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Old 25th August 2009, 06:47 PM
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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
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Old 25th August 2009, 07:04 PM
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as you,ve got the option then go for GAS welding,

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Old 25th August 2009, 07:13 PM
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gas welding does seem to be they way to go i like the easier to weld part as you can see the weld pool lol
any clue on cost of gasless and gas welding ie gas, wire, bottle, regulator type of gas type and thickness of wire etc

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Old 25th August 2009, 07:22 PM
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i pay £7 for a large(3ft ) tall bottle of co2, the reg cost me £44, .6mm gas wire is approx £20 for a large reel.

tell you what, if you are happy to collect then i have a spare large gas bottle that you can "borrow" for long term

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Old 25th August 2009, 07:26 PM
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thats very good of you but im quite a drive away the best bargains are always so far lol
so can i just co2 gas then? the type from a pub my mates dad runs a bar i could try him
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Old 25th August 2009, 07:33 PM
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buy him a pint or two & you,ll have as much gas as you need

well i,ve welded my chassis with only co2, seems ok to me

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Old 25th August 2009, 07:40 PM
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nice one il see him tomorow i think i will need a co2 to argon adaptor and a regulator tho im not sure of the fittings

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