Ah, thanks a lot, the item in the second link appears to be what I need. I shall measure up and get that ordered, cheers!
I will clean up the rollers, and improve the squidgy trigger feel. With the handle stripped down I'll be able to see if that needs anything, and inspect the liner condition...
Hi Mike,
Thanks for that. The Snap On I picked up for free seems to suffer from the same problems but I think it's the one I'll soldier on with initially.
I have ordered a new spool of wire as the wore in both machines is rusty, even once I've wound a load off.
It currently has a copper...
Fantastic advice, thank you very very much.
I have been offered a battered old Snap On welder.
I'll get some new wire and work through your suggestions. If I can't get it sorted I'll hopefully make a good one from both! That is, of the Snap On doesn't work well. Maybe it will!
I was...
Thanks for the advice. I have some very long 2mm flat bar in the garage which I have started to practice on, but I am having trouble!
I'm finding (as my uncle said, before I replaced the tip and neck) that the wire feed stops when welding, so i'm lucky to get more than blobs. I don't think i've...
Thanks for the advice and welcome.
I bought the MB14 (this morning) shown above as it is an M8 thread for sure... Mine is M8 with 1.25 pitch, and i'm not sure if this is 1.0 or 1.25 pitch, but they said I could return it FOC even if i've opened it, and it doesn't fit. I have 0.6mm wire so got...
I have found the bits I need on eBay pretty cheaply, I think! So long as the neck at the torch end is M8 x 1.25... I've asked the seller.
Thanks for the offer Mee, but i'm not in the Midlands much, and the parts are cheap enough.
Is there any advantage to fitting an MB15 tip, other than being...
Hi all,
I am new here. I'm Matt, from (near) Reading, Berkshire, UK. I am a Vehicle Dynamics Engineer (historic motorsport) with an engineering degree. I have MIG welded once or twice before, but I am hoping to start to restore a classic Mini I have owned since I was 16 at some point this year...