Just a shame quaife took so long to decide that they couldn't do anything with the old box and give you a refund, could have been sorted weeks ago. How long has it been since they've had it?Quote:
Originally Posted by House
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Just a shame quaife took so long to decide that they couldn't do anything with the old box and give you a refund, could have been sorted weeks ago. How long has it been since they've had it?Quote:
Originally Posted by House
Yeah this is probably the only part that pissed me off.
They had the box on 11th of October and I'm fairly sure they knew within a few days it was fucked.
But it's done now, money arrived back in my account this week, SADEV ordered, move on!!
Atleast now I'll have ratios that work with the car.
And SWR Motorsport the UK Sadev dealer have been superb so far.
Team Shonky trackday at Brands Hatch in March, you in?..... Oh wait.
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Originally Posted by Iain
To be honest, i have heard a lot of this recently through the grape vine, doing what i do i hear all sorts.
Worked on Sadev stuff for a number of years and for the price, the quality is great, does not compare to newer quaife stuff at all.
I wish id kept my sadev but times move on.
Good shout with the 82, its a great model and should be bombproof for what you are using it for, fit and forget.
As you say, once bitten, twice shy or buy cheap, buy twice! I'm sure once fitted you'll be thankful for the lack of stress and lovely nature of the new one
Looking forward to how you get on with the chassis leg and the mount you make, as said above HH do a mount for the 75 but im Sure Ben will do a better job anyways!
Look forward to seeing how you get on with it and the installlol
Thanks Boff, at the time the SADEV was a step too far but I've realised it's got to be that now.
Like you say, should be fit and forget, just need to ask them what sort of servicing/inspection they would recommend and then stay on top of that.
In other news, new welder arrived and setup, will be test firing some bits tomorrow.
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Well it kind of works
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It's lovely to use, you can really tell the difference with a better machine.
Need to work on my torch control but that should come with practice
Nice sets them i use the r tech tig320ext at home for bits and pieces. Mint for 240v sets.
What wire size are you running for mig
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Running 0.8 wire but using a 1mm nozzle as I forgot to order the 0.8's!! (They're arriving today)
I need to slow down a little bit and get better penetration (story of my life)
I tested the TIG out but can't seem to get it to work, think the pedal is faulty. Some investigation needed
Get rid of the pedal and fit a push button on the torch mate. Try upping the juice another 10 amps and go same speed that weld doesnt look bad to be fair just looks like juice wasnt quite high enough thats why i asked what wire it was. Looks a better weld than most of the coded welder iv worked with can do [emoji1787][emoji1787]
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Got the TiG torch connections plugged in the right way round? (obvious I know, but.......)Quote:
Originally Posted by House
Here's what confuses me about the R-tek, it shows the settings as volts on the welder not amps, once you start welding it shifts to amps but obviously you're welding so not looking at the machine!!Quote:
Originally Posted by total_vauxhall
As for the TIG I need to test it with the torch button to see if it's the pedal causing the issue, it's like it starts the arc but then doesn't ramp the amps up, back down the workshop this evening so I'll have a little play.
Yeah it's things I need to check Colin, I'm guilty of just getting annoyed with it the other day instead of being practical and checking stuff!! Haha
Ahh yea same as our esab's at work pain in the arse
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House, which model of R-Tech welder is that one you got?Quote:
Originally Posted by House
My trusty old MiG is playing up, and I'm considering a new machine.
Ignore that request House, sorry.
Just realised I can see the model number MIG-MTS-255-HF on the front.
Nothing but good things to say about it Colin, really does weld well.
I was having some problems with my trusty (and rather old) Clarke 190 MiG, but with some fiddling with the wire tension feed and getting a much heavier duty earth cable and clamp it seems to be all back to good again..Quote:
Originally Posted by House
I've also got an R-Tech AC/DC TiG welder (brand new in the box!) which I've had for years and never got around to using.
So if my Clarke MiG one had been dead, I was thinking about upgrading to an all in one unit like yours. Although it then dawned on me that yours is DC only (I think), so wouldn't be suitable for aluminium.
The only all in one AC/DC TiG with MiG welder I found was the Parweld unit at about ?1600. So hopefully I can carry on as before now, without spending any money!
Use your ac dc set and just add a mig spool top box to it you only need the + and - from the set and a trigger cable
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That's interesting, thanks. I had no idea you could do that.Quote:
Originally Posted by total_vauxhall
R-Tech don't seem to list the wire feed unit separately on their website, only as a package with a 450 amp MiG
The AC TIG is a machine I want to add in the future to the workshop but for now I cause enough trouble with the DC on mild steel!!
