Floor repair

[BIGSEAN]

Actually quite impressed, trying out various welding methods at work and not been able to get a steady weld on thin gauge yet. More practice i guess.
Good job

 

[rustic]

buy my repair metal! old washing machines and redundant shelving is my choice, Rick

So appliance white patches it is then...:thumbs

I have a mig, and I have never welded any car body work, I might practice on an old washing machine then.

I've done a few bodges on exhausts with the welder, repaired the odd exhaust clamp, but I can't weld...
I have only used the gas less wire, but I do have the small bottles and wire for even welding stainless, but I have never got around to playing with it.

I assume gas from bottles is best...

I have difficulty getting the wire speed right vs the current.


I once borrowed a stick welder to patch up a mini subframe, before I started, I cut back to find some solid metal...:doh What good metal...:nenau
Back in the 80's, a new sub frame cost £25, but after replacing the fuel and brake lines, a little bit more. I was lucky, the mounting bolts came out without huge chunks of floor panel or inner rear sill.

Rustic

 

[TONUP]

We get offcuts for a few quid from the black smiths :thumb2 If you don't have one handy motor factors should carry sheet steel. 1.2 is a happy thickness to work with, thicker than the truck but only just.

I used 20 gauge steel thickness I couldn't tell you but in the 1mm region, got it from euro car parts £6.50 for 2x3 ft

buy my repair metal! old washing machines and redundant shelving is my choice, Rick

Thanks for the replies to my question guys. Very helpful.

Regards

Alan

 

[TONUP]

So appliance white patches it is then...:thumbs

I have a mig, and I have never welded any car body work, I might practice on an old washing machine then.

I've done a few bodges on exhausts with the welder, repaired the odd exhaust clamp, but I can't weld...
I have only used the gas less wire, but I do have the small bottles and wire for even welding stainless, but I have never got around to playing with it.

I assume gas from bottles is best...

I have difficulty getting the wire speed right vs the current.

I once borrowed a stick welder to patch up a mini subframe, before I started, I cut back to find some solid metal...:doh What good metal...:nenau
Back in the 80's, a new sub frame cost £25, but after replacing the fuel and brake lines, a little bit more. I was lucky, the mounting bolts came out without huge chunks of floor panel or inner rear sill.

Rustic

I am experiencing all of the same 'challenges' that you are with regards to settings. I have been practising with some scrap 2mm plate that I got from a local engineering firm on the cheap.

I have a Clarke 150amp Gas/Gasless welder from Machine Mart, but the results I am getting from the gas set up are far better that the Flux Core wire gasless set-up.

The little disposable bottles were costing too much so I have switched to a Hobbyweld rent free bottle now, which has 20 times as much gas as one disposable bottle. Set up cost was high, but I am determined to give this a good try though!

Definitely a good idea with the old washing machine though. Must see if I can find one. They're regularly dumped in the hedges around where I live though

Regards

Alan

 

[R20Dave]

I am experiencing all of the same 'challenges' that you are with regards to settings. I have been practising with some scrap 2mm plate that I got from a local engineering firm on the cheap.

I have a Clarke 150amp Gas/Gasless welder from Machine Mart, but the results I am getting from the gas set up are far better that the Flux Core wire gasless set-up.

The little disposable bottles were costing too much so I have switched to a Hobbyweld rent free bottle now, which has 20 times as much gas as one disposable bottle. Set up cost was high, but I am determined to give this a good try though!

Definitely a good idea with the old washing machine though. Must see if I can find one. They're regularly dumped in the hedges around where I live though

Regards

Alan

I've tried gasless when i ran out of wire on my mig (sealey supermig 150) but i didn't get on with it and it packed up not long after i used to use the 600g halfrauds bottles but they were costing me a fortune so when i was asked to do some repairs to a transit i took the opportunity to go for a large bottle with correct gauges the welding is better now and the value for money far outweighs the disposable bottles, as said the set up was costly £160 ish for a 3 year contract and bottle but refill is £35+vat for 25kg.

The welding on my truck however due to my welding tip snagging was done on the works welder which cost a fair bit more than mine and is in better condition :augie