cojonesdeloro
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Eyup chaps, been lurking around for a wile thought i would post up and say hi, had a go at my first welds today, was sh1ting myself i would burn big holes in my bike frame, i'm working on a Fireblade monoshock convertion on my cb900f, the plan was to tack all my bits together then have a pro tig them up, after a few practice welds on some spare plate i bit the bullet and had a go, what you lot think? i must say i'm quite pleased with how i did for a first go, it took me around half an hour to get the welder set up for this, my welder is the cheep as chips Powercraft job you see on ebay, i know it has a rep for being no good but i must say as a beginner it didnt give me much trouble, the gun on my welder is not a live feed as some have reported so control is ok, there is a fare bit of splatter but my welds look good and strong, i joined a bit of box section to some flat plate with a couple of tack welds then ran a weld down one side, after it had cooled i put it on the garage floor and hit it with a hammer very hard a few times and it is solid, here are some pics of the project and the test bit, any advice or comment would be great i think i will keep at it and when i can get a good looking weld do the rest myself.
Test bit
Top mount
Bottom mount
Cheers.
Daz A.
Test bit
Top mount
Bottom mount
Cheers.
Daz A.