i doubt very much i would weld this with gas or even braise it, i put the mic on it today, .39mm seriously? how can they make cars out of stuff so thin?

yes argo light its an old Snap-on mig the settings are pretty basic, switched 1-10 i think (never had it past 2) but no inbetween settings so no fine adjustment. 0.6 wire not fluxed. set on spot mode at the lowest setting .5 sec simply blew a hole clean through the panel. same welder is perfectly fi...

cheers Brian, i really cant afford to go buying any more things. the car is a pug 206, the sil section is the bit going back in, normally dead easy with gas no matter the material, if it falls apart with steel rod then braise it. i also couldnt overlap or add any backing pieces the steel i have is w...

well i been practicing on mild and all was good until a paying job came in, bodywork on a peugeot car. the body is made from 0.5mm steel or tissue paper. the job was to pull the B pillar out and sort out what the botchers have been doing with hammers, so i cut a section of the sill out. easy job, cu...

nice colour charcoal, especially with a blue holographic flake or a mix with gold silver and bronze flake......it would give a granite effect

some also call them the car spit roast

sounds like a DC weld. i'm no expert but i had tried to weld ally with my rig, seems like a similar problem.

Hey, Here we go, http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/563713_10200100189020575_1830587322_n.jpg http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/555847_10200100212461161_567262154_n.jpg Mick ok when did you sneak this post in? what is it an ass kicking machine? wheres the boot? i do however l...

no that takes us back to our own news feed. ok let me try something the links should take you to some of the albums on my fb. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1204961610008.32775.1407677767&type=3 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1424489898078.59877.1407677767&type=3 https:...

is it your fb page Mike? if not simply steal the images.. right click the img and copy img location and paste it in img tags here

Hey Mike,

link no worky lol

damn Steve thats 17 tons heavier than what i want this for!

i will go through many plans before i go all out and buy steel. another i just come up with is a fully adjustable one...need 14mm threaded rod with M14 nuts.

i will certainly post images on the way

ok Guys i have been pondering making a fold away/collapsible spit for car body shells. its a fairly simple thing to make but steel isn't cheap in these parts. now i had a few idea's something similar to an engine stand idea with heavy duty castors on all 4 corners, or a '' T '' configuration with hi...

@ other Steve, yes i need good lighting, for both intricate engine building and bodywork, when i eventually can afford a lift i want a scissor lift so i have no posts round the car. @ Mike, Already in there with them mate, they made me a intake runner blanking plate its so i can leave plenum off whi...

yes Steve, i understand and thanks for clearing that up

sounds to me like you got this nailed already.

throw some pics up of the process

just a thought and not really much help to the OP, kind of a thread hijack... this setup i have arcmaster 175TE doesn't support a peddle but does support a remote... whats the difference? correct me if i am wrong.... a torch mounted switch/button activates/deactivates the current, a peddle does much...

Hi - thats certainly improving - I reckon using the latch function has helped you hold the torch more comfortably as the welds show a much steadier hand compared with the first pics - not sure it will make a huge difference - but you really don't need 1/8" tungsten on your machines amps - 3/32...

ok its not particularly a welding shop but it doesn't stop me. i own a small business that is now back in Congleton, Cheshire (UK) after a year of turmoil and trouble. 2013 will bring bigger and better things before i started to turn it into a working environment https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...

ah i missed this thread.....

where am i from? originally the womb but grew up in Manchester UK moved to Congleton, Cheshire where i have resided ever since.

the above welds i set the switch to latch press switch to start the weld and let go, i found this better actually as my hand wasn't uncomfy holding a switch down in a bad position, i tried using index finger on the switch but it just felt all wrong, remember i am used to holding a gas torch which is...

right i got this figured out! if its not stainless steel i am ok, i got plenty of mild steel rods to play with need to order some stainless 308L i got non at all now. ok this is what i do on mild and both these with the larger 1/8 2% thoriated tungsten this is 1.5mm mild steel sheet, i cut a peice o...

Yes cheers mick. Ran out of rod so went and got mig. Ran out if wire. The mufflers i had to fit were smaller diamiter pipe than exusting. Looks like a 3 yo done it but its what i face on a daily basis. People cant be told so it wastes my equipment got sime 3mm stainless off cuts from next door now s...

Cheers mick
i cant give up i have to keep tryin . Lol if it was a mild steel exhaust i would have done it by now.
But i will try that. Small fingers dont help either lol

its more frustration than anythin. I have a mig at home could have brought that but came in car i am doin

I cant get this, i just cant seem to set the unit right at all. At 30a its not enough power.
At 40a its blowin holes welds like crow s%&t and i am having trouble seeing the weld.
And its no better inbetween.

If i could weld stainless with gas i wouldn't have a problem