Vamana Gupta Posted yesterday at 13:40 Share Posted yesterday at 13:40 44 minutes ago, Buckster said: Shopping for a new welder. Mig...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago 1 hour ago, Vamana Gupta said: Mig...? Tig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamana Gupta Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago 5 hours ago, Buckster said: Tig. You found a Crack in your frame ..? Goose neck area ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago 16 minutes ago, Vamana Gupta said: You found a Crack in your frame ..? Goose neck area ? No, it's not Chinese aluminium like yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamana Gupta Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago 42 minutes ago, Buckster said: No, it's not Chinese aluminium like yours. Canadian aluminium my friend...stronger than titanium.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 9 hours ago, Vamana Gupta said: Canadian aluminium my friend...stronger than titanium.. Funny you should mention titanium as that is why I am looking for a Tig welder, I have a project that will be using titanium. I had a play with a laser welder yesterday, if I had the money I would get one as it was amazing but it is beyond my budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamana Gupta Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago 29 minutes ago, Buckster said: Funny you should mention titanium as that is why I am looking for a Tig welder, I have a project that will be using titanium. I had a play with a laser welder yesterday, if I had the money I would get one as it was amazing but it is beyond my budget. Yes ive seen those , looks like they make amazing welds , not sure exactly how good they are , has ive only seen them advertised on TV and most stuff advertised on TV is mostly fake...so you had a go at one ? And it does do what they advertise ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 45 minutes ago, Vamana Gupta said: Yes ive seen those , looks like they make amazing welds , not sure exactly how good they are , has ive only seen them advertised on TV and most stuff advertised on TV is mostly fake...so you had a go at one ? And it does do what they advertise ? The small single phase version is about $4000, I was getting about 2mm weld penetration in 5mm steel at 60% power and I was also doing perfect aluminium welds on 1mm plate within 10 minutes of practice using pure argon. The spatter was virtually zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamana Gupta Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 9 minutes ago, Buckster said: The small single phase version is about $4000, I was getting about 2mm weld penetration in 5mm steel at 60% power and I was also doing perfect aluminium welds on 1mm plate within 10 minutes of practice using pure argon. The spatter was virtually zero. More expensive than I thought..you'd have to do some serious work to make a tool like that worth the purchase...ive got just a cheap mig at home , its basically a lincoln welder paint blue sold by Canadian tire stores...its ok ..but it splatters like hell...no gaz , just with a flex core wire.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 2 minutes ago, Vamana Gupta said: More expensive than I thought..you'd have to do some serious work to make a tool like that worth the purchase...ive got just a cheap mig at home , its basically a lincoln welder paint blue sold by Canadian tire stores...its ok ..but it splatters like hell...no gaz , just with a flex core wire.. My Mig packed up hence why I needed a new machine, I bought a nice igbt ac hf tig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamana Gupta Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 31 minutes ago, Buckster said: My Mig packed up hence why I needed a new machine, I bought a nice igbt ac hf tig. Have you tried it out ? And ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago The sun just came out! .......it's gone back behind the clouds now. Going to have a look at a non running Lexmoto Vixen (to tinker with)......it is free to collect....it is located only 5 miles from here..... getting it here back could be a slight problem though.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 6 minutes ago, Clive said: The sun just came out! .......it's gone back behind the clouds now. Going to have a look at a non running Lexmoto Vixen (to tinker with)......it is free to collect....it is located only 5 miles from here..... getting it here back could be a slight problem though.... Ohh CG125 clone motored Chinky Chonky from the bad old days, hours of fun and no worse to ride than any old Honda clone 125. Should be able to get everything but trim parts for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 4 minutes ago, Saul said: Ohh CG125 clone motored Chinky Chonky from the bad old days, hours of fun and no worse to ride than any old Honda clone 125. Should be able to get everything but trim parts for it. I doubt I will put it on the road (if I get it) it will mainly for tinkering with and tidying up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 4 minutes ago, Clive said: I doubt I will put it on the road (if I get it) it will mainly for tinkering with and tidying up You could always MoT it and sell it sometime down the road. Fun project nonetheless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 1 hour ago, Vamana Gupta said: Have you tried it out ? And ? I need to get a bottle of argon and a regulator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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