Pezza
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posted on 26/7/07 at 03:43 PM |
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New toy for the garage
Picked up this today
Had a good practice, managed some reasnoble quality welds, butt welding and spot welding bits in place. Got goood penetration
Bit more practice when I pick up some more bits of scrap and I can get the engine cradle welded in my chassis
Pez
You couldn't pwn your way out of a wet paper bag, with "PWN ME!!" written on it, from the "pwned take-away" which originally contained one
portion of chicken tikka pwnsala and the obligatory free pwnpadom.
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Peteff
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posted on 26/7/07 at 03:49 PM |
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First thing to do is build a trolley for the welder and bottle, get down the supermarket with a pound for the materials
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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fesycresy
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posted on 26/7/07 at 04:03 PM |
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Or if you go to the out of town stores they don't need a pound
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Pezza
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posted on 26/7/07 at 04:03 PM |
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lol good idea!
You couldn't pwn your way out of a wet paper bag, with "PWN ME!!" written on it, from the "pwned take-away" which originally contained one
portion of chicken tikka pwnsala and the obligatory free pwnpadom.
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mookaloid
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posted on 26/7/07 at 04:14 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by Peteff
First thing to do is build a trolley for the welder and bottle, get down the supermarket with a pound for the materials
I didn't know supermarkets sold stuff for making trolleys.................oh I see what you mean
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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BenB
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posted on 26/7/07 at 04:27 PM |
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Just be careful. Shopping trolleys are coated in yucky zinc. If you weld it you'll get crappy welds and a stinking headache... Same reason its a
bad idea to use a shopping trolley as a BBQ.... Well, okay the bit about crappy welds doesn't matter then.....
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Pezza
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posted on 26/7/07 at 04:41 PM |
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Think a shopping trolley would be a bit wide anyway for ease of maneuvering.
Where i'm working tonight has a huge metal store they said I could raid.
So i'll grab some box section of various sizes and knock one up myself. They've got a box of caster wheels too
You couldn't pwn your way out of a wet paper bag, with "PWN ME!!" written on it, from the "pwned take-away" which originally contained one
portion of chicken tikka pwnsala and the obligatory free pwnpadom.
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Peteff
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posted on 26/7/07 at 04:46 PM |
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Here's my trolley
It's traditional to build one with the welder as a tryout. This was built from stuff lying round the shed and some wheels bought from Newark for
a fiver
Rescued attachment tig.JPG
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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speedyxjs
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posted on 26/7/07 at 05:03 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by fesycresy
Or if you go to the out of town stores they don't need a pound
Or wrap a 1p or 20p in paper to the shape of a £1 and wedge it in. Much cheaper and if you get really good at it, you can use it in vending machines
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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MikeR
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posted on 26/7/07 at 05:58 PM |
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i think the rear wheel on the welding trolley is a bit OTT!!!
Oh, how many miles do you get before the wing stay holding the cycle wing on breaks?
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GeoffB
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posted on 26/7/07 at 05:59 PM |
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Blimey i think putting those green cycle wings on the back of the trolley was a bit over the top...
Damn must type faster
[Edited on 26/7/07 by GeoffB]
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Peteff
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posted on 26/7/07 at 06:13 PM |
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Oh, how many miles do you get before the wing stay holding the cycle wing on breaks?
Seven years and still going strong
green cycle wings on the back of the trolley was a bit over the top. Well if a job's worth doing.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Fred W B
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posted on 27/7/07 at 08:13 AM |
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I just chained the bottle in the corner of the garage and use a long feed hose with a quick disconect at the welder end.
Okay, I have a full size bottle but it easier to move the welder around without the bottle attached, and you're not tempted to hang your helmet
on the regulator all the time.
cheers
Fred W B
[Edited on 27/7/07 by Fred W B]
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DIY Si
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posted on 27/7/07 at 07:01 PM |
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My garage isn't really big enough to bother making a trolley. I can lift it about quicker that way, as there's not enough space to
manoeuvre a usefully sized trolley about!
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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