another new starter

[andyuk697]

hi all
i just thought id let you know ive started my build i havnt got very far yet it took me most of the afternoon to build the stand for my chop saw anyway here are the pics so far

cheers Andy

https://vstuff.virginmedia.com/n/50-...4a90366c87f8a/

[HandyAndy]

a warm welcome to the forum, from another Andy, there are alot of us Andy,s building a Roadster
where abouts are you located? most folk put their location in their profile .

best of luck with your build, lots of help from everyone on here.

all the best
andy (the handy one )

[andyuk697]

thanks andy ive updated my profile now
im really looking forward to starting some welding i have made some iron gates before and did a good job on them with a cheap arc welder i havnt got a welder as yet but im looking to spend around £100 if anyone as any suggestions im thinking maybe gasless mig ive seen a few on screwfix direct and one on diy.com (b n q)

thanks Andy

[HandyAndy]

i,m not an experienced welder but i,d suggest using a GAS mig, as most seem to find its easier to weld the chassis .

you,ll find most of the answers to questions about building a Roadster on this forum, i say most , but mean all,

all the best
andy

[Spikehaus]

Never mind the welding, i hate it, i love milling stuff as i can control it! Welcome to an exclusive Club! I have been a little silent recently due to major changes in my life. Still in few weeks I will have a lovely lady living with me!

I started cutting up and profiling the box section six months before I even made the build table a long storey but...U have started and I hope your project makes you as happy as it has for most of us here.

Nick

[londonsean69]

Welcome.

It's good fun, and a good forum with some very knowledgeable people.

Get a GAS mig They are much nicer, you can see a decent weld pool!! And if at all possible, use the big bottles of gas. the tiny Machine Mart/Halfrauds gas bottles last about 6 minutes.

As an aside, if you are also new to welding, check out http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/ There is a forum there as well, and they are, once again , friendly and knowledgeable.

Good luck with the build

Sean

[Spikehaus]

The main problem of the machine mart gas was not lasting six min's, just simply not being able to get enough heat into the component. I have refillable bottle of gas that is new an unused. It holds 4 x the disposables. If you need one I will ask South West Welding Supplies to get you one. I paid £40. on let 60 I think? Hope it helps

[andyuk697]

ive been looking around and i wish i could afford a gas mig and to run it but unfortunatly i cant so ive at least gone a step up from arc and got myself a nice little gasless set from screw fix that was on offer from £170 i think down to £117

cheers Andy.

[londonsean69]

Originally Posted by Spikehaus

The main problem of the machine mart gas was not lasting six min's, just simply not being able to get enough heat into the component. I have refillable bottle of gas that is new an unused. It holds 4 x the disposables. If you need one I will ask South West Welding Supplies to get you one. I paid £40. on let 60 I think? Hope it helps

A lot of the small disposable bottles of gas only hold 60L of gas. CO2 is measured in grams, but CO2/AR mix and Ar are measured in litres. The "big" bottles they sell hold 110 litres.

At a flow rate of 10L/min the small bottles will last 6 minutes or so. Which is, scarily enough, about a metre of weld.

I'm not sure the MM gas gives problems getting heat into a weld, I have welded plenty of stuff with disposible bottles, it's just they are VERY uneconomical.

And I have used a gasless MIG as well. The weld pool is pants but at least gasless meant I was able to weld some gates outside, in Lanzarote (very breezy).

If I were to weld outside now I would still use my gas mig, just crank up the flow rate (20l/min is cool when you have a 47L bottle)

Sean

[andyuk697]

well i ordered the kende welder from screwfix marked down to clear from £169.99 to £117.44 and it arrived today and so far im very impressed it looks very well built its quite a large welder really and it can be switched from gasless wire to gas wire it has a sturdy shelf on the rear for a bottle and comes with heavy duty castors the only downside it didnt come with any wire so now ive got to order some either gasless wire or some wire and a gas bottle and now i dont know what to go for to weld my chassis up