Made a fair bit of progress today, got the front frame fully welded up, and prepped a few more bits to help get the chassis started.
Had one dread moment when the welder decided it wasn't going to play ball. The welds were just building up on the surface and not even heating the rails. Started thinking I'd made a massive mistake, wasted lots of money, wasted time, would I be able to sell it? The problem is that i have 2.5mm SHS, thick black coated stuff. Did a manic search on here for a few threads I remember seeing back in the mists of time and found the solution: Thicker wire!
New problem: don't have the right bits to swap it over. Dad drove to the local car parts shop at 4.45 and got some 0.8mm wire and the right nozzle.
New problem #2: Nozzle is too big for the welder! Solution: electric drill and a file, cut a new thread and offer it up.
Success!! Now welds brilliantly. I just need to get my welding technique sorted and I'll be fine...
After all that palaver I only managed to get the front frame welded and wasn't able to set the table up.
Jobs for tomorrow: Get the table up, set the pieces out, tranport all my junk up to Uni, then start welding!
Oh yeah, and get some pictures uploaded. No problem
