit of farm work so i weld my self ( not literally :)) use gas / oxy acet and arc, yer will weld a chassis happily at 30 - 40 amp , the welder welds at 50 volts , the chassis is only 3 mm max . a mig is ideal to learn to weld with , get some bits of tatty metal from the scrappy, plates good, clean both edges with a grinder till they shine.
clamp them with grips both ends then have a go at welding, trying to cover both bits with wel, and not burning holes, yer want the most penetration with out holes ! tis easy once yer get the hang of it, migs good, arc and gas take a lot of learning.
get a book , or down load some stuff before yer get a welder, but a mig150 will bw ideal, either small gas bottles or gassless wire, the gas dont burn just sheelds the weld, it stops it rusting and makes 100% that the clean metal to metal joint, so even pub gas will do
 
RUDDdefender90 said:
here is one, but it goes up to 150amp, so might not cut it? this be the cheapest that fits spec from machine mart Clarke MIG Welder (Turbo) - 151TE - Machine Mart
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I've got the smaller brother of that and it's brill for chassis work - and it'll go nice and low for really thin stuff - look out on ebay and you'll get the same used for £120 ish - they last well and spares are easy to find - no doubt some welding snob will come on and tell you it's crap and that'll you have to buy a £500 200A welder

I've also got a few other welders that I've accumulated over the years, including a big oil cooled beast that dims the house lights when it's used - and yes it's got the correct rating supply
 
Sean said:
I've got the smaller brother of that and it's brill for chassis work - and it'll go nice and low for really thin stuff - look out on ebay and you'll get the same used for £120 ish - they last well and spares are easy to find - no doubt some welding snob will come on and tell you it's crap and that'll you have to buy a £500 200A welder

I've also got a few other welders that I've accumulated over the years, including a big oil cooled beast that dims the house lights when it's used - and yes it's got the correct rating supply
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oxford oil cooled ?
 
RUDDdefender90 said:
truck sounds like a good idea. I can see you could enter the chasis from bumper point, but where else could you get ya inspection light into?
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you don't need to see inside - find a small headed hammer - pin hammer is ideal and tap away gently, letting the head bounce as you tap - you'll soon hear the difference between solid and paper thin metal
 
Sean said:
you don't need to see inside - find a small headed hammer - pin hammer is ideal and tap away gently, letting the head bounce as you tap - you'll soon hear the difference between solid and paper thin metal
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yer dont need to see inside yer right ;)
the light shines thru the 'oles in the chassis and yer mark them up with chalk , simples:)
 
Sean said:
yer, kinda a scary bit of kit - tis very good for cutting (roughly) 15mm sheet to size if you turn the volume up high ish

don't do this at home kids
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i regrett selling mine , it wer a good bit of kit on the farm, i had a set of those carbon arc thingys, they have two rods in and yer use them like a gas torch , fer cutting,

it does throw out a fair wack i must say , yer can blow holes in 1" plates piece of **** :D:D:D
 
Sean said:
I've got the smaller brother of that and it's brill for chassis work - and it'll go nice and low for really thin stuff - look out on ebay and you'll get the same used for £120 ish - they last well and spares are easy to find - no doubt some welding snob will come on and tell you it's crap and that'll you have to buy a £500 200A welder
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That would be me then:rolleyes:
After having a clarke 151, for the money they last very well- only thing I stated before is the lance is short and can get annoying. In fact my mate has it now still going strong, though the gas valve is tempermental.
Also the gas valve is in the torch not machine.

As Sean has said the mig welding forum is extremely good, whether you decide on new or second hand-just pick a recognised and well established brand.
Some of the Chinese junk I've seen recently had live torches and very unstable welding characteristics and are total ****e.

kenda and cosmo brands are best stayed away from:puke:

holes don't look too bad
 
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90truckcab said:
yerl soon learn :D


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I did that with my thumb, only worse :doh:
 
ere Rudd , ask trewey90, he had a mig welder fer sale , worth a look, were a good buy if i remember right, dunno if its gone tho,
 
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