Bessie getting done up for next year and getting worse

[el_kel1]

what is the welder? price and is it any good?

[Bessie the camper]

what is the welder? price and is it any good?

It's a SIP gas/gasless only had a quick play yesterday (I'm not that good ) but seems alright cost £245 comes with a bottle of gas and gasless wire

[el_kel1]

Cheers nice one! looking to teat myself to a toy over the winter and have a bashie at the old welding..

[jimpainter]

Mig is better I'm sure but as I don't have a mig I don't have a choice.
Nij, when gas welding you use the flame to "melt" the welding rod into the join in the plates you're welding. I use an arc in the normal way whilst also holding another rod (with flux coating removed) into the "flame" that the rod in the holder makes. If you see what I mean. That way you get more metal into the joint. Just got to make sure you still get enough penetration though. With practice you can do a decent weld. A little more grinding may be required though. It won't work on very thin corroded metal though, but then you should be replacing that anyway in my opinion.
Hope this explains it.

I see your working there, it seems like a fairly logical way of doing it.

[meggles]

The main thing you need to be aware of is penetration (Isn't that always important ). Just make sure the metal and both rods have flowed together to make a good strong weld. You can actually use a bit of scrap (but clean) metal instead of the extra rod. I've been doing this for years and have NEVER had a test fail on my welding, eithet chassis or body, incl suspension mounts. (Once had a fire though ). I would love to learn to use a mig but never had the opportunity. Might learn now I've more time.

[Bessie the camper]

Update one side nearly done just need to finish off the inner arch and top bit of panel n seal all up


New inner arch


Panel fitted

[jimpainter]

Thats it keep going, just think if 1 side is nearly done thats nealy half way there.

[Nij]

good progress buddy....keep it up

[Bessie the camper]

Hi All been back on the van again this weekend a big thanks to Simon (Cygnak) for coming down to help so here are some more photos of cutting the rot out

Sie thinking I should have stayed at home lol





Ruudi helping out

More to follow

[Plasticman]

I do like to see usefull child labour
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good work by the way

[meggles]

Looking good, proper job.

[Bessie the camper]

Finally I get half a day to do a bit more and you've guessed it more filler
Nice new hole

Hole gone

Now what's behind the filler

This photo doesn't really show how bad it is .... So I'm looking for another body cut

Bottom corner all gone

[jimpainter]

Thats somr pretty thick filler on the corner. I'm guessing where you have put (below line) is going to be where the cut is? If so I would have thought that filler might go a bit further up.

[Bessie the camper]

It was where I was going to cut it looks like I best get n sand it down more in the morning

Cheers for the advise

[Plasticman]

yep. as said go at least to the swage line
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