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1300 Posts Member #: 829 Post Whore essex |
16th Jan, 2006 at 11:18:47pm
all so in the welding kit moisturising after sun lotion for the burn neck face & arms will all done it !!!!! 1293 Turbo mini
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 1060 Posts Member #: 588 Post Whore Delaware, USA |
21st Feb, 2006 at 04:41:50am
May sound stupid but I found my welds got much better as soon as I started wearing reading glasses!! my eyesight aint that bad, I still have arms that are long enough to read the menues but I do sometimes wear them ...not that I need them you understand...
website:- http://www.terryhunt.co.uk
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Forum Mod 10980 Posts Member #: 17 ***16*** SouthPark, Colorado |
24th Oct, 2006 at 08:11:16pm
http://www.turbominis.co.uk/iain/up/tig%20basics.zip
On 17th Nov, 2014 Tom Fenton said:
Sorry to say My Herpes are no better Ready to feel Ancient ??? This is 26 years old as of 2022 https://youtu.be/YQQokcoOzeY |
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 12307 Posts Member #: 565 Carlos Fandango Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex |
24th Oct, 2006 at 08:30:48pm
I have a bunch of pdf's on tigging, can anyone host them if i mail them? On 28th Aug, 2011 Kean said:
At the risk of being sigged... Joe, do you have a photo of your tool? http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...9064&lastpost=1 https://joe1977.imgbb.com/ |
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Forum Mod 10980 Posts Member #: 17 ***16*** SouthPark, Colorado |
24th Oct, 2006 at 09:49:59pm
dave@sheepspeed.com
On 17th Nov, 2014 Tom Fenton said:
Sorry to say My Herpes are no better Ready to feel Ancient ??? This is 26 years old as of 2022 https://youtu.be/YQQokcoOzeY |
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12307 Posts Member #: 565 Carlos Fandango Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex |
24th Oct, 2006 at 10:22:20pm
ok sent them over, is 5Mb of stuff ok to send?
On 28th Aug, 2011 Kean said:
At the risk of being sigged... Joe, do you have a photo of your tool? http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...9064&lastpost=1 https://joe1977.imgbb.com/ |
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11 Posts Member #: 1117 Member grimsby |
30th Dec, 2006 at 12:04:27pm
I just use my mig to tack it all in place then tig it all up. tig is the only thing to use on stainless it just looks so neat and you know you have a good strong weld. get it rite and it dont look like bird s**t. take your time dont try and rush welding. Preperation is the key. practice makes perfect. wen welding any less than 1.5mm plate weld in 1 inch or so stints. and weld it in different areas not just one end to the other. for example a seam weld 6 inches long break it up into 4 sections and do one end cool it with a bit of gass then move to the other end. this will stop distortion. home made stainless exhaust pop, bang flames. nice. bert motorsport. win it or bin it! |
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3588 Posts Member #: 655 Post Whore Northern Ireland |
30th Dec, 2006 at 06:33:37pm
What Tig machines are you all using ??
9.85 @ 145mph
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 2514 Posts Member #: 1217 I like nice quiet girly Minis Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
30th Dec, 2006 at 07:56:12pm
Cheapy GYS160 HF here, cost sub £500 with reg etc. Been great so far with all the functionality I need (DC only) Every day is a school day ...........
On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:
why do you you think I got a girlfriend with small hands? |
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11 Posts Member #: 1117 Member grimsby |
2nd Jan, 2007 at 09:06:33pm
well av got a sip 125 inverter. cost me sub 200 quid but i had my own torch and bits. get a set of flow cups not just one so you can purge for ultimate penitrtion and looks really clean. bert motorsport. win it or bin it! |
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4 Posts Member #: 1501 Junior Member West Yorkshire |
15th Feb, 2007 at 04:03:06pm
On 24th of Oct, 2005 at 08:37pm Dangerous said:
What visor shade are we using,I got a 12 today(stevie wonder) then found my old one was a 8 ! thinking about a 6 for the thinnish low power stuff A good point. Using the shade supplied with the mask meant that by the time I could actually see the job there was too much heat in it and it would melt away, leaving huge holes! I tried a lighter shade and my MIG welding improved dramatically. Once I was there, I could turn up the power without blowing holes (ok, not as often!) If you're plug-welding to create spot-type welds, on a 130-ish turn the wire up to about 7 and the power to 2 high or 3 low and work fast from one side to the other until there's no more hole. Another thing - if it's a new skill, so try to learn it with your other hand too, means that you don't have to be double jointed to get to some places. Also, I always wear earplugs - it's not the pain from the weld spatter that I'm afraid of, it's the spatter not having cooled down enough by the time it reaches your eardrum. If it's hot enough, it'll sear right through and cauterize as it goes, meaning that your eardrum will never recover, nor will the hearing in that ear. Good luck! |
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56 Posts Member #: 1614 Advanced Member Chard Zummerset |
18th Apr, 2007 at 07:53:10pm
Set a wire speed that suits to your confidence. Dont have it too fast to begin with as you want a nice peneterive weld. Clean the area thourghly and just be careful not to set fire to anything. Youll be fine trust me I learnt in like a day! when i drove a 10" wheeled Mini last it felt insane ! |
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 197 Posts Member #: 1488 Advanced Member Bristol |
18th Apr, 2007 at 09:42:51pm
My advice as a noob to welding would be just take it slow- do a small amount at a time, then stop and inspect it. Even better try to get the welder set up to the correct settings on a piece of scrap the same thickness as the real one... though I'm always too impatient for that!
