a_j_mair
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need to do some work today as folks are back from holiday 
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willay
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that sucks mate
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Leighton
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I think i am going to try welding this weekend 
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a_j_mair
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i have had 7 days of peace and quite and they were away for a week a month or so ago so all isnt to bad
4 weeks on sunday till im off on holiday
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a_j_mair
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quote:
Originally posted by Leighton
I think i am going to try welding this weekend
what you welding?
i want to buy a decent mig welder, just got one with the welding rods and its a bitch to use as i have little skill 
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Leighton
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No idea yet  just what ever scrap is lying round, i have never done it before so want to see if i am any good at it
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a_j_mair
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iv never tried MIG but seen lots of it being done and it looks a piece of piss tbh
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andy1868
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Just in a cafe waiting for some din dins, ruddy starving!
Will, what's the astra for? Trackage?
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Conway563
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Reading JR's project thread, that should waste some of the afternoon
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Daveskater
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Hello
Got to get some money out in a bit  Other than that no exciting news
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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andy1868
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quote:
Originally posted by Conway563
Reading JR's project thread, that should waste the rest of my life
Sorted that for you joe
[Edited on 05-08-2009 by andy1868]
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richc
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quote:
Originally posted by Leighton
No idea yet just what ever scrap is lying round, i have never done it before so want to see if i am any good at it
Grind the surface clean (where you plan on welding). Use your left arm to steady your right hand (if your right handed.
Look on youtube about angles, power settings, wire feed etc
Mig or stick (mma)?
If its one of the little portable mig things, dont even bother seriously I tried welding some frames from Mates 306 seats, and its no even 1 mm thick, and it couldnt weld them together. All it had was on and off on the power settings! Joke
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richc
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quote:
Originally posted by a_j_mair
iv never tried MIG but seen lots of it being done and it looks a piece of piss tbh
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Leighton
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In the garrage we have both Mig and arc welders, i no how to weld i just have never done it, Ste normaly dose all the welding.
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a_j_mair
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quote:
Originally posted by richc
quote:
Originally posted by a_j_mair
iv never tried MIG but seen lots of it being done and it looks a piece of piss tbh
no is it not???
settings look to be the most complicated thing but pretty sure given a decent welder i could make a decent enough kob of welding 2 bits of metal together
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Daveskater
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Progress
Spoke to Scott at Lepsons, going to speak to him again on Monday and arrange to take my wheel up to a BMW garage which is about 10 minutes away, they'll collect it, fix it and send it back to the garage 
He even knew what colour and wheel it was when I said it was a 16" Softstar 
Said it'd probably be about £66 which is less than I expected too. Expected double tbh
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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a_j_mair
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can you not just buy a new one ??
would probably be cheaper all the hassle you have had trying to fix it
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mwg
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Day 3 of not being arsed this week. I just need a decent sleep and I'll be back on form again
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Daveskater
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quote:
Originally posted by a_j_mair
can you not just buy a new one ??
would probably be cheaper all the hassle you have had trying to fix it
Tried but nobody is selling single 16" ones. There are a few 15" ones on eBay but that's obviously no good
Work time now
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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willay
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mwg
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I'm gonna have a sit in the toilet for a bit. Feel like I could go to sleep
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a_j_mair
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quote:
Originally posted by Daveskater
quote:
Originally posted by a_j_mair
can you not just buy a new one ??
would probably be cheaper all the hassle you have had trying to fix it
Tried but nobody is selling single 16" ones. There are a few 15" ones on eBay but that's obviously no good
Work time now
should have bought 4 then sold 3 seperately at slightly inflated price to pay for yours, probably lots of people looking for 1 replacement or a spare
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Conway563
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Originally posted by willay
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andy1868
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back in the office, may go and buy my new camera tbh. i've been umming and ahhhing for afew weeks now. should be affordable this month
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Colin
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Afternoon 
Today ive felted the roof of my dads garage - not as easy as you'd think. 4hr job in roasting heat.
R&R time now
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