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Re: The "Teach TheBoy to Weld" thread
« Reply #15 on: 20 July 2009, 19:31:36 »
Lol, I cant stop laughing....
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Re: The "Teach TheBoy to Weld" thread
« Reply #16 on: 20 July 2009, 19:34:30 »
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Lol, I cant stop laughing....
I knew I'd get full support and sympathy from you ;D
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Re: The "Teach TheBoy to Weld" thread
« Reply #17 on: 20 July 2009, 19:39:59 »
i thought the colour & weight would have been a giveaway 8-), roadwork signs can be useful to practice on as long as you remember two things:
1] make sure its not galvanised & 2] make sure they dont see you taking it :y,
when my dad taught me to weld he got me to write my name on an old socket box lid with the welder.
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Re: The "Teach TheBoy to Weld" thread
« Reply #18 on: 20 July 2009, 20:01:02 »
Even the wife says it looks like aluminium  ;D ;D
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Re: The "Teach TheBoy to Weld" thread
« Reply #19 on: 20 July 2009, 20:07:53 »
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Even the wife says it looks like aluminium  ;D ;D
Right, Nottingham entered in satnav, Sammy is in the boot  >:(

 ;D
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Re: The "Teach TheBoy to Weld" thread
« Reply #20 on: 20 July 2009, 20:08:13 »
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Oh, and another quickie, where can I get some more sheet metal from? Likes of B&Q etc?
Don't get galvanised ::)
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Re: The "Teach TheBoy to Weld" thread
« Reply #21 on: 20 July 2009, 20:15:06 »
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Even the wife says it looks like aluminium  ;D ;D
Right, Nottingham entered in satnav, Sammy is in the boot  >:(

 ;D

Thats not true, Sammy has been lent to a certain other oof'er who shall remain nameless for safekeeping.

Mrs Jimbob has friends in the know  ::)
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Re: The "Teach TheBoy to Weld" thread
« Reply #22 on: 20 July 2009, 20:20:57 »
PMSL! Clearly looks like ali on the photo!  ;D ;D ;D

Good try anyway!  :y

I could always take a photo of a stool I tried to repair...
It was a arc welder mind, and the steel was about .4mm thick! Talk about blowing holes!  :-X
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« Reply #23 on: 20 July 2009, 20:21:54 »
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Oh, and another quickie, where can I get some more sheet metal from? Likes of B&Q etc?
Don't get galvanised ::)

Good excuse to get the grinder out and make sparks fly  :D :D :D
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« Reply #24 on: 20 July 2009, 20:25:13 »
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Even the wife says it looks like aluminium  ;D ;D
Right, Nottingham entered in satnav, Sammy is in the boot  >:(

 ;D

Thats not true, Sammy has been lent to a certain other oof'er who shall remain nameless for safekeeping.

Mrs Jimbob has friends in the know  ::)
tell me more....
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Re: The "Teach TheBoy to Weld" thread
« Reply #25 on: 20 July 2009, 20:26:36 »
What about getting an old exhaust to practice on? Would that work? Maybe on a back box or something?

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Re: The "Teach TheBoy to Weld" thread
« Reply #26 on: 20 July 2009, 20:26:37 »
This thread will have to start again tomorrow:

a) coz I've got the hump with you lot all taking the piss (like I'd do that to anyone here ::))

b) can't find any steel that I'm allowed to wreck ;D


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Re: The "Teach TheBoy to Weld" thread
« Reply #27 on: 20 July 2009, 20:42:37 »
shame you aint closer jamie as ive got a set of sills for a fiesta you could play with, & a miggy bonnet & wing. ;)
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Re: The "Teach TheBoy to Weld" thread
« Reply #28 on: 20 July 2009, 21:02:51 »
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Even the wife says it looks like aluminium  ;D ;D
Right, Nottingham entered in satnav, Sammy is in the boot  >:(

 ;D

Thats not true, Sammy has been lent to a certain other oof'er who shall remain nameless for safekeeping.

Mrs Jimbob has friends in the know  ::)
tell me more....


sworn to secrecy, but there arent many options  :-X
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Re: The "Teach TheBoy to Weld" thread
« Reply #29 on: 20 July 2009, 21:08:17 »
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Oh, and another quickie, where can I get some more sheet metal from? Likes of B&Q etc?

A good old fashioned scrapyard (or as they`re known these days: 'a metal recycler')...the one I frequent has mountains of the stuff in various profiles and sheet/plate; just sold by "guess the weight".....so,`cheap as chips! ;)

The brown-ness is lack of shielding: more gas please!.....practice and practice; you`ll soon have it 'off pat' (whomever she is!) ;D

Pop-over and visit here: http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/index.php
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