There is no sense crying over every mistake- you just keep on trying til you run out of cake. |
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 4360 Posts Member #: 1459 En-suite user Braintree, Essex |
18th Apr, 2007 at 11:08:15pm
Use Co2 & argon (coogar problably the best) for mildsteel, and helium/argon (helishield if memory serves) for stainless. You should have a nice chrisp sound when you got wire/amps right.
Edited by Jason G on 18th Apr, 2007. On 19th Jan, 2010 wil_h said:
I would start the furthest place from the finish. On 24th Mar, 2012 apbellamy said:
I feel all special knowing that I've given your mum my wood. Been neglecting Turbo'd 'A' series.............. |
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3004 Posts Member #: 2500 Post Whore Buckinghamshire |
5th Jun, 2008 at 08:57:05am
One thing that has not so far been mentioned is to cover up all exposed skin - not just to avoid a rash of welders freckles but the U/v light can cause skin cancers.Dont ask me how I know this. |
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13 Posts Member #: 3182 Member Dewsbury |
22nd Jul, 2008 at 10:39:13pm
For Welding Advice Gasses To use or If You Require Ur Little Gem Welding , Just Ask Im Coded In Mig , Tig S/S , Tig Alu , Mig Alu , MMA , Flux Core , Outershield , Solid Wire.. Green
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 261 Posts Member #: 713 Senior Member Western Australia |
23rd Jul, 2008 at 01:07:53am
If you have to use "gasless mig" (flux cored wire) then cooking spray works just as well as any commercial welding anti-spatter products. On 24th Dec, 2008 Nic said:
eyh? im drubj but very confused##]#IU |
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 514 Posts Member #: 2169 Post Whore Malta (Ex. Scotland) |
12th Aug, 2008 at 01:39:46pm
I agree with what was said about masks.
Edited by El Potter on 12th Aug, 2008. Warning:Stig in Training
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 6274 Posts Member #: 509 Post Whore Isle of Man |
12th Aug, 2008 at 01:47:47pm
id maybe even try .6mm! "Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"
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514 Posts Member #: 2169 Post Whore Malta (Ex. Scotland) |
12th Aug, 2008 at 05:54:14pm
lol Brain fade there Joe Warning:Stig in Training
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 3692 Posts Member #: 1833 Formally mini_majic Auckland, New Zealand |
12th Aug, 2008 at 06:32:11pm
i hated .6mm but then again i liked my settings for 0.8 and back then wasnt too sure on what to change (wire speed/power) for the symptons if you get what i mean? just seemed to blow the wire out not giving a decent weld, even on a variety of settings. i may give it another try when iget the new welder but i likes me 0.8mm. |
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 2370 Posts Member #: 719 Post Whore Horndean - Near Portsmouth |
12th Aug, 2008 at 06:37:46pm
On 12th Aug, 2008 El Potter said:
I agree with what was said about masks. USE IT Welded up my workbench barefaced,welder on full power.Woke up 2 days later with a face so sunburnt it had peeled!!!!!! Never seemed to suffer welding eye though. 
Jobs a good'un |
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 152 Posts Member #: 2190 Advanced Member South Carolina, USA |
12th Aug, 2008 at 11:59:59pm
2 brilliant forums that I can spend all night reading…tons of stuff for new welders, especially if you are looking to make headers…they are basically the same just different crowds:
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 549 Posts Member #: 5327 Post Whore Dudley, West mids |
19th Mar, 2009 at 08:11:40pm
I hate them reaction lenses. Try welding outside on a sunny day. First you can see, then a ray of sun catches it and it darkens. Use an en8 Lens. This is a light shaded lens. you can just about see through it without striking up. they are excellent up to around 160amps. I look through one of these all day. I'm a tig welder ya see. |
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6274 Posts Member #: 509 Post Whore Isle of Man |
19th Mar, 2009 at 08:16:52pm
mine can be an ass sometimes as the halogen worklight i use can trigger it, so now work with it shining over my shoulder lol "Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"
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