Hi all, got a bicycle mutant project on the go but I need someone who can widen my back end (steady!) then re attach to main frame.
Happy to have a tig welder do it if it's neat.
Very thin walled box , 1.5 - 1.3mm mild steel.
Put brazer wanted as I think it looks neater.
I'd do it myself but...
Hi guys, just putting the finishing touches to my tadpole and have found the ideal size aluminium tubing to run the gear cables through. I couldnt weld as i'd just melt the ally so i got some metal glue but it's not having any of it (too cold?- some tight angles putting pressure on the tubes and...
it's a new gas valve from weldequip. I pull the trigger and the gas flows, well it did yesterday! now i had to turn it off at the bottle as it was just flowing out, no ammount of pulling the trigger stopped the flow. It was a bit intermittent earlier, as if it was sticking, but now it seems...
help folks! i was welding fine last night but now when i stop pulling the trigger gas is still coming out!
Has my gun had it or is there something i need to do to stop it sticking???
weldings at a standstill before i empty my tank!
Help urgently required!! cheers.
Hi all, about to crank up my clarke 120e for the first time but just want to be sure about starting.
Got guages (dual) from weldequip, cheers! very swift delivery, recommended! sounds like ebay feedback!....now, do i connect guages to cylinder, plug skinny pipe on welder back into hose, turn on...
Okay, sure this has been asked before but i want to check anyway.
Got a clarke 120e, got my 10 ltr argon/co2 bottle ready, now how do i connect gas up to welder?
It's got a skinny little tube in the back, which i presume is where the gas goes in and is alright for disposables. What about for...
hi all, got my 10ltr argon /co2 on saturday from keygas. £32.20 with vat. not £26, must have had a price increase. No ID required, just went and collected it. £1.50 a month rental charge, still cheaper than disposables i feel.
Hope someone can help here. I'm attaching the steering head tubes to my tadpole main booms. I've made the fish mouth cuts on the booms so now have the correct steering angles. Trouble i now have is because i have angled the round tubes and my booms are square, i now have a diamond shaped gap at...
Hi all, i've reached a stage with my tadpole trike build where i've got my welder ready, got my old steel frames ready to chop then i've just found this! HTS 2000..... this has really thrown a spanner in the works as i originally wanted to work with aluminium bike tubes for lightness but didnt...
I was looking at tubing as well to purchase with my christmas money!! yep, her indoors thought i was bonkers too!!!
Pics when i get it started no problem.
Thanks guys for all the help, purchased my first lot of el cheapo bikes from fleabay, all heavy steel so hopefully if i go steady they will be fine. Whats the best setting to use, low and 0.6 wire? cheers
Hi all, new here so be gentle!
I'm looking at building a tadpole trike from scrap cycle parts and steel tube but need some (a lot!) of guidance in which welder to purchase.
Maximum steel thickness will be 1.5mm.
I'll be working in the garage (probably setting fire to the nice pink carpet in...