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Well I called by today to see how you were doing, but apparantly you're off shagging again! lol It's not gonne be ready for PVS like that is it now? lol
I've got a SIP 135 turbo and it's a horrible welder. It's not smooth, the wire snares up at every opportunity, and will not produce a proper weld on anything other than brand new clean stock. Mine is banished to the back of the garage, never to be used again lolQuote:
Originally Posted by davidfox280585
will give that a miss,i have a old clarke 150 turbo and to be honest its seen its days and it wont hold a constant weld and forever losing its pattern settings so thought id try a sip but i may now get a new age clarkeQuote:
Originally Posted by Lewis.
I've got a 160TM and love it, anything 151+ Has their better wire feed on it iirc, that's used all the way up to their 4 figure industrial gear.
Well Yesterday I started with this...
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Notice the lack of floor and chassis leg....
So first of all I removed the rest of the leg.
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And the offending item, notice this part is completely rot free.
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Once all that was done I cleaned up the metal and clamped in the new leg I made last year.
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I then tacked it in.
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Made a cardboard template for the floor.
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Then used a piece of 2mm to patch it up, I did clean up the other side before welding it in btw, and I cleaned the top side when it was welding in.
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After a grind down and a wire wheel I gave it a quick coat of primer,...
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I welded the underside, then got bored and went 'shagging' as Lewis kindly put it!
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I would try a clarke one, very good value for money imoQuote:
Originally Posted by davidfox280585
floor looks good mate. yesterday was certainly the better day wasn't it? lol
Yes certainly was! thanks :)
Nice welding dude.
Cheers Benn :)
I dared to cut the sill off today... lmao rot box!!
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So i cut the top edge and down the sides to have a quick look.. OMG
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Then ripped that all off..
Yumm
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and the front
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First hole...
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Cut out
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and another hole cut out
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New piece
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Welded in, and then I ran out of gas :(
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So I spent ages sanding, grinding, wire wheeling the bay so I could zinc prime the seams :)
any way here is the results, just need sanding now ready for filler :)
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