welding - 1st attempt

[the loon]

well using my current time off work to good effect and decided that I need to sort the seats out on lurch as the drivers seat has totaly colapsed so got the welder out to repair replacement seats as the runners on the drivers seat frame are cracked around mounting points.

Never really used a welder before - I have a very basic clarke "easy arc 160" stick welder - but I think I've made a resonable job of it.
Did manage to blow one small hole but nothing major as you can see from the pic

[ian_s]

i've been welding a lot recently, and i'm getting better all the time

welds that i thought were good at the time i look at again now and think they are terrible
i'll have to post some pics up of some of mine

i'm particularly proud of my exhaust which a lot of people said i wouldnt be able to weld with an arc welder

Ian

[the loon]

I think I've found out now why the old seat was sagging so much  :shock:

[freeagent]

i've got a seat like that in my shed, the frame is broken in 4 places!!!

got to weld it up sometime.

[the loon]

i've got a seat like that in my shed, the frame is broken in 4 places!!!

got to weld it up sometime.

I'm putting that one down as beyond repair  :lol:

[skip]

To weld thin metal on an edge like that is quite an undertaking with a arc welder, Well done! specially for a first attempt, it takes a while to get a steady hand :) . When I first started it looked more like pidgeon s**t  than weld :lol:

[Snooky]

Someone has just donated a welder to me, and hope my 1st attempt looks as good as that one, but some how I doubt it.
Won't be putting up my 1st attempt thats for sure  

[Range Rover Blues]

Well practice makes perfect and remeber that the weldig is done by current, so nice clean surfaces everyone

[AbyssDJ]

i could do with getting a welder and learning how to use it... thers alsorts of things id like to make with one

[tomcat]

I think I've found out now why the old seat was sagging so much  :shock:

that seat needs to go in a skip mate,once they brake like that all the strength has been lost,just thinkig of ya safty.i have seen a few seats come apart after a crash that have been repaired "its not nice"
                     
                               john t :|  8-[

[the loon]

that seat needs to go in a skip mate,once they brake like that all the strength has been lost,just thinkig of ya safty.i have seen a few seats come apart after a crash that have been repaired "its not nice"
                     
                               john t :|  8-[

thats the plan.I'll take off all the old foam and covers to keep as spares but the frame will get binned
I may have a play with it to practise using the welder but it deffinatly wont be going back in any motor

[AbyssDJ]

how much are cheap but reasonable welders? obviously dont want something crappy.. needs to have SOME purpose to it!

[the loon]

how much are cheap but reasonable welders? obviously dont want something crappy.. needs to have SOME purpose to it!

best place I've found is machinemart
have a look at
www.machinemart.co.uk
but depends what you want to spend really - I'm quite happy with mine (easy arc 160N)I paid about £50 but then its a very basic model and I just intend to use it to get the hang of welding before I get something with a bit more spec.

I was told however that its best to start on a stick welder then move up to mig as there is more skill involved with stick so in theory if you can weld with a tradional stick welder mig should be a doddle.

but I'm new to it so maybe worth asking for advice from some more expearianced people

also have a look on the web you can find forums for advice etc just on welding  :D

[ian_s]

I was told however that its best to start on a stick welder then move up to mig as there is more skill involved with stick so in theory if you can weld with a tradional stick welder mig should be a doddle.

thats what i was told, too
and my dad bought me an arc welder off ebay so i use what i have!

[the loon]

thats what i was told, too
and my dad bought me an arc welder off ebay so i use what i have!

if its not cost you anything then go with what you have. Free stuff is always good stuff
 :lol: