How does it look?
Welding is coming along (albeit still a bit untidy). So far, ive only had to break one weld to correct a minstake! Phew!!


http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=showphoto&photo=PA210274.JPG

[Edited on 13/10/08 by MakeEverything]

looks fine, keep up the good work.

im no welder, but looks pretty smart keep up the good work!

Looking good mate. My welds are not pretty in places either but having cut more than a few apart there's good penetration on them.

Need a macro shot to really be able to comment.

Agree with above. It is probably impossible to know what a weld is like from your photo. Safety first - don't use positive opinions here if you have any doubts......

Thanks Guys.
I dont have any doubts, just wanted to know if anyone spotted anything glaringly wrong.

All the welds will be 'gone over' again, like you say to ensure good penetration, and to try and tidy them up a bit where it needs it.

Thanks again.

If you're not 100% sure about your welds, and I don't think you are or you wouldn't be asking the question, get someone who knows to look at your chassis now.

If all is well then great. If not, you are at a point where putting things right will not be difficult.

If you find a problem later then it's not so easy and depending on how you find that problem it could all be a lot more painful.

ETA Going over a poor weld with another poor weld will not make a good weld.

[Edited on 14/10/08 by MikeCapon]

I cannot judge the weld from here.
I would say: keep up the good work! Post some pics from the progress later on.

Cheers!

I wasnt asking for pinions on the welds, but more on the chassis!
Thanks anyway

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Originally posted by MakeEverything
I wasnt asking for pinions on the welds, but more on the chassis!
Thanks anyway

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subtle. If small pictures were posted, then you would get less detail though. (not that the pictures are great quality in the first place!)

[Edited on 16/10/08 by MakeEverything]

Sample Weld

All right Ill "bite" what u welding with? I would suggest you are using a "dirty" gas to shield with judging by the soot marks at the outer edge of the weld? I think you could speed up the speed of advance of the weld pool as well (cheeky twat eh)
Shug

The soot marks are indeed caused by using CO2 as a sheilding gas for my TIG!!

It works ok, if not a little temperamental, but i have an abundance of CO2 which of course makes it cheaper than Argoshield!!

The weld pool is hotter as well using co2
Shug