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yea your correct, external shade and weld/grind (although i find it false triggers a bit when grinding)

Its bigger than most auto helmets but that lincoln looks pretty sweet but double the price.

I have been using one of these and I'm pretty happy with it. I think i got it for about $90 on special

Cigweld - Striker Welding Helmet - 454341 | Total Tools

Thanks

thanks, i mostly got that from your first post.

Would you stitch weld it to the cross members as well?

Iv got an original torch of a unimig 180 if your interested - i upgraded to a longer torch after only about a month

thanks, good tips.

I was thinking about sikaflexing it but was unsure if welding around the edges but not in the middle might cause distortion?

Was thinking about sealing the tube to the sheet,...

thanks thats a good read.

Sounds like I'm in the right track, fingers crossed it goes well.

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In the process of building a tray for my new ute

Up to the point where i need to weld in the 2.1mm checker plate floor
but I'm after some tips to prevent it going horribly wrong.
...

Only 1 blade, i reckon that was a special a month or so back.

Im going to try that 45" jig in my drop saw, i reckon (assuming I can get it clamped securely) would save me having to adjust it which...

Bought the slugger carbide saw today, not cheap at $700 but from a couple of test cuts its amazing.
Quiet, quick and accurate.

Makita had a slightly quicker method for changing the angle but the...

I can get it within 1mm on a square cut at worst but angle is just terrible.

Got a plasma but don't really find it that accurate and would have a bit of clean up.

thanks all

Most likely eventually end up with a bandsaw and carbide saw but i think the carbide saw will come first due to portability while my setup is still a bit fluid.

Slugger was my pick...

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I do a bit of fabrication with square tubing for various furniture items (all hobby at this stage)
Generally 50mm SHS 2mm wall

Quite often i need to do 45º cuts for mitred frames etc...

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No problem replacing the tip as they are cheap as, just had no idea on expected life and just thought they would last longer.

Im very happy with reliability as Im fairly new to mig...

sorry 5kg, had planned to put that in there.

Got the 5m North branded gun from bob the welder, feels nice but turned up just after i finished this project.

On another note how long would people expect a mig tip to last? i noticed when...

thanks, sounds like i was pretty much on the right track.

Guess i can always swap back to the 3m gun for more general purpose work if its a bit troublesome.

Im currently using barely any feed...

HF messes with electronics.

The radio in my shed turns the volume up and down with each arc strike, much worse on AC.

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Been doing a fair bit of welding lately with my Unimig KMM180 and honestly i think its a great machine and super easy to dial in.

But the 3m Mig gun is driving me crazy, way to short....

yea it mostly happens when I'm trying to push the limits of thin stock with stick, no problems if i can run it hot.

i was actually looking at one of them before i splurged on the Token Alusync.

Inverter stick is much nicer than transformer stick but I'm not a fan of 6013s (slag inclusions are so easy) and...

yea earth was connected, ill have to have a better play one day.

I bought a KMM180 to supplement my Token TIG a few months back for $400 - seems a solid unit for the price.

Still using gasless wire which iv been able to make some decent welds with but its...

I got the plasma with my TIG from token - not totally impressed yet. Not managed to get it dialled in and cutting nice at all. Struggled through 5mm plate.

TIG side on the other hand is quite good.

local Total tools now has Power10gas which is quite convenient, about 5 minute from home vs 15minutes and they are open all day Saturday and Sunday vs till 12 sat only.

not your problem i believe, they just look after recertification etc

Iv got an E Argon Cylinder from them

When first looking at them i did email them and got no response
but i ended just ringing the local distributor and getting all the info from them.
They so...

Just picked up a Unimig 180 for a few jobs TIG is too time consuming

Looking to run CO2 as it should be significantly cheaper for how little it will get used

Does anyone know where i can get a...

not in australia lol :)

Nice liars too. Eventually got a message last week saying it was shipped and they expressed it but then come monday morning i get a shipping notification and it had not even been collected yet.

I...

First go with steel, straight into a joint no practice lol

80amps on the panel, not using it all with the pedal.

http://i.imgur.com/UbnQXb9l.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/2IKGF83l.jpg


Not...

Yea i need to get some tools to deal with such contamination, got a dremel so might grab a carbide burr for that.

I tried to take photos from the inside, there was evidence of penetration but...

Few more hours tonight, started with an external corner joints


http://i.imgur.com/yedDWOol.jpg
Started off ok but hit a bit of contamination about half way along then dipped trying to get past...

WP9 touches do seem nice, held one at the shop today but i plan on playing with a lot of 3mm aluminium and think ill kill it (and it will get warm!)

Looking at a CK Trimline 210 flex head with...

not a bad idea, been using a block of 90x45 timber but its maybe a bit small, and a bit tall.

Yea the craters are getting me, really struggling to taper down, arc seems to die before it really drops off. Timing the last add of filler also is tricky - too early and it craters, too late and it...

Argon cylinder i bought from power10gas has a date of 9/2014 which i guess adds up if they are selling you a cylinder.

yea i think ill go back towards 30%, i was at 30% and couldn't always see the cleaning action frost but i think that was just technique and other issues.

Token machine is backwards to what some...

Another few hours tonight, more progress.

Im going to forget yesterdays pics and just post todays - yesterdays were a bit messy and hard to tell what was what.

Playing with 3mm Aluminium plate...

Mostly sitting, was certainly easier.

thanks

I ended up having it over my shoulder and i did hold the torch by the neck about 50% of the time but it did get rather hot.

Cable is too stiff to wrap around my arm unfortunately, i...

Also considering a new torch, included torch is quite bulky and the cable is really inflexible which is making torch positioning a little tricky to keep consistent.

Put a good few hours in tonight.

Started off pretty poorly, i was getting a lot of contamination. Lots of messing around with flow rates etc but didn't take me long to realise there was more of a...

Refill prices are not cheap but i guess thats covering the shipping.

Yea no way i would loose something like that anyway, at least they warned about it - could make an expensive paper weight if you loose it (although I'm sure you could get a replacement)

Cost was...

thanks, i should have enough to play around with for now will see how i go.

Might take you up on the offer of the SS filler as i looked at some today and over $120 for a pack ouch!

Iv always been interested in welding and at school i did a fair bit of oxy welding and a bit of mig.

Till now the only machine iv had was a small ozito 130amp transformer AC stick welder
...

Got my E of argon today

Got warned that if i loose the "helmet" they won't swap it!

I don't see why you couldn't with the right parts just as they did on tips and tricks.

Gives the advantage of being able to run Argon, Argon/CO2 mix (not really like argoshield but more like a...

Worth checking out, you will get a bigger bottle then.