(nearly) ready to start welding - SV650.org

_Stretchie_ · 22-09-11, 12:23 AM

Got a package in the post today :clapping:

Also included in the parcel was a regulator to use CO2 canister with my welder, once I have that I can start trying to weld things, poor BaP's bike has no idea what's about to happen to it.

:laughing:

Paging Squirrel, fancy helping me **** something up?

Jayneflakes · 22-09-11, 12:40 AM

Awww, you are so Handsome in that! You just need an oil soaked boiler suit and we will barely be able to contain ourselves! Women of the Org, watch out...

22-09-11, 05:35 AM

Dont forget elastic bands for your cuffs, hot splatter going down your cuffs then rolling so you get a line of burnt skin is painful

22-09-11, 05:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jayneflakes

Awww, you are so Handsome in that! You just need an oil soaked boiler suit and we will barely be able to contain ourselves! Women of the Org, watch out...

No wonder you switched to the dark side.

22-09-11, 06:49 AM

Aww man! Totally jealous, haven't done any welding since my engineering apprenticeship. Can't wait to buy my own kit some day!

22-09-11, 06:53 AM

BTW are you using a mig welder? I'm guessing co2 is your choice of inert gas? How did this compare price wise to other gases?

22-09-11, 08:09 AM

YEY Stretchie!
We're in the same boat pal, I've just bought this lot...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1603892864...84.m1439.l2649
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1207086089...84.m1439.l2649
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1706952470...84.m1439.l2649

Cant wait to start wrecking stuff. Pics of welded stuff to follow no doubt?

Sid Squid · 22-09-11, 08:11 AM

What will you be welding?

Tip of the day: No welding in slippers. Trust me on this.

timwilky · 22-09-11, 08:17 AM

My tip

when the arc eye hits (and it will) and you feel like somebody is trying to drive 6" nails through your head do not get p1ssed. You will feel like a right nob sat in a&E unable to see and the staff thinking you are yet another saturday nighter. The drops help, but when the pads go on with the don't remove for 24 hours. have somebody about to make your brews and a butty and then imagine what it would be like to be blind.

Tip no2

Check what is behind the plate you are welding, Having melted looms that run through sills. and when the carpet sets on fire whilst you are under the car it is handy to have somebody to tell you to get the feck out.

_Stretchie_ · 22-09-11, 08:36 AM

Yeah it's a MIG got it for £32 at an auction

It uses these tiny little gas bottles which are between £10 - £15 a go

So I bought a different regulator that means I can go to the brewery around the corner and get a waist high bottle for £16. No brainer really.

Been looking in to and alot of people don't like using CO2 as the welds aren't as pretty as argon or an argon mix but what do I care, not like I'll be 'doing jobs for customers'.

: )

Just need to get the gas bottle now and get a fella around the corner to help me set up and get some practice in. I've got some scrap of varying thickness' to practice with

22-09-11, 12:23 AM	#1
_Stretchie_ Large Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minsterworth, Gloucester Posts: 2,353	(nearly) ready to start welding Got a package in the post today :clapping: Also included in the parcel was a regulator to use CO2 canister with my welder, once I have that I can start trying to weld things, poor BaP's bike has no idea what's about to happen to it. :laughing: Paging Squirrel, fancy helping me **** something up? __________________ How to amuze an idiot: Look right-> <-Look Left

22-09-11, 05:35 AM	#3
Specialone Guest Posts: n/a	Re: (nearly) ready to start welding Dont forget elastic bands for your cuffs, hot splatter going down your cuffs then rolling so you get a line of burnt skin is painful

22-09-11, 06:49 AM	#5
Stenno Guest Posts: n/a	Re: (nearly) ready to start welding Aww man! Totally jealous, haven't done any welding since my engineering apprenticeship. Can't wait to buy my own kit some day!

22-09-11, 06:53 AM	#6
Stenno Guest Posts: n/a	Re: (nearly) ready to start welding BTW are you using a mig welder? I'm guessing co2 is your choice of inert gas? How did this compare price wise to other gases?

22-09-11, 08:09 AM	#7
Owenski Guest Posts: n/a	Re: (nearly) ready to start welding YEY Stretchie! We're in the same boat pal, I've just bought this lot... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1603892864...84.m1439.l2649 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1207086089...84.m1439.l2649 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1706952470...84.m1439.l2649 Cant wait to start wrecking stuff. Pics of welded stuff to follow no doubt?

22-09-11, 08:11 AM	#8
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: (nearly) ready to start welding What will you be welding? Tip of the day: No welding in slippers. Trust me on this. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

22-09-11, 08:17 AM	#9
timwilky Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Not in Yorkshire. (Thank God) Posts: 4,116	Re: (nearly) ready to start welding My tip when the arc eye hits (and it will) and you feel like somebody is trying to drive 6" nails through your head do not get p1ssed. You will feel like a right nob sat in a&E unable to see and the staff thinking you are yet another saturday nighter. The drops help, but when the pads go on with the don't remove for 24 hours. have somebody about to make your brews and a butty and then imagine what it would be like to be blind. Tip no2 Check what is behind the plate you are welding, Having melted looms that run through sills. and when the carpet sets on fire whilst you are under the car it is handy to have somebody to tell you to get the feck out. __________________ Not Grumpy, opinionated.

22-09-11, 08:36 AM	#10
_Stretchie_ Large Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minsterworth, Gloucester Posts: 2,353	Re: (nearly) ready to start welding Yeah it's a MIG got it for £32 at an auction It uses these tiny little gas bottles which are between £10 - £15 a go So I bought a different regulator that means I can go to the brewery around the corner and get a waist high bottle for £16. No brainer really. Been looking in to and alot of people don't like using CO2 as the welds aren't as pretty as argon or an argon mix but what do I care, not like I'll be 'doing jobs for customers'. : ) Just need to get the gas bottle now and get a fella around the corner to help me set up and get some practice in. I've got some scrap of varying thickness' to practice with __________________ How to amuze an idiot: Look right-> <-Look Left

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