elbekko Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 That tyre inflator might do one of your Mog tyres in a month or so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted January 16, 2023 Author Share Posted January 16, 2023 16 minutes ago, elbekko said: That tyre inflator might do one of your Mog tyres in a month or so I will let you know after I've done some real world testing, goes up to 150psi so I'm hopeful, Sid will not need it as he has on-board air Regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 No mog action today as I had a 400 mile round trip to Doncaster to pick up this Yes it's a spool mig, basically a mig welder with a spool gun at the end, have got it to weld aluminium and stainless Regards Stephen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve b Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Very nice Stephen, having a dedicated non-ferrous welding plant is a good move. I've seen some spool gun set ups with variable wire speed controlled on the torch trigger which can be handy on ally. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 8 minutes ago, steve b said: Very nice Stephen, having a dedicated non-ferrous welding plant is a good move. I've seen some spool gun set ups with variable wire speed controlled on the torch trigger which can be handy on ally. Steve Wire feed and power are controlled on the gun, been after a spool gun for a while for dedicated use as you stated It has 4 power settings I had it on 2 for a quick play with the gasless wire that was already in it, welded 3mm no problem, the only problem being I don't like gasless wire Regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 I'm really interested to see how that works, as have been tempted in the past. Does it need pure argon? Or how does the gasless weld? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 39 minutes ago, Gazzar said: I'm really interested to see how that works, as have been tempted in the past. Does it need pure argon? Or how does the gasless weld? Gasless welding is with flux cored wire I will be connecting it to pure argon for aluminium and Stainless steel Will have a play at some point soonish to see how it gets on Regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 15 minutes ago, Stellaghost said: Gasless welding is with flux cored wife Flux cored wife 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, landroversforever said: Flux cored wife Bloody predictive text... Now corrected.... Regards Stephen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Auto corrupt. I don't do enough to justify argon and Ali kit. It would be nice, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 26 minutes ago, Gazzar said: Auto corrupt. I don't do enough to justify argon and Ali kit. It would be nice, though. You can pick stuff up reasonably if your patient This set up cost me £235 second hand, Butters welders are quite high end so was happy to pay this A 10 litre bottle of pure argon costs me £70 for the gas with a one off bottle deposit, refundable, of £80 So not that bad if you compare it to farming work out Could probably have not needed to bother buying this set up as I have a tig, but it just makes my welding set up more versatile if you get what I mean Regards Stephen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 11 minutes ago, Gazzar said: Auto corrupt. I don't do enough to justify argon and Ali kit. It would be nice, though. Probably one of those things where once you’ve got it you’d find many more uses for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Who do you use for gas Stephen? And how big a cylinder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 4 minutes ago, landroversforever said: Probably one of those things where once you’ve got it you’d find many more uses for it. I wish I had it for my bulkhead build it would have been great for some tight inside corners Regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 5 minutes ago, landroversforever said: Probably one of those things where once you’ve got it you’d find many more uses for it. Well. That's true. And I was thinking exactly that. But I am not short of things to do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 7 minutes ago, Stellaghost said: A 10 litre bottle of pure argon costs me £70 for the gas with a one off bottle deposit, refundable, of £80 7 minutes ago, landroversforever said: Who do you use for gas Stephen? And how big a cylinder? You already read it Ross........lol Regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 20 minutes ago, Stellaghost said: You already read it Ross........lol Regards Stephen Ah but not who! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 24 minutes ago, landroversforever said: Ah but not who! TMS local auto parts supplier Regards Stephen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Gazzar said: Auto corrupt. I don't do enough to justify argon and Ali kit. It would be nice, though. Your mig would do it you would only need to get gas, aluminium wire and a Teflon liner for your mig torch, it can be a pain to set up but doable, have done this in the past before I bought my tig Regards Stephen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Poore Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Not so much toys for me but a tool I made for the builders. We've got (on this window) two 4.5m long, 12x6" timber lintels that need replacing, unfortunately previous owners of our house basically bodged and patched things which meant some rather substantial oak lintels got damp and thus need replacing. So after propping up the wall above with a plethora of acrows and strongboys the builders cut out the old lintel with a chainsaw near the wall but still had the two ends to dig out. I proposed a faster solution and rummaging in my scrap pile found a perfect I beam that I cut 4" off the end of it and cut in half. Some drilling of holes later, love these Dewalt Extreme 2 drill bits*, and pinching a couple of shackles off the Defender resulted in two plates that could be screwed in to the two remaining bits of lintel with 6 foot long wood turbo wood screws (8mm hex head on them) each. Little ratchet winch between them and voila out popped on end. Relocated the bracket to the lintel left in-place and out popped the other, builders loved them as it made it so easy. I suspect the outer ones are going to need winching from the JCB as we don't have anything timber left to fix to (replacing with 4.2m precast concrete lintels - biggest you can get off-the-shelf). * Self piloting up to 13mm and no need for preliminary holes. They like going fast too - make drilling holes in steel so much faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 8 minutes ago, Ed Poore said: They will be a bit of a pig to sharpen... Regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Poore Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, Stellaghost said: They will be a bit of a pig to sharpen... Regards Stephen I find I tend to snap them first. They're incredibly hard but consequently quite brittle and have a tendency to snap when breaking through as they grab. The amount of time they save I'm happy with the odd breakage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, Ed Poore said: I find I tend to snap them first. They're incredibly hard but consequently quite brittle and have a tendency to snap when breaking through as they grab. The amount of time they save I'm happy with the odd breakage. I suppose they could be sharpened conventionally depending upon where they snap Regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 My latest tool purchase was a bit of an indulgence. A custom made diff flange tool. From a guy on eBay who worked up the measurements and cut to fit. Designed to just take the impact socket, so the tool acts as a shoulder for the socket, less risk of cam out, if I wasn't using the impact gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 I know, I could have made it myself, but I'm focusing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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