Seeing as alot of you guys in here seem to be able to weld, I though id ask for some tips and advice.
i want to know whats is the best type of welder to use/buy. ive been told that gas is pretty useless if being used outside, but ive also heard that the gas ones are much better to use.
Also any advice on using them, whats the best way to get a clean weld without blowing the metal to pieces and giving the car more holes than it started with
cheers peeps

 

Make sure the metal your welding is cleaned up and practice make perfect.
Your have to get all the setting right on the welder to obtain a good weld.

 

You need to be a bit more specific

Do you mean MIG CO2 V's gasless MIG?

or MIG V's Oxy Acetylene?

I would go for a CO2 MIG, if you are welding outside you just turn up the gas

Speaking from personal experience keep well away from any "Clarke" shite Sealey MIG welders offer great VFM and reliability.

Make sure anything you are welding is perfectly clean bare metal and try to weld from above the work (this stops spatter dropping into the gas cup and also prevents you getting burnt to shreads with all the nasty hot bits that always try to find their way to you belly button )

Mark

 

Cheers mark
i ment gas Vs gasless. my main concern was that outside the gas would get blown away effecting the weld.

also you said about welding from above. what would you suggest then for replacing sections of floor pan. surely you would need to over lap the panels and weld underneath as well to stop shit getting in.
cheers for the advice again

@ in your belly button

 

use a C02 mig and shield the wind with a sheet of wood or soemthing, gasless gives a poor weld. When im welding outside i turn up the gas to compensate

 

yeah i'd go for a gassed mig. turn up the gas and shield it all as much as you can.

remember though with a mig the metal will ahve to be in very good nick. Oxy acetylene gives a good result on poorer metals, but you've really gotta know what you're doing. a wise person would remove the petrol tank, and all fuel lines before oxy welding.

just my thoughts,

euan

 

Depnds on how thick the metal is. if your welding sills ect you have a option, gas or mig, if your welding chassis then its mig, gas is good for welding rusty areas as mig just blows holes,


Dave

 

its for sections of the floor plan, the usual rusty holes that the aquire. think il leave the sills to the pros though.

 

Definitely go for a Co2 or argoshield mig welder.

Stay well away from clarke or halfords shite though.

practice on old metal until you get rally good and your settings are perfect, then use a wire brush disc on a grinder, clean the area and cut out all the rotten metal, shield the area and you're off.

Get the best welder you can afford though because you get what you pay for at the end of the day.

hope that helps

 

thanks for all the advice peeps

 

no problem mate.

let us know how you get on