The R-tech MIG that I have is a really good machine though, can really tell the difference in the step up from the old machine mart special I had before.
With that being said, I still need to learn how to use it all!!!
That's why I haven't had a go with my AC/DC TiG unit yet, I'm waiting on a friend of mine who's a pro-welder (ex Prodrive) to give me some tuition!Quote:
Originally Posted by House
I'm not bad with a MiG, although that's very much easier than TiG of course
After electrifying the bench and giving myself a bloody good bolt.Quote:
Originally Posted by novarally
It turns out I had the earth and torch plugged in round the wrong way. Apparently the welder I've got runs in reverse bench clamp in + and torch in - for DC TIG.
I'm told the odd electric shock resets the system, that should be me nice and reset for a few years.
That was why I mentioned it, I remember thinking it was odd when I got my R-Tech a few years back.Quote:
Originally Posted by House
It even says it in the manual! But you know, we don't read these things!!Quote:
Originally Posted by novarally
A small update, SADEV is on order, should be landing early April, 40% deposit paid and the other 60% is with a trusted person as we all know I can't be trusted with large sums of cash.
Been doing some work in the workshop, which I think it can officially be called now as it's no longer a barn!!
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Now I can really fuck some stuff up!! Got some proper machining tools and have already made a few parts up
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Next order of business, organisation! Too much crap everywhere
Fantastic stuff. Looks like a great set-up now.
I'd love a lathe and a mill but I'm running out of room in my workshop. And out of room to extend it any further :(
I didn't really need a mill but this came up at a good price. Ofcourse it means I've now go to build a stand for it!!Quote:
Originally Posted by novarally
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And to build a stand I needed the bandsaw, which was also at a great price!!!
Got to love tools - and room to put them somewhere. [emoji7]
Does the lathe run a 3 phase motor? If so, is it hard or expensive to get 3 phase connected to your home/workshop in the UK?
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I am so jealous House
Every House needs a barn.
Hey Niek,Quote:
Originally Posted by nova_niek
The workshop was without power when I took it over as a barn, I had to pay for the UK power network people to make a connection to a box just inside our land and then run a cable the 110 metres to the barn!! You can see the green box behind the gate, this connects via a trench to the cable in the street.
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This was around ?5,500 to have a 3-phase connection to the green box. However the cable up to the workshop is just single phase so all my stuff is single phase but I could upgrade to 3-phase in the future if need be. Luckily the land owners are solid so we spilt the power connection costs in half.
The lathe is about to get an upgrade to a VF drive so I can control the speed, if that works out I'll do the same to the mill as belt changes on the mill are a pain in the ass!!!
Don't be jealous mate!! Hahaha it's a mess!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by The Simps
Just bought 100 boxes from big dug cos I need it organised!!
Yes I do!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Iain
Agreed.Quote:
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Update.
Box delayed until June at the earliest due to supply chain issues. Upon reading the quote it actually says "delivery up to 12 months from order" however SWR are cool, they're lending me the dummy box to allow us to measure shafts and make mounts and get the lever in.
In the meantime I've just dropped a few k on the RS6 aiming for 800bhp new 100 cell cat down pipes, new larger intercoolers, plus all new suspension arms and some other bits. The engine has to come out to fix an oil leak from a vacuum pump, so may aswell upgrade it all while it's out.
Hoping the turbos are ok or it'll be another ?5k for those. But then it'll see 850bhp so win some loose some!!!
Hi house there is a company in clydebank glasgow that will sell you a invertor to run your mill and or laith that will convert your single phase to 3 phase you can contoll the speed my old boss built a workshp in his garage i can try to get details and a cumpany and phone number if you want.Quote:
Originally Posted by House
Thanks mate, both the motors in the lathe and mill are single phase already, I've just bought an inverter kit and new motor to run the lathe, if that's a success I'll do the same for the mill.Quote:
Originally Posted by bigsteviesti
Thanks for thinking of me though, I was looking at a 3-phase parts washer so might be useful to have some details if you've got them..
Small update for you.
Got the dummy from SWR, Ben worked his magic
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Rear mount is a direct fit to the old mount. The only issue we have is the shift rod points directly at the rack, however we may have a solution for that using the paddle shifter rocker, albeit modified to suit us.
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Looking at using this paddle shifter
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Minus the top link and extended down towards the diff, this would allow the shift rod to come out below the rack, which would work for us.
More updates to come as progress progresses.
Quick update
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Mocked up in 3D printed plastic, just needs a smaller steering rack boot and it'll be perfect.
Now to get them to make it in Aluminium.
Looks like you have got away with that one.
Looking good forward to seeing this back out on track.