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[olds_kool_lews]

Arrrrggghhh you're welding with no mask!!!!!!!!!!

Please don't, you can damage your eyes so badly..

Anyone reading this- you MUST wear the proper full-face mask when Mig welding!!!!

EDIT- beaten to it above

mwahahahahaha lol id never weld without a mask, the damage to your eyes can be devastating, your eyes will burn and weep, your eye lids will stick together, they could get infected, and you could lose them (worse case scenario) but please wear a mask, you wont be able to finish, let alone drive your mini with damaged eyes

[clubby_1275gt]

thts my mate dan i have told him god knows how many times but he doesnt listen still he will when he hurts himself . we using gas mig but im unsure if my mate knows when its on or not lol . cheers for comments will be sprayed soon fingers crossed in next couple of weekends as we down to only working weekends now as work etc

[Boycie]

ok, well please tell him to wear the mask, or issue an appropriate *******-slap

Also, may be worth telling him to up the power control on the mig, there's little if any penetration on the welding on the headlamp surround.

[olds_kool_lews]

ok, well please tell him to wear the mask, or issue an appropriate *******-slap

Also, may be worth telling him to up the power control on the mig, there's little if any penetration on the welding on the headlamp surround.

i agree, if you smack the panel from behind with a hammer (not to hard though) i got a feeling it will ping off, the welds are stuck to the surface, and not penetrating through both panels like they should, you'll prob do a stronger weld with duct tape lol practice on some scrap sheet metal 1st, and make sure u hear the gas coming out the welding torch before welding (and make sure u got gas in the bottle!) or your welding gasless, which isnt good and no where near as strong as welding with a good welding gas (argon+co2 mix is a good 1, and 1 i use personally)

[clubby_1275gt]

cheers guys i know about the head light panel it needs to be redone anyway it just just temp cause the welder messed up on us lol . we got new bottle of gas too just funds bit tight at mo cheers for comments . has anybody got any clubby indicators going cheap or an engine

[miniallsort]

great progress mate looks good

[WindWalker]

You can’t run a weld without a mask, maybe tack without but no more. You need to see the weld pool when you are welding; that’s only possible through a dark lens. As others have said, eye damage is highly likely as well.

The welding mask doesn’t only protect the user; it allows you to see what you are doing. The welds at the headlamp panel show that no weld pool has been created, just molten welding wire stuck to the metal. You need a weld pool for penetration; you need penetration for strength.

Don't wish to sound harsh fella but better safe than sorry

[clubby_1275gt]

i will tell him cheers for comments guys

[clubby_1275gt]

right been there all day today so got an update for u . work is progressing slowly but surely lol but we are moving in the right direction finally lol











engine bay with no engine lol i need an engine badly















lovely exhaust lol



thought we would put the wheels under the arches to see how low it could go lol dont think this will be happening



comments and opinions welcome please

[DaveVader]

comments and opinions welcome please

Now THAT! is exactly how I want my mini!

[clubby_1275gt]

comments and opinions welcome please

Now THAT! is exactly how I want my mini!

u wont get it that low lol that was the car sat on the wheels lol the wheels were at the top of the arches

[grahamransom]

comments and opinions welcome please

please please please make it that low

[suziwong]

your mate is a health and safety disaster waiting to happen, hope that window isn't needed either as the sparks from the grinder will ruin that too (my work colleague ruined a window on the works van with grinder sparks aimed at it lol)

Other than that you'll be scraping the snails off the road that low lol

[clubby_1275gt]

your mate is a health and safety disaster waiting to happen, hope that window isn't needed either as the sparks from the grinder will ruin that too (my work colleague ruined a window on the works van with grinder sparks aimed at it lol)

Other than that you'll be scraping the snails off the road that low lol

lol he just said he never had an accident yet lol . window is getting used eyah cheers for the heads up . and it wont be that low the car was sat on the tires lol no subframes in there lol cheers

[DaveVader]

u wont get it that low lol that was the car sat on the wheels lol the wheels were at the top of the arches

Where there's a will there's a way!