southpoint
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Hi Folks,
So glad I found this website - great info and have been trawling through it for a couple of days now - Well - the reason for my post and of course my current level of misery LOL
I ma having to do a load of work on my 1996 Landy Disco - outer sills, a posts, b posts and loads more - all for the MOT. I started stripping it down and it became more apparent it was a 'project' and not a repair!
To cut to the chase: I stripped all the sill etc.. out on the near side and get it back to good steel - modified the Britpart sills to fit and also base replacements for the a b posts - dry fit - lovely - welder here we come
I have an entry level welder - WolfWeld 100 No Gas - and I am sure it is my problem here - If I weld a seam down the face of the sill, for example, great - looks OK - but I am unsure about the penetration, the reason for this is that my tests on a flat piece of 1.2mm produced a nice looking weld but there is very little to show underneath.
I thought maybe it's the poser - it have 4 settings - anything higher than 2 blows through BUT at level 2 it produces a nice looking weld with poor penetration - I have messed about with the wire speed and it does not seem to make much difference at the low end.
The unit is rated 50A -90A - according to the box? I am guessing this is way high for bodywork and even at the bottom end is just wrong and won't work out.
If my guess is right and this unit is simply not suitable for what I want - loads of panel patching + structural welding - if someone could recommend a unit for a real good price - budget is low at the mo - that would be awesome.
Please also bear in mind that I am a noobi welder
Maybe I just need more practice before getting into the bodywork?
Ohh another question - SORRY - I had a go earlier today at welding an underside plate - up side down - laying on my back - had real problems here - just could not get a good weld - ended up grinding it back off - any ideas?
Apologies for the big post.
Cheers,
Russ
So glad I found this website - great info and have been trawling through it for a couple of days now - Well - the reason for my post and of course my current level of misery LOL
I ma having to do a load of work on my 1996 Landy Disco - outer sills, a posts, b posts and loads more - all for the MOT. I started stripping it down and it became more apparent it was a 'project' and not a repair!
To cut to the chase: I stripped all the sill etc.. out on the near side and get it back to good steel - modified the Britpart sills to fit and also base replacements for the a b posts - dry fit - lovely - welder here we come

I have an entry level welder - WolfWeld 100 No Gas - and I am sure it is my problem here - If I weld a seam down the face of the sill, for example, great - looks OK - but I am unsure about the penetration, the reason for this is that my tests on a flat piece of 1.2mm produced a nice looking weld but there is very little to show underneath.
I thought maybe it's the poser - it have 4 settings - anything higher than 2 blows through BUT at level 2 it produces a nice looking weld with poor penetration - I have messed about with the wire speed and it does not seem to make much difference at the low end.
The unit is rated 50A -90A - according to the box? I am guessing this is way high for bodywork and even at the bottom end is just wrong and won't work out.
If my guess is right and this unit is simply not suitable for what I want - loads of panel patching + structural welding - if someone could recommend a unit for a real good price - budget is low at the mo - that would be awesome.
Please also bear in mind that I am a noobi welder

Maybe I just need more practice before getting into the bodywork?
Ohh another question - SORRY - I had a go earlier today at welding an underside plate - up side down - laying on my back - had real problems here - just could not get a good weld - ended up grinding it back off - any ideas?
Apologies for the big post.
Cheers,
Russ