First time Welding - SV650.org

Mr Speirs · 27-03-12, 12:57 PM

Just spent the last two days getting in touch with my masculine side.
Wanted to build something to strap my bike down to when travelling in the works van. It has no tie down points as such so needed to get something free standing that would secure the bike then I could just strap the whole thing to stop it moving...sort of like a crude Motolugger.

Welding scares me a lot but I got reasonable after a wee while. A mate started a lot of it for me.

Any way two days and this is the abominations I have created:

Bibio · 27-03-12, 01:01 PM

good job there. did you use a stick welder?

Mr Speirs · 27-03-12, 01:38 PM

Na I used a gasless MIG that belongs to a friend.
Bought 12 metres of box section and managed to reuse a few eyelets left over from work. Total cost...£40

27-03-12, 01:44 PM

Did my first welding the other day too, bloody unnerving aint it at first fun though once you get it all set up nice.

How do these work then, are you just strapping the bikes to the frames and the frames being loose in the back or at the frames held down by something?

Mr Speirs · 27-03-12, 02:19 PM

It's scary!! When I first started doing it I couldn't see so was all over the place. Yesterday I was cack today got so much better...still cack but at least it can't be bashed apart by a slight tap with a hammer.

Bike strap to the frame. Dunno what I'm going to do with the frame yet. Moto luggers seem to be free standing and people use matting underneath to stop any sliding. I'm probably going to use matting and use the limited tie down points to strap the frame to the bulk head. If it was my van I'd weld some tabs on and bolt the frame down. Would be easy enough to do but I can't go drilling holes into the floor of the van.

27-03-12, 02:38 PM

Yeah lol I found I closed my eyes when it made contact then when I opened em my hand would move and it would spark again lol.

Whats the vertical piece for?

Mr Speirs · 27-03-12, 02:47 PM

Vertical piece is for the front wheel to butt up against.

I have a tyre down you see so have designed the frame so that I could if I wanted just use that, if the vertical piece wasn't there it would push the bike forward and off the frame.

27-03-12, 03:36 PM

Looks ok, plenty of angle grinding to get rid of the bird **** I notice

If you gonna get serious about welding, get yourself one of those auto darkening helmets, amazing bit of kit.

Fallout · 27-03-12, 03:45 PM

I've wanted to learn to weld for ages. Seems like a very handy skill to have. You may have inspired me to have a bash.

Mr Speirs · 27-03-12, 03:46 PM

You know it. Although some of that was to take it back to bare metal to get a better grounding point.

27-03-12, 12:57 PM	#1
Mr Speirs Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 2,218	First time Welding Just spent the last two days getting in touch with my masculine side. Wanted to build something to strap my bike down to when travelling in the works van. It has no tie down points as such so needed to get something free standing that would secure the bike then I could just strap the whole thing to stop it moving...sort of like a crude Motolugger. Welding scares me a lot but I got reasonable after a wee while. A mate started a lot of it for me. Any way two days and this is the abominations I have created: __________________ Smokey Black Burnty 02 - Racetech Smoulderlators + .90kg BBQ Springs, zx10r shockingly toasted, Conti Road Attacks heat up very nicely, R&G Crash Bungs but what f**king use are they, No Colour Matched Hugger, Flame Extenda, Beowulf Titainium Oval Flame Thrower.

27-03-12, 01:01 PM	#2
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,569	Re: First time Welding good job there. did you use a stick welder?

27-03-12, 01:38 PM	#3
Mr Speirs Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 2,218	Re: First time Welding Na I used a gasless MIG that belongs to a friend. Bought 12 metres of box section and managed to reuse a few eyelets left over from work. Total cost...£40 __________________ Smokey Black Burnty 02 - Racetech Smoulderlators + .90kg BBQ Springs, zx10r shockingly toasted, Conti Road Attacks heat up very nicely, R&G Crash Bungs but what f**king use are they, No Colour Matched Hugger, Flame Extenda, Beowulf Titainium Oval Flame Thrower.

27-03-12, 01:44 PM	#4
Owenski Guest Posts: n/a	Re: First time Welding Did my first welding the other day too, bloody unnerving aint it at first fun though once you get it all set up nice. How do these work then, are you just strapping the bikes to the frames and the frames being loose in the back or at the frames held down by something?

27-03-12, 02:19 PM	#5
Mr Speirs Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 2,218	Re: First time Welding It's scary!! When I first started doing it I couldn't see so was all over the place. Yesterday I was cack today got so much better...still cack but at least it can't be bashed apart by a slight tap with a hammer. Bike strap to the frame. Dunno what I'm going to do with the frame yet. Moto luggers seem to be free standing and people use matting underneath to stop any sliding. I'm probably going to use matting and use the limited tie down points to strap the frame to the bulk head. If it was my van I'd weld some tabs on and bolt the frame down. Would be easy enough to do but I can't go drilling holes into the floor of the van. __________________ Smokey Black Burnty 02 - Racetech Smoulderlators + .90kg BBQ Springs, zx10r shockingly toasted, Conti Road Attacks heat up very nicely, R&G Crash Bungs but what f**king use are they, No Colour Matched Hugger, Flame Extenda, Beowulf Titainium Oval Flame Thrower.

27-03-12, 02:38 PM	#6
Owenski Guest Posts: n/a	Re: First time Welding Yeah lol I found I closed my eyes when it made contact then when I opened em my hand would move and it would spark again lol. Whats the vertical piece for?

27-03-12, 02:47 PM	#7
Mr Speirs Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 2,218	Re: First time Welding Vertical piece is for the front wheel to butt up against. I have a tyre down you see so have designed the frame so that I could if I wanted just use that, if the vertical piece wasn't there it would push the bike forward and off the frame. __________________ Smokey Black Burnty 02 - Racetech Smoulderlators + .90kg BBQ Springs, zx10r shockingly toasted, Conti Road Attacks heat up very nicely, R&G Crash Bungs but what f**king use are they, No Colour Matched Hugger, Flame Extenda, Beowulf Titainium Oval Flame Thrower.

27-03-12, 03:36 PM	#8
Teejayexc Guest Posts: n/a	Re: First time Welding Looks ok, plenty of angle grinding to get rid of the bird **** I notice If you gonna get serious about welding, get yourself one of those auto darkening helmets, amazing bit of kit.

27-03-12, 03:45 PM	#9
Fallout Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Basingstoke Posts: 2,983	Re: First time Welding I've wanted to learn to weld for ages. Seems like a very handy skill to have. You may have inspired me to have a bash. __________________ MotoGoLoco - You knows it The Shed - Suzuki GSX-R 750 K1 \| Triumph Tiger 1050 K6 Fallout Bikes (VLogs, Tutorials, Bike Vids) Fallout Breakbeat (My Music)

27-03-12, 03:46 PM	#10
Mr Speirs Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 2,218	Re: First time Welding You know it. Although some of that was to take it back to bare metal to get a better grounding point. __________________ Smokey Black Burnty 02 - Racetech Smoulderlators + .90kg BBQ Springs, zx10r shockingly toasted, Conti Road Attacks heat up very nicely, R&G Crash Bungs but what f**king use are they, No Colour Matched Hugger, Flame Extenda, Beowulf Titainium Oval Flame Thrower.

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