Welding - Corsa Sport - for Vauxhall and Opel Corsa B, Corsa C and Corsa D

Not logged in [Login - Register]

You Are Not Registered Or Not Logged In

Corsa Sport » Message Board » Off Day » Welding

New Topic

New Poll

<< 1 2 >>

Subscribe | Add to Favourites

You are not logged in and may not post or reply to messages. Please log in or create a new account or mail us about fixing an existing one - register@corsasport.co.uk

There are also many more features available when you are logged in such as private messages, buddy list, location services, post search and more.

3CorsaMeal

Member

Registered: 11th Apr 02
User status: Offline

27th Sep 10 at 12:49

well since getting the escort i have now experienced welding, not done any myself, but stood there while a real man did it.

What i learnt.

-not to look at the light, kept on finding myself looking and then realising i shouldn't be and proceeding to run off, then 10mins later i would be back doing the same

-welding sounds like a chuck norris power sparkler

Pip308

Member

Registered: 25th Oct 07
Location: Basingstoke Drives: Audi A4 Avant, Mk1 Caddy
User status: Offline

27th Sep 10 at 13:37

Pretty blue light is so attracting though...

I've had a little go myself but trust my mate to do it as he is awesome at it

sloworm

Member

Registered: 18th Jul 08
Location: Norwich
User status: Offline

27th Sep 10 at 14:12

i'm a welder

saj_123

Member

Registered: 6th Jan 09
Location: Berkshire
User status: Offline

27th Sep 10 at 15:41

When I had something on the Corsa the guy did it without the protector and told me he had been doing it for years.

LeeM

Member

Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline

27th Sep 10 at 15:43

i can do it, im not the best and i dont know much about setting the welder right but once its set up right i can get really good straight welds

Recaro1

Member

Registered: 25th Mar 02
User status: Offline

27th Sep 10 at 15:54

I loved it when we learnt it at college. Though 15 lads playing with welding equipment wasnt the best idea. Sure most of them still have the scars...

I'm shit hot at oxy acetylene, ok at arc and only had a quick go on MIG. Well, that was about 10 years ago. Probably couldnt do it nowadays but would love to give it a go.

gazza808

Member

Registered: 30th Jun 08
Location: Peterborough
User status: Offline

27th Sep 10 at 15:58

i weld fair bit at work, get easier and easier lol,

good at mig as it is piss easy, you have to be really terrible to not be able to do it,

used to be good at tig, but don't use it at work so out of practise now

Colin

Member

Registered: 4th Apr 02
User status: Offline

27th Sep 10 at 16:03

I gave it a go & found it very hard to master.

Tomnova16

Premium Member

Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
User status: Offline

27th Sep 10 at 16:11

yeah dont look at it or you'll wake up the next day with the feeling of sand in your eyes, not had it myself but it fecking hurts.
all ways protect your piece when sitting down welding, that does hurt

[Edited on 27-09-2010 by Tomnova16]

http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter

Corsa_Sport21

Member

Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
User status: Offline

27th Sep 10 at 16:14

It looks pretty easy.I would like to get myself a welder,i reckon i would be good at it.

richc

Member

Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
User status: Offline

27th Sep 10 at 16:16

Got burns and scars all over me.

People think its easy, and you can master it in 10 mins, but its takes absolutly years to be a good all around welder, with smooth constant welds, in a vairty of posistions etc

fred7

Member

Registered: 17th May 04
Location: Rugeley, Staffordshire
User status: Offline

27th Sep 10 at 16:21

iam a pressure pipe welder, there isnt a welding process i cant do, any monkey can master mig welding in 10 mins just point and pull and thats about it! You will be fine around the arc, you get a flash (arc eye) from the side of your eye the most of the time, if the work piece is shiny like stainless, thats the worst to get arc eye from. If your welding a car your best to get some 1 who knows what there doing because might look fine but can crack or split if theres no pen.

Dan

Premium Member

Registered: 22nd Apr 02
Location: Gorleston on Sea, Norfolk
User status: Offline

27th Sep 10 at 16:30

quote:
Originally posted by Tomnova16
yeah dont look at it or you'll wake up the next day with the feeling of sand in your eyes, not had it myself but it fecking hurts.
all ways protect your piece when sitting down welding, that does hurt

[Edited on 27-09-2010 by Tomnova16]

I like what u did there

Adult GiftsClick here to vist us

Twiggy

Member

Registered: 15th Oct 04
User status: Offline

27th Sep 10 at 16:55

My dads been a welder for 35 years. His welds are stunning

alan-g-w

Member

Registered: 9th Nov 07
Location: Glasgow
User status: Offline

27th Sep 10 at 17:40

quote:
Originally posted by fred7
iam a pressure pipe welder, there isnt a welding process i cant do, any monkey can master mig welding in 10 mins just point and pull and thats about it! You will be fine around the arc, you get a flash (arc eye) from the side of your eye the most of the time, if the work piece is shiny like stainless, thats the worst to get arc eye from. If your welding a car your best to get some 1 who knows what there doing because might look fine but can crack or split if theres no pen.

