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Saw a florescent on a stand it was only a 2 ft lamp £90

Sod that found sone scrap box section, whip out the Tig welder 30mins later sorted. Lamp was £27 it's led, found alternatives online that will run either 110-240v

It's the nuts shows every little imperfection, will likely make one more and make this one and the other pivot for ceilings. ( Might treat myself and use some stainless. )

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Mtt.tr said:
Saw a florescent on a stand it was only a 2 ft lamp £90

Sod that found sone scrap box section, whip out the Tig welder 30mins later sorted. Lamp was £27 it's led, found alternatives online that will run either 110-240v

It's the nuts shows every little imperfection, will likely make one more and make this one and the other pivot for ceilings. ( Might treat myself and use some stainless. )

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Nice to see someone else can tig weld
 
Danny said:
Nice to see someone else can tig weld
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I used to be able to do it back in the day.

Did apprenticeship on Fab/Welding. Used to do all kinds of welding. Oxy/Acet, Arc, Mig, Tig, Brazing, Silver Soldering. Welded all metals, M/steel, Stainless, Titanium, Copper the lot.

Loved it at the time for short while.
 
satan said:
I used to be able to do it back in the day.

Did apprenticeship on Fab/Welding. Used to do all kinds of welding. Oxy/Acet, Arc, Mig, Tig, Brazing, Silver Soldering. Welded all metals, M/steel, Stainless, Titanium, Copper the lot.

Loved it at the time for short while.
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Nice

I love making stuff :) got another kit car project on the go at the moment
 
Danny said:
Nice to see someone else can tig weld
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Yep self taught, but can produce good welds. I have a tendancy to keep going until I can do something

weld anything heavy with stick. Happy to vertical up and overhead in 6013 (fincore are best) .
Nickel Welded a few cast iron gearboxes to get us racing again.
Want to get a workshop and get my machines in one place (lathes, milling machines, welders)

What kit car have you bought?
 
Danny said:
Nice

I love making stuff :) got another kit car project on the go at the moment
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I know exactly how you feel Danny but it left me a long time ago.

I was working in heavy engineering manufacture and at the time it was exciting and interesting. Several jobs later and then not being stuck in a factory together with the trade basically disappearing. I havent done it for a long long time.
 
Mtt.tr said:
Yep self taught, but can produce good welds. I have a tendancy to keep going until I can do something

weld anything heavy with stick. Happy to vertical up and overhead in 6013 (fincore are best) .
Nickel Welded a few cast iron gearboxes to get us racing again.
Want to get a workshop and get my machines in one place (lathes, milling machines, welders)

What kit car have you bought?
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There is no need to nickel weld cast iron. If you want to know how to do it properly PM me.
 
Mtt.tr said:
Yep self taught, but can produce good welds. I have a tendancy to keep going until I can do something

weld anything heavy with stick. Happy to vertical up and overhead in 6013 (fincore are best) .
Nickel Welded a few cast iron gearboxes to get us racing again.
Want to get a workshop and get my machines in one place (lathes, milling machines, welders)

What kit car have you bought?
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Yep I can only tig weld but welding up a kit car chassis means I can weld on my back round tubes :)

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I built this buggy but I am starting to rebuild a sylva mojo...

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I am using 3 cars to make one good one....
 
Mtt.tr said:
What's it like getting through the Iva and sva now?
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the IVA is a headache... thankfully I dont have to with this build as it was on the road in the past but had a bit of an accident which is why I am rebuilding it :D all new fibreglass and what not :D
 
Danny said:
that is the case for speed but for perfection then the tig is perfect :D also that would mean buying another welder :D
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On mild steel rolled tube it is no better than oxy/acetylene which would be even cheaper and take exactly the same time.

A mig welder would have put less heat into the surrounding tube.
 
Can I ask on the second car why dont the roll bars go to the front/windscreen frame. Even with a bar from back to front down the center to protect you from turnover?

Or is that all fibreglass?
 
satan said:
On mild steel rolled tube it is no better than oxy/acetylene which would be even cheaper and take exactly the same time.

A mig welder would have put less heat into the surrounding tube.
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It's a case of I have a tig welder and had aluminium and stainless to weld as well :)
 
satan said:
Can I ask on the second car why dont the roll bars go to the front/windscreen frame. Even with a bar from back to front down the center to protect you from turnover?

Or is that all fibreglass?
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That's just the design of it.... most seven style cats don't. The windscreen I think ads to the strangle of the fibreglass but I am not sure if I am putting a screen in as you can't get them anymore unless specially ordered
 
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