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[camp freddy]

I was in two minds to re-shell, but to get a good one is like trying
to find rocking horse s**t, LOL, Heritage at £2k was out of the
question ,so repair is the only option or scrap it ( god forbid).

With regard to being in the buisiness I am a welder, and I did
a Mini when I was 17 (22yrs ago).

Nice to hear from you Jack, I'll take a peek at your posting later.

thanks for comments both.

[camp freddy]

Started to remove the n/s outer sill, found the old sill had just been covered
over with the new sill ( bl**dy bodgers) . The old sill had started to cause the
replacement sill to rot aswell.
Oh well more work for me to do

Edited by camp freddy, 23 August 2008 - 06:50 PM.

[camp freddy]

Been out tonight, stripped off the sound deadening from the N/S floor also
removed some very badly fitted repair patches ( I mean 'very badly fitted' !!!)
The bloke who did these repairs was a complete T***ER in the highest degree!!

Heres some pics

Edited by camp freddy, 23 August 2008 - 06:52 PM.

[camp freddy]

Been out again , cut the floor out on the N/S, got to tidy it up
ready for the new half floor panel..

Edited by camp freddy, 23 August 2008 - 06:54 PM.

[Steve Rowe]

looks like your geting there mate i got my hinge panal fited ok middle of finshing up welding the rear floor panal but the genny ive got isnt powering my welder that good so need to get a better one before i finsh up

[camp freddy]

Getting there slowly , funds a slight problem at the moment .
tried to uploadsome more pics, but won't upload

[Steve Rowe]

here your a welder you mite know ,i'm looking to hire a bigger genny to run my 150amp welder happily wont be using it at the full 150amp tho will a 6kv genny be enough ? Ive phoned the hire centres never me and none of them can give me a straight answer when i ask this

[camp freddy]

here your a welder you mite know ,i'm looking to hire a bigger genny to run my 150amp welder happily wont be using it at the full 150amp tho will a 6kv genny be enough ? Ive phoned the hire centres never me and none of them can give me a straight answer when i ask this

Hi Steve, genny welding is mainly arc welding, due to the welding being done on site and the
risk of sheilding gas being dispersed by wind etc. The welders are normally combined with the genny itself as one unit.

From what I have seen (on the web) a 150A mig welder has needs a supply fuse rating of 20A, A 6KV
generator has a 230V outlet panel rating of only 16 A, So I think the welder would be drawing too many
Amps (the genny would keep tripping out / blowing fuses).

I will ask an electritian at work tomorrow for you.

Carl

[Dog]

For welders, I was quoted I needed a genny of about 8-10KVA, these will cost a couple of grand for a decent one!!

Carl, your certainly getting there!!
Looks like we're in the same boat with oversills.... least yours were welded on, I just too a crow bar to mine, and they fell off!!!

Keep going, if I can do t, everyone else can!!

[Steve Rowe]

here your a welder you mite know ,i'm looking to hire a bigger genny to run my 150amp welder happily wont be using it at the full 150amp tho will a 6kv genny be enough ? Ive phoned the hire centres never me and none of them can give me a straight answer when i ask this

Hi Steve, genny welding is mainly arc welding, due to the welding being done on site and the
risk of sheilding gas being dispersed by wind etc. The welders are normally combined with the genny itself as one unit.

From what I have seen (on the web) a 150A mig welder has needs a supply fuse rating of 20A, A 6KV
generator has a 230V outlet panel rating of only 16 A, So I think the welder would be drawing too many
Amps (the genny would keep tripping out / blowing fuses).

I will ask an electritian at work tomorrow for you.

Carl

Im welling in a barn so gas blowing away isnt a problem ,ive seen the welder/Genny compo in my local hire centre its 88.00 quid for the week , i cant afford to buy one or a genny so hiring is what im gonna have to do ,Carl i take it the email i got about welders etc was from you ?

[camp freddy]

here your a welder you mite know ,i'm looking to hire a bigger genny to run my 150amp welder happily wont be using it at the full 150amp tho will a 6kv genny be enough ? Ive phoned the hire centres never me and none of them can give me a straight answer when i ask this

Hi Steve, genny welding is mainly arc welding, due to the welding being done on site and the
risk of sheilding gas being dispersed by wind etc. The welders are normally combined with the genny itself as one unit.

From what I have seen (on the web) a 150A mig welder has needs a supply fuse rating of 20A, A 6KV
generator has a 230V outlet panel rating of only 16 A, So I think the welder would be drawing too many
Amps (the genny would keep tripping out / blowing fuses).

I will ask an electritian at work tomorrow for you.

Carl

Im welling in a barn so gas blowing away isnt a problem ,ive seen the welder/Genny compo in my local hire centre its 88.00 quid for the week , i cant afford to buy one or a genny so hiring is what im gonna have to do ,Carl i take it the email i got about welders etc was from you ?

Yes mate it was from me, for some reason since the forum virus last week i can't seem to
upload any pictures to the site ?
Had a chat with an electrcian at work and he basically said the same as me with regard to the
genny output panel , you would need a genny with a 20A or greater output panel loading,
as Dogmatix stated you would need a genny around 8/10kv

Edited by camp freddy, 14 August 2006 - 09:49 PM.

[camp freddy]

Managed to upload pics, put on a previous post

[jack_marshall]

Excellent progress matey! I do like watching this come on.

Your welding work looks perfect! Welder by trade then?

[camp freddy]

Hi Jack,
yes mate i am a qualified welder, but the welding plant i
have borrowed off a mate is a bit too powerfull for car panels,
when it's turned down to a suitable power setting it plays up
like a right little b*****d, anyway that's my excuse ,LOL

Just in the process of ordering my 2 half floor panels and 2 outer sills
from M-Machine ( £144.00 ), when i get them can start finishing the floor
Yippee !!!!!!!! can't wait.

Extreme Mighty Minis are at Mallory park tomorrow might try to
get there.

[Dog]

Wish I had proper welding kit... I might be able to actully have flat welds then, like I did for my Collage exam.... Oh well.

Most certainly coming on! Isn't it great when you find one job leads onto the next