Take it you're a coppermsith then mate? I worked for ClydeUnion and had a couple of months in the welding/ coppersmiths departments. Only got to try MMA and TIG, have you ever managed to electrocute yourself with the electrode in the TIG gun?

Tomnova16

Premium Member

Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
User status: Offline

27th Sep 10 at 17:40

quote:
Originally posted by Dan

quote:
Originally posted by Tomnova16
yeah dont look at it or you'll wake up the next day with the feeling of sand in your eyes, not had it myself but it fecking hurts.
all ways protect your piece when sitting down welding, that does hurt

[Edited on 27-09-2010 by Tomnova16]

I like what u did there

http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter

leon.

Member

Registered: 24th Jun 08
User status: Offline

27th Sep 10 at 18:27

I burnt my ball sack once safe to say it WONT happen again!

Corsa_Sport21

Member

Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
User status: Offline

27th Sep 10 at 18:28

quote:
Originally posted by leon.
I burnt my ball sack once safe to say it WONT happen again!

Did you burn it right off like?

alan-g-w

Member

Registered: 9th Nov 07
Location: Glasgow
User status: Offline

27th Sep 10 at 18:43

Flame cutting is where the danger's at.

leon.

Member

Registered: 24th Jun 08
User status: Offline

27th Sep 10 at 19:07

quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21

quote:
Originally posted by leon.
I burnt my ball sack once safe to say it WONT happen again!

Did you burn it right off like?

nope a little blob of liquid metal went through my pants through my boxers an sat on the bottom on my ball sack! I jumped up and ran right into a bastard wall not watching what i was doing in the heat of the moment. All to the amusement of my work colleague

Corsa_Sport21

Member

Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
User status: Offline

27th Sep 10 at 19:09

quote:
Originally posted by leon.

quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21

quote:
Originally posted by leon.
I burnt my ball sack once safe to say it WONT happen again!

Did you burn it right off like?

nope a little blob of liquid metal went through my pants through my boxers an sat on the bottom on my ball sack! I jumped up and ran right into a bastard wall not watching what i was doing in the heat of the moment. All to the amusement of my work colleague

Sore 1.

Is that why you look like Beaker?

leon.

Member

Registered: 24th Jun 08
User status: Offline

27th Sep 10 at 19:10

quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21

quote:
Originally posted by leon.

quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21

quote:
Originally posted by leon.
I burnt my ball sack once safe to say it WONT happen again!

Did you burn it right off like?

nope a little blob of liquid metal went through my pants through my boxers an sat on the bottom on my ball sack! I jumped up and ran right into a bastard wall not watching what i was doing in the heat of the moment. All to the amusement of my work colleague

Sore 1.

Is that why you look like Beaker?

^This

Ben-B

Member

Registered: 28th Jul 08
Location: the lovely Nottingham
User status: Offline

27th Sep 10 at 19:29

I did it when I was at college we built go karts as projects had to weld the frames and stuff. Mostly did mig which is easy and your not likely to get ar eye from it. Then did arc which is a badger to get the hang of the rod always sticks and makes an annoying noise so you feel a tit.. Only had arc eye once and fuck me I never want it again.. Had to stay in the shadows the next day was torture lookin at any form of light

Member

Registered: 10th Sep 03
User status: Offline

27th Sep 10 at 20:06

I can MIG and TIG mild steel. Wish I could do aluminium and stainless.

richc

Member

Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
User status: Offline

27th Sep 10 at 20:44

quote:
Originally posted by ed
I can MIG and TIG mild steel. Wish I could do aluminium and stainless.

You will master stainless easily enough if you can tig mild. (especially the low grades due to the similair properties). Its the ally that can be a pain! Not something you can really do at home unless you have a gas set to preheat!

<< 1 2 >>

New Topic

New Poll

Corsa Sport » Message Board » Off Day » Welding

23 database queries in 0.0186930 seconds