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Re: Bessie getting done up for next year and getting worse
Posted: 26 Oct 2011, 16:06
by el_kel1
what is the welder? price and is it any good?
Re: Bessie getting done up for next year and getting worse
Posted: 26 Oct 2011, 17:51
by Bessie the camper
el_kel1 wrote: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
Re: Bessie getting done up for next year and getting worse
Posted: 26 Oct 2011, 19:05
by el_kel1
Cheers nice one! looking to teat myself to a toy over the winter and have a bashie at the old welding..
Re: Bessie getting done up for next year and getting worse
Posted: 26 Oct 2011, 19:08
by jimpainter
meggles wrote: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.
Re: Bessie getting done up for next year and getting worse
Posted: 26 Oct 2011, 19:52
by 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.
Re: Bessie getting done up for next year and getting worse
Posted: 29 Oct 2011, 19:04
by 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
Re: Bessie getting done up for next year and getting worse
Posted: 29 Oct 2011, 20:00
by jimpainter
Thats it keep going, just think if 1 side is nearly done thats nealy half way there.
Re: Bessie getting done up for next year and getting worse
Posted: 01 Nov 2011, 18:56
by Nij
good progress buddy....keep it up
Re: Bessie getting done up for next year and getting worse
Posted: 20 Nov 2011, 17:10
by Bessie the camper
Re: Bessie getting done up for next year and getting worse
Posted: 20 Nov 2011, 18:07
by Plasticman
I do like to see usefull child labour
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good work by the way
Re: Bessie getting done up for next year and getting worse
Posted: 21 Nov 2011, 18:01
by meggles
Looking good, proper job.
Re: Bessie getting done up for next year and getting worse
Posted: 22 Jan 2012, 17:57
by 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
Re: Bessie getting done up for next year and getting worse
Posted: 22 Jan 2012, 19:47
by 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.
Re: Bessie getting done up for next year and getting worse
Posted: 22 Jan 2012, 20:11
by 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
Re: Bessie getting done up for next year and getting worse
Posted: 22 Jan 2012, 20:14
by Plasticman
yep. as said go at least to the swage line
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