Norman
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Jun 29, 2020 21:39:39 GMT
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Thanks for the words of encouragement. I am seriously going to look at getting gas somewhere. The gauge on the left (bottle content)? is showing 50, 50 what is it bar? I don’t know what these gauge readings mean, i understand the flow bit but the other reading is it just pressure?
Back to the grind tomorrow, my friend may come down tomorrow he didn’t make it last Friday. Onward and upward as the saying goes. Norman
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Thanks for the words of encouragement. I am seriously going to look at getting gas somewhere. The gauge on the left (bottle content)? is showing 50, 50 what is it bar? I don’t know what these gauge readings mean, i understand the flow bit but the other reading is it just pressure? Back to the grind tomorrow, my friend may come down tomorrow he didn’t make it last Friday. Onward and upward as the saying goes. Norman Left hand gauge (has you look at it) is bottle pressure - in other words what you have left in the bottle - outside line of the gauge will be BAR but look at the inside line which reads PSI - ultimately the less it reads gives you an indication to how much is still in the bottle - Right hand gauge is the reduced pressure that feeds the gun - reads the same way with BAR / PSI - I run mine @ 10 PSI Bar is used in many applications has a metric measurement but converts: 1 BAR = 14.5 PSI (approx) |
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I am running short of metal again and used the side of a computer tower today. I now have a picture in my head of you posting on here from a computer with the side roughly removed by an angle grinder...  |
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Norman
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Thanks Chris for the gauge explanations. I just know when i got it it was reading over 200 now it’s less than 50. Probably a lot of welding left in it.
No I didn’t pinch the side of my computer, this was something i scrapped a few years ago. I do remember years ago using the sides off old washing machines! Norman
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TessierAshpool
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Jun 30, 2020 12:19:19 GMT
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Unbelievable levels of work going into this, hats off to you!
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Jun 30, 2020 13:53:30 GMT
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Thanks Chris for the gauge explanations. I just know when i got it it was reading over 200 now it’s less than 50. Probably a lot of welding left in it. No I didn’t pinch the side of my computer, this was something i scrapped a few years ago. I do remember years ago using the sides off old washing machines! Norman You should still get a fair bit of welding out of it when you have 50 Bar left (I assume its a size Y bottle like mine?).
I'm currently playing welding bottle bingo with mine as the gauge says its empty but i'm still going, hopefully it won't run out on a Saturday when I can't go and get another bottle :-)
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Norman
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Jun 30, 2020 16:03:16 GMT
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Hi, It’s a size W bottle, i have reduced the flow a bit and the welds still look ok. Norman
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Norman
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Jun 30, 2020 19:07:25 GMT
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Today I achieved well not a lot. I had a couple of bits to do under the wing so i set about them. The little patch isn’t pretty but no one will see it as it’s boxed in. I also stuck some hydrate 80 in the hole and poured some in for good measure. Here are the pics.    I cleaned this area up and applied hydrate 80 then some etch primer.  While i was in there i removed the old aerial and welded the hole up. I also cut back the inner arch to sound metal. I will give the area a good clean tomorrow and apply hydrate 80 and etch primer.  Also tomorrow i hope to fit the large wing repair section, i have trial fitted it and cleaned back the edges ready for welding. Hope it all goes well and i can get on a bit. I was looking over the shell today and there is one hell of new bits of steel in there! As usual feel free to comment even if it’s criticism, i can take it. All the best, Norman  |
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Jun 30, 2020 19:29:31 GMT
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teaboy
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Jun 30, 2020 19:43:03 GMT
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It’s all progress Norman.
You’re heading in the right direction.
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Don't know about criticism, but the work rate and results are seriously impressive!  |
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I'm just catching up on this, you're doing a great job of the repairs.
If it helps I had the same problem as you did with the welding gas. I think it's a right of passage for us car guys!
