Spot welding add-on for Arc welder?
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From: Adrian on 29 Nov 2009 15:59 Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>> It's arrived, and it looks like a decent quality bit of kit. >> When you get a chance to try it let us know how well it works. They've >> been kicking around for donkeys years, like I saw reference to them >> when I started welding around 1983, but have never tried one. > It's going to get some reasonably serious use this weekend - lower > bulkhead, floors, sills going into a 2cv van. Results were mixed. On some older zincy bodge repair panel that was kicking about, used as a tester, it worked an absolute treat. On the actual car, otoh, it was less successful. It clearly needs something a bit heftier than kitkat wrapper to give of it's best.
From: Rob on 7 Dec 2009 23:15 Adrian wrote: > Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they > were saying: > >>>> It's arrived, and it looks like a decent quality bit of kit. > >>> When you get a chance to try it let us know how well it works. They've >>> been kicking around for donkeys years, like I saw reference to them >>> when I started welding around 1983, but have never tried one. > >> It's going to get some reasonably serious use this weekend - lower >> bulkhead, floors, sills going into a 2cv van. > > Results were mixed. > > On some older zincy bodge repair panel that was kicking about, used as a > tester, it worked an absolute treat. > > On the actual car, otoh, it was less successful. It clearly needs > something a bit heftier than kitkat wrapper to give of it's best. I do all my spot welds with the Mig welder. Even if you drill a hole and fill with mig onto the second panel. r
From: Peter Hill on 8 Dec 2009 02:40 On Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:15:56 +1100, Rob <mesamine(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Adrian wrote: >> Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they >> were saying: >> >>>>> It's arrived, and it looks like a decent quality bit of kit. >> >>>> When you get a chance to try it let us know how well it works. They've >>>> been kicking around for donkeys years, like I saw reference to them >>>> when I started welding around 1983, but have never tried one. >> >>> It's going to get some reasonably serious use this weekend - lower >>> bulkhead, floors, sills going into a 2cv van. >> >> Results were mixed. >> >> On some older zincy bodge repair panel that was kicking about, used as a >> tester, it worked an absolute treat. >> >> On the actual car, otoh, it was less successful. It clearly needs >> something a bit heftier than kitkat wrapper to give of it's best. > >I do all my spot welds with the Mig welder. > >Even if you drill a hole and fill with mig onto the second panel. > >r Called PLUG welding, cos you fill a hole with a plug of weld. -- Peter Hill Spamtrap reply domain as per NNTP-Posting-Host in header Can of worms - what every fisherman wants. Can of worms - what every PC owner gets!
From: Rob on 8 Dec 2009 02:50
Peter Hill wrote: > On Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:15:56 +1100, Rob <mesamine(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Adrian wrote: >>> Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they >>> were saying: >>> >>>>>> It's arrived, and it looks like a decent quality bit of kit. >>>>> When you get a chance to try it let us know how well it works. They've >>>>> been kicking around for donkeys years, like I saw reference to them >>>>> when I started welding around 1983, but have never tried one. >>>> It's going to get some reasonably serious use this weekend - lower >>>> bulkhead, floors, sills going into a 2cv van. >>> Results were mixed. >>> >>> On some older zincy bodge repair panel that was kicking about, used as a >>> tester, it worked an absolute treat. >>> >>> On the actual car, otoh, it was less successful. It clearly needs >>> something a bit heftier than kitkat wrapper to give of it's best. >> I do all my spot welds with the Mig welder. >> >> Even if you drill a hole and fill with mig onto the second panel. >> >> r > > Called PLUG welding, cos you fill a hole with a plug of weld. I can do spot welds with my mig, What I mentioned was an alternative if that facility is not available on the mig welder which would be far cheaper than hiring a spot welder. |