Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Post Info TOPIC: Welding.


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 112
Date:
Welding.
Permalink  
 


How many meters of welding wire have you used on the project? You can answer in feet if you want to. :)



__________________

"There is also some pretty crazy people here too, and aiming for the top of that tree is Bad Obsession Motorsport."
"They say it can't be done, they might be right"



Newbie

Status: Offline
Posts: 2
Date:
Permalink  
 

I'm morbidly curious about this as well.

I'd wager that the folks at the local welding supply get dollar signs in their eyes and big grins on their faces when Nik comes in the shop.

__________________

Try your local cheeses!

 



Newbie

Status: Offline
Posts: 1
Date:
Permalink  
 

I think Nick must get discount on welding gas and wire... after all he must have paid the shop owners mortgage off by now

__________________


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 129
Date:
Permalink  
 

Can't exactly tell you the meterage, (or footage - if that's even a word) but we've gone through one massive roll (15kg) and we're well into the second.

__________________


Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 16
Date:
Permalink  
 

Is not 15kg plus of welding wire going to be having a negative impact on the eventual power to weight ratio of binky compared to spot welding? I accept some of the weight of welding wire can be offset against the cut outs for the plug welds but even so it's all adding weight not adding lightness? Just a  thought. 



__________________


Newbie

Status: Offline
Posts: 4
Date:
Permalink  
 

Took my lad to enrol down the college tonight - was impressed with their new welding booths
Bring On The Rust...
Welding Booth

I love a gas axe...



-- Edited by UltraWomble on Wednesday 17th of June 2015 08:35:36 PM

__________________


Veteran Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 46
Date:
Permalink  
 

the weight vs strength and rigidity is by far offset by the power gain. the power to weight ratio will be awesome even if it weighs a ton, literally.

__________________


Newbie

Status: Offline
Posts: 3
Date:
Permalink  
 

I was wondering about the small pop after Nik stops welding. Is he doing that or is that a welder setting? I've never seen that and was wondering what the purpose is.

__________________


Veteran Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 46
Date:
Permalink  
 

Ovlraglvr wrote:

I was wondering about the small pop after Nik stops welding. Is he doing that or is that a welder setting? I've never seen that and was wondering what the purpose is.


 my guess would be to break the wire so he is ready to go for the next weld



__________________


Newbie

Status: Offline
Posts: 1
Date:
Permalink  
 

Ovlraglvr wrote:

I was wondering about the small pop after Nik stops welding. Is he doing that or is that a welder setting? I've never seen that and was wondering what the purpose is.


 He is doing it. Episode 9, 10:10 for evidence biggrin

I've no idea why...



__________________


Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 19
Date:
Permalink  
 

that really is the first mini that I've seen built exclusively out of welding wire. Impressive no matter what way you look at it.

__________________
Doing it all wrong since 1966


Veteran Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 36
Date:
Permalink  
 

wickmesh wrote:
Ovlraglvr wrote:

I was wondering about the small pop after Nik stops welding. Is he doing that or is that a welder setting? I've never seen that and was wondering what the purpose is.


 He is doing it. Episode 9, 10:10 for evidence biggrin

I've no idea why...


 I would like to know this as well. It looks like a second pull of the trigger.

Nick, when you're doing your plug welding, what does the extra trigger pull do for the weld.

 

bzzzzzzzzzzzzzt<pause>bzzt



__________________
Metric in the streets, SAE in the sheets.


Veteran Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 81
Date:
Permalink  
 

but the amount of wire ground off and then linishing removes approx 1/2 that amount and the cut outs for rosette weld offsets the rest



__________________
GLP


Veteran Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 81
Date:
Permalink  
 

UltraWomble " : that looks to be a proper "tinworm" killer I want one!



__________________
GLP


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 116
Date:
Permalink  
 

bmwmaniac - "the weight vs strength and rigidity is by far offset by the power gain."

Seam welding is a traditional way of stiffening a spot-welded body shell.

__________________


Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 16
Date:
Permalink  
 

My guess on the welding technique would be shielding.

 

Stop the weld but keep the gas flowing for a second to cool and prevent oxidisation, but in doing that the wire is attached to the weld so a blip on the trigger to release it.

 

Is there a prize if anyone guesses the correct answer??  wink biggrin confuse



__________________


Veteran Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 77
Date:
Permalink  
 

Mechanised Shielded MIG with appropriate welding rod, focusing on penetration and lack of distortion rather than a good looking weld (those come with practice)
That is the general Welding style

__________________

It's only a flesh wound



Newbie

Status: Offline
Posts: 1
Date:
Permalink  
 

Planing on doing my mini soon but i was wondering what welding qualifications i would need if i was fabricating any structural parts like sub frames or body chassis.



__________________


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 112
Date:
Permalink  
 

Z_Karma wrote:
wickmesh wrote:
Ovlraglvr wrote:

I was wondering about the small pop after Nik stops welding. Is he doing that or is that a welder setting? I've never seen that and was wondering what the purpose is.


 He is doing it. Episode 9, 10:10 for evidence biggrin

I've no idea why...


 I would like to know this as well. It looks like a second pull of the trigger.

Nick, when you're doing your plug welding, what does the extra trigger pull do for the weld.

 

bzzzzzzzzzzzzzt<pause>bzzt


This is to prevent a dip or small hole from forming in the "weld pool". When the weld pool cools down, the metal shrinks considerably, sometimes creating dips or holes. Nik is adding extra material into the weld pool (or the end of the weld line), while it is cooling, to make sure he gets flat surface when he grinds it back to the surface.



__________________

"There is also some pretty crazy people here too, and aiming for the top of that tree is Bad Obsession Motorsport."
"They say it can't be done, they might be right"

Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.

Tweet this page Post to Digg Post to Del.icio.us