aerosam
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| posted on 16/5/09 at 05:25 PM |
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Will this welding never end???
I've spenth the whole morning in the garage today doing nothing but welding.
the chassis is 90% complete but was mostly tacked together. Every time i think i'm nearly finished fully welding it I spot about another 5
joints that need doing. I Max'ed out my welder's duty cycle 3 times this morning!
Oh well, after this I guess comes the endless grinding, painting riveting etc etc.
The light at the end of the tunnel looks kinda dim today...
Had enough of this dictatorship known as LCB. Gone elsewhere, not coming back. Kiss my ass ChrisW.
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Miks15
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| posted on 16/5/09 at 05:58 PM |
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Its this tedious bits that make it feel so much better when your done!
Its a great feeling when the chassis is completly done and you can start getting on the with the rest of it all!
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 16/5/09 at 06:16 PM |
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Try marking each joint when it is welded , should make it easier to spot which ones have been welded.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 16/5/09 at 06:16 PM |
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Took me best part of 2 years to finish the chassis 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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MikeR
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| posted on 16/5/09 at 06:18 PM |
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I keep finding bits to weld - then again i keep adding stuff.
Oh, i'm year 9!
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 16/5/09 at 06:21 PM |
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quote:
Oh, i'm year 9!
Bloody hell, builders start young these days.....
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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luke
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| posted on 16/5/09 at 06:27 PM |
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Its the grinding that gets me! takes forever!
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Simon
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| posted on 16/5/09 at 06:33 PM |
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Don't forget, when you've welded your chassis, you're 90% finished
ATB
Simon
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 16/5/09 at 06:54 PM |
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Yeah but the final 10% will take 90% of the time!
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omega0684
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| posted on 16/5/09 at 07:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MakeEverything
quote:
Oh, i'm year 9!
Bloody hell, builders start young these days.....
hahah im afraid he means he's on his ninth year or building! 
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albertz
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| posted on 16/5/09 at 07:38 PM |
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For me the fabricating of the chassis was one of the most enjoyable parts, in fact oddly i probably enjoyed building the car more than driving it!!
However, this summer i plan to enjoy it!
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big_wasa
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| posted on 16/5/09 at 07:53 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Simon
Don't forget, when you've welded your chassis, you're 90% finished
ATB
Simon
More like 9.5%
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aerosam
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| posted on 16/5/09 at 08:27 PM |
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I just can't wait to be moving on to other jobs, I know building the chassis is the biggest part of the build but it's just really
dragging at the mo, hours and hours of work for mostly invisible results.
Had enough of this dictatorship known as LCB. Gone elsewhere, not coming back. Kiss my ass ChrisW.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 16/5/09 at 09:56 PM |
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I finished my chassis in 5 days, the rest of the build took 2 years!
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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iscmatt
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| posted on 16/5/09 at 10:26 PM |
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try to do every weld to your best ability, you'll be amazing by the time you have 'finished'
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aerosam
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| posted on 17/5/09 at 09:07 PM |
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The welding marathon contines...
Had another good few hours in the garage today, getting really fed up of the welder shutting itself off though. It can only weld for about 10 mins
(virtually constantly) before it goes into thermal overload and has to cool down for about half an hour before it will weld again. Also, the longer I
weld for, the worse the wire feeder gets, it feeds intermittently, in about half second intervals.
The advantage is that while it's cooling down Ive been getting on with dressing the welds with the angry grinder.
On the bright side, it's nearly done. One more good sesh and i'll have it finished.
Had enough of this dictatorship known as LCB. Gone elsewhere, not coming back. Kiss my ass ChrisW.
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iank
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| posted on 18/5/09 at 08:29 AM |
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Sounds like your welder is a bit on the small side and/or isn't a 'turbo' model with a fan for the transformer.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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aerosam
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| posted on 18/5/09 at 05:27 PM |
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No it isn't fan cooled
not much left to do though 
Had enough of this dictatorship known as LCB. Gone elsewhere, not coming back. Kiss my ass ChrisW.
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Chris_
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| posted on 18/5/09 at 09:34 PM |
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Set a fan up blowing at the welder.
Wont really help on the actual welding time thing (maybe a few seconds) but should speed up the recovery quite a lot.
Oh and dont forget to keep the torch lead as straight as possible if the wire feed is struggleing.
Cheers
Chris
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