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cardiff_gareth:
--- Quote from: "Highlander1" ---If you decide that you would like to do a simple mod or beef up the underbody protection aor build a trailer your'd be better to start with 150 min co's you will soon want to get more adventurous. I just built a new boat trailer and now built a trials bike trailer from thick steel.
Wee welders cut out when getting flogged with heavy steel.
I've been welding for 24 years now with both oxy acet and mig.
Cheers H1
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No body was questioned your welding credentials, in fact its great you've been welding so long as you can offer great advice to a lot of people, me included :oops: , but what Dave said was he wanted a welder to restore his Series 3, not to build a boat trailer etc etc so going for a welder which is more powerful than what he needs would be firstly OTT for what he wants it for and also too much as he states he's working on a tight budget.
Dave, whats you mending skills like as there was a Cosmo welder 130amp on Ebay that when turned up was dead so its unused but only 99p.
If you can't fix it then its worth that just for the gasless wire that'll be on it, good for practising with :wink:
Highlander1:
Hi Gareth
I didn't think anyone questioning my skills I get by, each to their own mate.
Iv'e tried the 130 and got fed up with it cutting out welding chassis on my landrover.
Buying the best you can afford is fine. But if waiting another couple of weeks gets something that will last a life time that's even better.
Each to their own.
I bought mine to restore an old classic car and progressed from there.
No point in renting the gas cylinder if you are not using it very often I'll go back to my cave now.
Cheers H :?
666:
--- Quote from: "Highlander1" ---Hi Gareth
I didn't think anyone questioning my skills I get by, each to their own mate.
Iv'e tried the 130 and got fed up with it cutting out welding chassis on my landrover.
Buying the best you can afford is fine. But if waiting another couple of weeks gets something that will last a life time that's even better.
Each to their own.
I bought mine to restore an old classic car and progressed from there.
No point in renting the gas cylinder if you are not using it very often I'll go back to my cave now.
Cheers H :?
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I would be the same, after spending 20 years in the steel construction industry, most of it as a welder a 130amp welder would not be much good to me! I think Gareths and my own points are simply if all you are ever going to use it for is welding up a landrover then a 130 amp would be more than suitable, however, if you are an experienced welder and have plans to build things such as trailers then a bigger welder would be an advantage! :wink:
Cheers
Mark
SHERMAN TANK:
:shock: I didn't mean to start a fight guys.
Honestlt though thanks alot for the advice, i'll keep you posted on what i do. Not even sure how much or even if the series III needs welding. Surely it must do somewhere???
I'm taking it apart tomorrow, down to the chassis and bulkhead, not to keen on going further than that. :roll:
Highlander1:
--- Quote from: "SHERMAN TANK" ---:shock: I didn't mean to start a fight guys.
Honestlt though thanks alot for the advice, i'll keep you posted on what i do. Not even sure how much or even if the series III needs welding. Surely it must do somewhere???
I'm taking it apart tomorrow, down to the chassis and bulkhead, not to keen on going further than that. :roll:
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No worries matey no ones got the boxing gloves on here Just a load of folk with different ideas you read em and decide :lol: :lol:
If you can't share views It would be a sad thing indeed.
With me it's like riding a bike before you know it youv'e out grown the stabilizers and looking for the next model up.
:lol: :lol:
Let us know how you get on. If your anything like me next you'll be needing a pair of tin snips, then comes the edge setting tool, then the dent pulling kit, clamps, then all the shrinking hammer sets etc etc.
:)
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