As an all rounder i`d go with the makita,it seems to be the best of the bunch in a lot of areas. I dont know about over there, but here in Aus makita has some of the best parts avaiability going, every hardware shop stocks brushes and a lot of other parts for them.
We used to send the new appy`s for a box of spots for the spot welder, the storeman new about it and had the paper dots from the hole punches in the office. He would give them to the appy and we`d send him back saying we wanted steel spots, we didnt need paper spots for this job. Used to get 2...
Well any i`ve worked on have been older models (70`s and 80`s) and i have no idea how old this one is (i could never understand your alphabetic dating system) , but they were always decent thickness material and easy to work on. One the japs got spot on.
we always uaed a mix of kerosene and diesel, you could place the parts on the bench to airdry and the diesel would leave a fine oil coating on it that prevented rust forming
You`d have to use a pump that wont be effected by the washing fluid. If its petroleum based like kero or turps you`ll kill it in no time, mine runs a 12 volt fuel pump and its lasted me years
G`day Rastas
Welcome to the madhouse lol. Your mig wont be any good for stick welding, but an inverter tig welder, as for tig i hate it myself but thats only because i havent had enough time playing with it but the unit will stick weld nicely.
Catch you round the boards
Cheers
Troppo
Its even worse down here in Aus, i wanted a windscreen rubber for my 78 transit, screen rubber frrom the UK $50, a bloody good price, postage $85 WHAT THE?
Theres a good book site that has books on everything (i`ve bought a lot of metal working books through them) all new and 9 times out of 10...
Congrats on your first commisions Shirazman, i just did a google for images of
"eagle with rabbit" and got thousands of images,, you`re sure to find inspiration somewhere in there
If its a foll box tank, instead of filling it with water to test it, make a bung and pressurise it with air, then spray soapy water on the welds, the holes will for bubbles, saves time and water. But thats only it you can seal the tank
Well i`ve known worse to get through a roadworthy check. I`d put a tack between each of the existing tacks and then weld then up, space your welds out to minimise heat distortion. Your choice really, i saw a lot of dodgy things pass a roadworthy when i was in the car yards, depends on how...
G`day Steve
Usually like for like is plenty strong enough, so if the panels were spot welded from the factory then spot welding should be fine (prepairing for a hail of bricks:whistle: ).
And dont say sorry for being here in Australia,be bloody proud lol
cheers mate
Troppo
G`day mate
I dont know about track cars but back in the 70`s when ford was rallying the escorts the initially tried seam welding the shells, big mistake they tore themselves to pieces because they were too rigid.
A car needs a little flex in its body to stop this, stitch welding welding like...