another new starter

[HandyAndy]

as you,ve got the option then go for GAS welding,

andy

[andyuk697]

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

cheers Andy

[HandyAndy]

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

cheers
andy

[andyuk697]

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

[HandyAndy]

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

andy

[andyuk697]

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

cheers Andy

[HandyAndy]

depends on the gas bottle i suppose, i have an adapter that allows 2 fittings of a gas bottle to fit the same reg.

machine mart are expensive for the regs by the way, try fleabay

andy

[andyuk697]

hi all
just thought id post a few more pics of my progress

thanks for looking Andy.


https://vstuff.virginmedia.com/n/50-...4ab66c9633dc1/

[londonsean69]

Looks like you have made a good start there Andy.

How are you getting on with the welder? Did you go GAS or gasless in the end?

I am ordering my steel for Friday delivery as I have a couple of days off work, so hope to be cracking on with my chassis soon.

Sean

[andyuk697]

hi sean
the welders great i went for gas in the end so far its took me 4 weekends and out of that only really about 20ish hours
quite a few of them were head scratching moments aswell
the front frame the worst lol
the best advice i can give you is dont give up it will come good in the end and now im loving it

Andy.