David Jenkins
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| posted on 26/12/03 at 10:30 PM |
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How soon we forget...
I've been in the garage doing my front mudguard brackets... part of this involves a couple of short welds in 20mm x 5mm steel strip.
I haven't done any significant welding for several months - and it showed! It looked like bird poo! Last time I welded I was turning out some
quite respectable work using the same kit and materials, but this time - cr*p!
Next time I'll do a bit of practice rather than go straight in on the real work...
Grizzle over!
David
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Stu16v
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| posted on 27/12/03 at 01:32 PM |
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Check to make sure the spool of mig wire hasnt gone rusty as well.....
Dont just build it.....make it!
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kingr
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| posted on 28/12/03 at 12:42 AM |
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And that your gas hasn't run out!
Kingr
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westdown
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| posted on 28/12/03 at 09:50 AM |
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Hi
Sorry to change the subject slightly, what are the mirriors you have fitted, where are they from, how much and will they be high enough for the sva
Dave
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blueshift
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| posted on 28/12/03 at 01:00 PM |
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Just to enthuse, I finally got our MIG working properly with help and clues from Mark Allanson (thanks!) and am feeling particularly pleased with
myself at laying down a couple of lovely looking weld beads. ok, it was on 3mm plate with high current so nothing special, but that was my first MIG
welding after having done some arc before.. I love MIG 
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 28/12/03 at 02:44 PM |
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If you leave your MIG for some time without using it, spray the wire spool with WD40, it prevents it rusting up, and wont contaminate the welds, take
out the contact tip and remove the shroud, take the pressure off the wire feed tensioner and wind the gas regulator right out.
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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David Jenkins
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| posted on 28/12/03 at 03:10 PM |
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Good policy, Mark... I shall do those things shortly!
David
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blueshift
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| posted on 28/12/03 at 03:58 PM |
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Ah, should have read this before I sent that u2u. wd40 it is
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