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Norman
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Today i had the feeling that someone had it in for me! Today started with me having to do a couple of hifi repairs for a friend, this was the old daytime job. They weren’t too difficult and i had them done in a couple of hours. Now back to the car, i rubbed back the surface rust under the wing and treated it with two coats of hydrate 80. When i was rubbing back the rust i mostly used a small air sander as access is poor. The compressor was cutting in and out as usual as the sander is a greedy little beggar on air. I then noticed the compressor wasn’t switching off so i went to investigate. It was smelling hot and couldn’t get the pressure up above about 30 psi. I switched it of as the paint on the head was melting!!! While pondering what to do about the compressor i just got on with the hydrate 80. Here is a pic of that just to break up the saga.  Next i applied some seam sealer and while i was waiting on that to dry i decided to pull the compressor out. It’s too heavy for me to move around so i slipped the trolley jack under one end and managed to get a board on wheels under it. This made it easy to move. Now years ago i would have just pulled it to bits and found out what was wrong with it. These days i seem to look at things undecided and not knowing where to start. Well i just thought it’s broken and it’s not going to fix itself. So again youtube came to the rescue, i found someone with a similar compressor and similar problems. I watched with interest and then set about stripping the head off. The head gasket is blown so i am in the process of stripping the old one off. It’s a Clarke compressor so i have sent an enquiry to see what’s available. So that is the story for today, not a lot of progress but it is what it is. Once again thanks for the encouragement. All the best, Norman |
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Keep going, this is great stuff.
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About a month or so ago, I was at work, hiding in the corner of the workshop sneaking a peak at this tread. Thing is, this kind of activity requires being clever.....something I struggle with on a regular basis. From where I was sat, I had a clear view of the whole workshop. What I was meant to do was look up every now and then to clock any movement of the human kind and then pretend to look busy ordering something or booking a job in if someone gets inquisitive. Thing is, I became so engrossed in your tread that I hadn't noticed that the MD had wondered in ( something he never does ) and was stood right over me! RUMBLED!  ......which then meant that I actually had to be properly busy for the rest of the day to prove that I do get work done. As a consequence I completely forgot about this tread until now. So, that was the long way round of letting you know that this tread is now bookmarked!.......and yes, I am once again hiding in the corner of the workshop ( looking up every now and then ) while I type this. Love the car and liking all the hard work and effort you're putting in to it. Keep up the good work.....and keep the injuries to minimum.  |
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Norman
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Sorry commycouper for getting you into trouble. Where i worked before I was self employed we had a manager/partner who was always trying to catch us out. I got fed up with this and asked “did he not have anything to do”. He replied why? I said if you had something to do you wouldn’t be in the workshop nipping my head. He wasn’t happy but it was true. I did tell him he would never catch me again with nothing to do. I always had a piece on the bench to distract him. The thing is if there was work to be done i just got on with it. All the best, Norman
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Norman
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Today i got an email from Machine Mart about the gaskets for my compressor. I must be a tight git as i think the price is ridiculous. The price inc carriage and vat comes to £35.46 not in stock and an eta of 16/7/20 and i would receive them approx 5 days after that. Did i want to order them and wait? Well i said i have no option but to wait as nobody else does them. When they do arrive i will be making templates and measuring the thickness etc and making some. I didn’t realise how much i have been using the compressor lately till you go to use it and it’s not available. Anyhow enough of my moaning. Back to the car, I didn’t get much done today as my friend came down for the first time in many weeks and we were blethering. I seam sealed the bits under the wing and treated the area to etch primer. I forgot the finished pic again, here is a pic of the seam sealer brushed on. It’s not very neat but nobody will see it.  Lastly here is a pic of the wing repair section fitted, i still have to join the dots. I have a section to do where the front wing joins the front valence but that’s for another day. The next bit i will do is the other side which is probably as bad as this one was.  Don’t know if I will do anything over the weekend as I don’t know if we are do anything special. All the best for now and thanks for the encouragement. Norman |
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When the head gasket went in my compressor I used the old one as a pattern (after having seen the prices!), made a new one out of gasket paper and it's been fine ever since. Not sure if compressor head gaskets are normally made of anything special but gasket paper seems to work.
Fantastic work by the way!
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Norman
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I had thought about making a gasket then i started reading about high temperature and high pressure paper. Anyhow i will make a template when the new ones arrive, the old gasket was knackered and not suitable for a pattern. I suppose i could use the old method of laying the paper down and gently tapping around the edges with a hammer. I may need to do this as I cannot see me going three weeks without a compressor. Norman
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Norman
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Last Edit: Jul 6, 2020 19:23:16 GMT by Norman
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......which then meant that I actually had to be properly busy for the rest of the day to prove that I do get work done.
