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Word's out that I've got a welder
nick205 - 20/8/13 at 10:35 AM

A neighbour's kid knocked last night and announced that his mum wanted to talk to me about her bed

Turns out he's been talking to my lad who was telling him about me welding a go-kart. He's then been telling his mum about it and she now wants her metal bed frame welding up. Turns out her husband is 6'10" and the £1,000 custom bed they bought snapped a lug - I didn't ask how Also turns out he works for one of my customers.

So, I now have a very large metal bed frame in my garage and the promise of a liquid reward if I can fix it

Wheels244 - 20/8/13 at 10:40 AM

I buzzed one up for a friend once - I didn't know you could get metal that thin !! It was like paper.
Managed it - just. Lowest settings with 0.6 wire

nick205 - 20/8/13 at 12:10 PM

Given the over-sized nature of this bed, it's been built with 2-3mm wall thickness steel

Volvorsport - 20/8/13 at 12:23 PM

Pics or ban

nick205 - 20/8/13 at 12:28 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Volvorsport
Pics or ban


TBH I think pics might result in a ban

T66 - 20/8/13 at 01:07 PM

I welded my mates bed up last month, in return came a 1oyr old bottle of Glen Morangie. Having a welder does have its pirks

slingshot2000 - 20/8/13 at 01:23 PM

quote:
Originally posted by nick205
Given the over-sized nature of this bed, it's been built with 2-3mm wall thickness steel


2-3mm steel and they broke it ? I think pics are definitely required !

Regards
Jon

Dick Axtell - 20/8/13 at 02:13 PM

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Originally posted by slingshot2000
2-3mm steel and they broke it ? I think pics are definitely required ! Regards Jon


With that gauge steel, I reckon it was an heroic effort!! No pics, please - the imagination provides much more entertaining views!! And we should deffo leave the couple unmolested, particularly in view of the guy's stature.