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[Ben_O]

Looking good!

[Stu.]

Thanks Ben.

[Sean C]

Great project :)

[Stu.]

Cheers Sean :)

[ToM 2012]

Excellent read great work. From your previous pictures of fitting the inner wing with gap I had this problem on mine I had to cut It and make it bigger so the wing sat flush other wise my wing was lower then the other side as bonnet didn't sit right and it looked on the twist from the front. I ordered mine from m machine and it's the only panel I had trouble fitting. Where did you get yours from? Cheers Tom

[Stu.]

Thanks Tom. The one clamped up in the photos was from Bingley Hall Show last year and the other side was from M Machine (both heritage).

 

Once I'd got it all clamped up it seemed ok, but I've got to fit the other side inner wing first, then I'll clamp and mock the whole front end up to make sure its all in line.

 

Gonna have a read through your Build thread now

[ToM 2012]

Yeh I just tacked it all in place first and the fully welded once I was happy. Good luck anyway and can't wait for more photos cheers Tom

[cjdillonnz]

Hey, good stuff. Just wondering with Felix about the floor repairs. Are you overlapping the panel or butt welding? I'm doing the same thing and I have the same welder. I'm using 0.6 and gas and still get blow through, even set on 1 and min. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

[Ben_O]

 I'm using 0.6 and gas and still get blow through, even set on 1 and min. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

There are lots of reasons for blow through

 

Technique - Moving too slowly across work piece and trying to do a continuous weld are the most common. Try pulse welding..

Wire speed too high or low

Bad earth

Join gap to large

 

Obviously power too high is another but you said you have it on minimum 

[cjdillonnz]

 

 I'm using 0.6 and gas and still get blow through, even set on 1 and min. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

There are lots of reasons for blow through

 

Technique - Moving too slowly across work piece and trying to do a continuous weld are the most common. Try pulse welding..

Wire speed too high or low

Bad earth

Join gap to large

 

Obviously power too high is another but you said you have it on minimum 

 

Thanks for that. Just sorted it.

[Ben_O]

 

 

 I'm using 0.6 and gas and still get blow through, even set on 1 and min. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

There are lots of reasons for blow through

 

Technique - Moving too slowly across work piece and trying to do a continuous weld are the most common. Try pulse welding..

Wire speed too high or low

Bad earth

Join gap to large

 

Obviously power too high is another but you said you have it on minimum 

 

Thanks for that. Just sorted it.

 

which was it?

[cjdillonnz]

 

 

 

 I'm using 0.6 and gas and still get blow through, even set on 1 and min. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

There are lots of reasons for blow through

 

Technique - Moving too slowly across work piece and trying to do a continuous weld are the most common. Try pulse welding..

Wire speed too high or low

Bad earth

Join gap to large

 

Obviously power too high is another but you said you have it on minimum 

 

Thanks for that. Just sorted it.

 

which was it?

 

I went for pulse welding. Thanks

[peter-b]

You're doing a fantastic job, paint work especially. Just an idea re welding with interior etc in. Use old woolen blanks to cover seats etc. Sparks don't normally go through due to its fire retarding qualities.

[Stu.]

Hey, good stuff. Just wondering with Felix about the floor repairs. Are you overlapping the panel or butt welding? I'm doing the same thing and I have the same welder. I'm using 0.6 and gas and still get blow through, even set on 1 and min. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

 

I'll be butt welding them in.

[Stu.]

You're doing a fantastic job, paint work especially. Just an idea re welding with interior etc in. Use old woolen blanks to cover seats etc. Sparks don't normally go through due to its fire retarding qualities.

 

Thanks mate. I have a 3m x 3m fabric welding sheet I use over the interior for use while hot working so its all good.