enderw88
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| posted on 25/8/05 at 01:35 PM |
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Welding process you use on your chassis
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James
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| posted on 25/8/05 at 01:46 PM |
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Selected MIG but it was tacked together and started using TIG and then finished once I'd got it got it home with MIG.
HTH,
James
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mookaloid
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| posted on 25/8/05 at 01:55 PM |
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No Idea what Laser heat vision is but it gets my vote
I'm sure if made my own chassis I'd use it all the time.
cheers
Mark
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serendipity123
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| posted on 25/8/05 at 02:10 PM |
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i agree with mookaloid i havent got a clue what laserthingy is but it sounds well cool
thats the one i'm going to use now...
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RPS
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| posted on 25/8/05 at 02:10 PM |
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TIG (if you can afford it) for welding thin metals everytime for me!
RPS
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britishtrident
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| posted on 25/8/05 at 02:29 PM |
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not the only methods some builders have used
MMA Stick welding
Gassless MIG
Bromze Welding/Brazing/Hard Soldering
[Edited on 25/8/05 by britishtrident]
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907
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| posted on 25/8/05 at 03:38 PM |
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So poor old MAG dosn't get a look in then. 
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suparuss
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| posted on 25/8/05 at 04:10 PM |
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i heard brazing wont pass sva these days? im gonna use mig, possibly tig if i feel like treating myself! 
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Lars
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| posted on 25/8/05 at 05:11 PM |
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started with a gasless MIG, then upgraded to a gas one.
Would not use gasless again, too much of a mess
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chriscook
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| posted on 25/8/05 at 05:22 PM |
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Caterhams are brazed. Better than welding as welding just pre-cracks all the joints for you!
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 25/8/05 at 05:54 PM |
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can you explain this weld pre-cracking
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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Peteff
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| posted on 25/8/05 at 06:04 PM |
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I used the pre-cracking mig method on mine too. I wonder what's held it together for the last 4 years? Must be the aluminium riveted to the
outside.
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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Danozeman
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| posted on 25/8/05 at 09:10 PM |
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Mig brazing all the way.....
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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trueblue
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| posted on 25/8/05 at 09:20 PM |
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Welding process on chassis
Im mig welding again after a long break;
its moving on slowly.
Trueblue
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NS Dev
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| posted on 25/8/05 at 10:21 PM |
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Mark and Pete, always did say MIG was a "cracking" process
comedy never my strong suit!!!
now come on, surely some more people must see the funny side and vote for laser vision, it's just so funny!!
got my vote!
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chriscook
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| posted on 25/8/05 at 10:32 PM |
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Microscopic ones for fatigue cracks to initiate from!
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jolson
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| posted on 25/8/05 at 10:45 PM |
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I'm fillet brazing mine, inline gas fluxer makes the job enjoyable and the joints a doddle to clean. Result is lovely smooth joints with no
stress risers.
Cheers
John
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Rorty
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| posted on 26/8/05 at 04:45 AM |
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Surely this thread should be in the Mad House category with lines such as: "Better than welding as welding just pre-cracks all the
joints.."
and "... brazing wont pass SVA..."
I'll leave it to others to deal with the first comment and it's instigator, but what's this about SVA not approving brazing as a
method of chassis construction? 
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
PLEASE DON'T U2U ME IF YOU WANT A QUICK RESPONSE. TRY EMAILING ME INSTEAD!
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gazza285
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| posted on 26/8/05 at 05:22 AM |
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Laser heat vision. Good enough for Superman, good enough for Gazza.
Mig if I'm in the fab shop, arc at home. (I bought a Clark mig for home use, not at all impressed with the wire feed unit or the power
fluctuations). Occasional things get brazed but I haven't got a fancy in line mfluxer, I dip my rods in the old rusty tin can.
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suparuss
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| posted on 26/8/05 at 05:28 AM |
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i was positive someone on here said brazing would not pass sva! not sure who though. or maybe it was fia that it wouldnt pass? i dont know ive sleaped
and drunk beer since then!
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britishtrident
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| posted on 26/8/05 at 06:43 AM |
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Brazing isn't MOT accepted as a method of fixing rust repair panels to production cars -- mainly due to it not being used with proper
preperation.
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Rorty
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| posted on 26/8/05 at 06:51 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
Brazing isn't MOT accepted as a method of fixing rust repair panels to production cars -- mainly due to it not being used with proper
preperation.
I can understand that, but what about brazing a brand new chassis and getting it passed. Surely there wouldn't be a problem with that?
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
PLEASE DON'T U2U ME IF YOU WANT A QUICK RESPONSE. TRY EMAILING ME INSTEAD!
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NS Dev
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| posted on 26/8/05 at 07:37 AM |
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of course not. Brazing a chassis is fine.
As has been pointed out, Caterham do it, so do Ariel on the Atom (well, so do the people that make the Ariel chassis, the same people that make
Caterham chassis, can't think of the company now!)
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Rorty
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| posted on 26/8/05 at 07:58 AM |
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I know it's fine, but I was just wondering if SVA do in fact have a problem with a brezed chassis and for what reasons.
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
PLEASE DON'T U2U ME IF YOU WANT A QUICK RESPONSE. TRY EMAILING ME INSTEAD!
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drmike54
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| posted on 26/8/05 at 03:36 PM |
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I would use the laser heat vision. Now if I could just get mine to work
Started Welding the chassis!!!!
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