[Welder power cable modification]

you can get the blue sockets from tool station or screwfix they have them in 16a and 32a (which is probs more suitible for welders)

[Buying a tubebender - finally !]

the company i use for jd stuff is called tubella (http://www.tubela.com/)

[TIG Welding - A Mature Stuudunts (iinit) Report]

are these just single pass runs or are you doing a root run then a capping run

[TIG Welding - A Mature Stuudunts (iinit) Report]

did your instructor exsplain about the onion(as you weld to get correct penitration you have a little onion shape at the edge of the weld pool) also when welding ally are you using the same tungson as for stainless/steel as for ally or you swaping to a 2% zirconian

[Tube Notcher]

i only use starret ones they last a lot longer than the cheeper brands

[Tube Notcher]

chester tool company do a tube notcher

or you could use this copping paturn designer in this link http://www.metalgeek.com/static/cope.pcgi

its very good just type in the size of tube and the angle then print out the paturn wrap around the tube then cut

[Drill sharpening]

i was once told by an old engineer to use two nuts welded together along the flats (it dousent mater weather they are m8 or m30) but the angle between the two are the perfect angles for a drill i have a m24 one in my box and use it every time i need to sharpen drill

[Cutting Steel Accurately wth an Angle Grinder]

i use the slitting disks they are great(can even cut curves if your carefull)

BUT

there are good ones and bad ones

the ebourer make from srewfix are very good as are the rodus ones from tool station the norton ones on the other hand are carp (as quick as you touch the steel they disapeer)

they even do a 2mm thick one for the 9" grinder (great for box/tube

[TIG or MIG]

if you wanted both why didnt you look for a welder had both funtions

ive just got a weco multi it does mig/dc tig/stick all in a inverter set the size of a ammo box it welds great and i only needed to buy the torches that use the euro plugs

[Howlin' Wolf Round 2 - The Aftermath]

you meen this barrie gees motor i helped him do a few little jobs on it and its a working proccess for barrie and the car

it a tomcat 88" streched to 110" running a 300tdi auto /mog 404 axels

[Howlin' Wolf Round 2 - The Aftermath]

My first attendance of a Howlin' Wolf event on Sunday, certainly a test of fitness making progress to check out all the action. Here's some pictures I managed to take!

LINK

Al