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  1. I had a Waeco MS-50 fitted to my Discovery, it was fabulous and everso easy to fit. They are available on ebay, this listing is nothing to do with me, just an example.
  2. Stick will be fine as long as you have plenty of experience with it. If it's your first foray into welding then Nigel is right.
  3. But the animation shows how it straightens the molecules and everything!! Surely it must work, the words say so.?
  4. I'm thoroughly impressed with the claimed fuel economy gains, can anyone tell me why Land Rover don't fit these as standard? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Super-Magnetic-25-Fuel-saver-HEATING-OIL-BIO-DIESEL-V8-/170724911869?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27bfff6afd
  5. I'm thoroughly impressed with the claimed fuel economy gains, can anyone tell me why Land Rover don't fit these as standard?
  6. I only just got them back from polishers. I suspect that you would need a bespoke length anyway, these are intended for an 8274+3" (£120)
  7. You're probably not looking in the right place then!
  8. How about one like this instead? 42mm stainless tube.
  9. Makes me glad i've got a Discovery. Just to future proof myself, do L322 owners damage their trousers?
  10. I'm afraid I can't think of anything that isn't inappropriate just at the moment!!
  11. I will keep an eye out, pm your number and I'll let you know if I see one.
  12. My recommendation would be a fly press, something like this one ... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sweeney-Blocksidge-Fly-Press-Birmingham-England-/300688794667?pt=UK_BOI_Metalworking_Milling_Welding_Metalworking_Supplies_ET&hash=item460272e42b#ht_500wt_922 I use mine for everything from pressing bearings to folding sheet. You can make tooling for heavy stuff out of any old scrap welded together, sheet will require a little investment in tooling. With more investment you can punch holes.
  13. The Murex will be a better machine, repairable if it breaks. Compared to a Sealey machine new at £500. In terms of price, the 186c is probably selling on ebay for between £200 and £350, depending on condition. These are my opinions.
  14. Mine is 600amp and uses 2 of the three phases, so you can't assume!
  15. The 4 and 5 pin plugs/sockets are not compatible, ie. they don't fit together. If your workshop has 5 pin sockets you will need to fit a 5 pin plug. You might find that your welder is only connected to 2 phases and earth, this is fine, it means the welder runs on a higher voltage, obtained by useing the potential between two phases, rather than between a phase and neutral (single phase). Having 5 pin sockets is useful, it means that you can plug in all sorts of kit, some kit uses the neutral to split single phase out of the supply for control circuits etc.
  16. Just out of interest....... I watched this , which discusses the various merits of different types of tungsten. I'm not much of a believer in wild claims but thought I would give 2% Lanthanated electrodes a go.I searched on google but could only find the gold 0.8% in the UK. Ebay was my friend though and I found them in China. I have been out tonight and given them a go. Definately the most forgiving and long lasting electrode I have used, welding aluminium for an hour and the tungsten looks freshly ground. Very impressed.
  17. Blasting is fine for steel, as is sanding. Blasting is fine on stainless as long as the media is iron free, it has to be said that if it is shiny and you can wipe off any mud etc. that should be clean enough. (Something to look out for is stainless that has laquer on it, not conducive to a good finish but can be hard to see) Brushing with a stainless wire brush is fine on Aluminium. (I have used sanding pads and grit blasting to clean very corroded Aluminium items, castings etc. I have welded cracked sumps with oil in the cracks, heating and cleaning several times is required to get the oil out.) All the above assume you are using materials that are free from grease/oil, if not brake cleaner is great. (You should allow a lot of time for the brake cleaner to evaporate before trying to weld it as it is hugely flammable) Of course there are special cleaning processes and specifications for welding in certain circumstances which are more involved, they are usually specified in the process spec sheet.
  18. The problem with this is it's like telling teenagers not to have sex, it would be much better telling them how to do it safely. More to the point it would be better to suggest that not welding the tow ball would be best but if you do then........ I would thoroughly clean and preheat the job, (300-350c) then using type 32 rod (see link) lay a root at 35a/mm. Finish with 2 capping runs at 30a/mm, cool slowly.
  19. Multi event winning TDS from Goodwinch.
  20. I compete with a pair of Numax from X-eng. I have found them to be extremely good value. NO! you CAN NOT fit these batteries on their side, they are a wet cell battery and will leak acid.
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