bstardchild
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Bloody hell you didn't buy an Sip/cosmo again..... Bloody hell you didn't buy an Sip/cosmo again..... a lesson that is worth teaching twice  Funny guy  Stupid phones and angry bears!!! Bonus extra post now deleted  tbh i didn't twig that you had a cosmo and had foolishly assumed you had one of sip's problem children. it only became fully apparent to me that sip and cosmo were one and the same after purchase  it does appear to be a bit better than my previous sip though, and with my budget being very limited i was happy to pay not far off the cost of the euro torch conversion parts for a complete converted welder  the reason for the pwm controller purchase was erratic wire feed problems - eventually much improved by running the wire in the right sized groove in the roller   I went to hell and back with mine - however at the end of the process it was still working fine with all the mods until I borrowed the relay brake out of it to fix my Monza..... now it's sort of broken - I bought a new relay for it but it's sitting on top of it till I can be arsed to fix it again - will be when the Portamig fails.... If you fit a PWM you'll need the same thing unless you like snipping of wire constantly between welds |
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with 2mm inner sills rot isn't going to be as much of an issue for a while! Doing it right, doing it Mel-right.
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drdick
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1. Open under-bench cupboard.
2. Remove brand new welder with lots of twiddly knobs on it.
3. Use.
4. Stuff back in cupboard or anywhere out the way.
Simples!
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hairymel
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avatar by volksangyl
Posts: 1,081
Club RR Member Number: 207
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darrenh - thanks bstardchild - the cosmo has produced some acceptable welds, so far as my limited ability and poor preparation will allow but the pwm mod is a project left over from my pre mta/portamig ownership and i would like to revisit it eventually as i have been carrying around 2 circuit designs thrown together in the pub while drunk - both of which(hopefully) have a braking function i do hope to find a replacement welder of higher quality one day as well , but the £200 mta/portamig 181 i had previously is a bargain that only comes along infrequently  my last/recent welder purchase went comically badly as my blind punt left me £75 lighter in the pocket and about 400kilos heavier in the 440amp 3 phase migatronic department  hopefully once its re-commissioned i can punt it on and add to the tool fund rich - thanks for the offer - i would like a test drive one day under supervision but think its best not to abuse use your tools when i can't afford to replace them  angyl - on the contrary - rot is going to be a issue for quite some time by the looks of it |
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Last Edit: Mar 4, 2014 21:05:40 GMT by hairymel
whats that burning smell?
oh curse word :-(
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djay
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Where you've cut back to good metal, it looks pretty thick stuff.
Dave.
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my bodyshell does not have the factory identification plates fitted anymore  although it still has the chassis number stamped on the inner wing. i posted your information to the asoc (avenger and sunbeam owners club) forum but the post was deleted and i was told not to ask for information to give to non-members - sorry  i will try to see if i can get any info elsewhere Thank you for your help! |
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hairymel
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avatar by volksangyl
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Mar 12, 2014 17:56:53 GMT
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last night i had a chance to take my new purchases to the workshop, and it would have been rude not to have tried them out heat gun and scrapers chisels removed the worst of the underseal and a bit of grinder and chisel action removed the last of the debris that was left from last time. some of drdicks C ardboardA idedD esign software and i had a couple of patches to blob in badly.
a coat of vactan on the rusty bits and that was that for the evening    cant get inside the car while its on the spit so hopefully this will clean up better when i do the inside  inside the box section doesn't look too bad   however my work area could do with a bit of a tidy up  total time spent - 66.5 hours (mostly exploding (expensive) sanding pads) total spend £1650 (splurge on a heat gun, cheap chisels,wire brushes and vactan complete ) |
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whats that burning smell?
oh curse word :-(
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drdick
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That Crunchy Nut Cornflakes box was Kelloggs brand, none of your Tesco value cardboard for us If I took a rule and measured that weld, I'd estimate you had done more than me now which is not on, maybe some sort of contest.... |
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bloody nora thats a lot of welding you are having to do there! good luck mate!
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hairymel
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avatar by volksangyl
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Mar 13, 2014 20:55:08 GMT
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I'd estimate you had done more than me now which is not on, maybe some sort of contest.... unfortunately mine is ugly and there are still a few pinholes in mine whereas yours look nice i did have a look at your efforts and you also beat me on length (again  ) |
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whats that burning smell?
oh curse word :-(
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hairymel
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avatar by volksangyl
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Mar 13, 2014 20:56:13 GMT
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thanks rob i think you are right |
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whats that burning smell?
oh curse word :-(
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hairymel
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avatar by volksangyl
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Mar 15, 2014 20:04:36 GMT
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few words, little done, many pictures  start point 
CAD 
cold galv spray 
tackety tack 
melty melt 
grindy painty 
glossy 
test fit   
it's a lot easier welding clean thick metal    
not quite right as would be expected from the dodgy design and being bashed into shape but that's where i stopped for tea how do you know if it's a stalagmite or stalactite if its on a rotisserie? 
total time spent - 70 hours (mostly exploding my eardrum with grinding sparks (and my elbow pits are a bit red and sore)) total spend £1650 (nothing actually spent but a fairly long road trip to collect a synergic mig could be on the cards  ) |
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Last Edit: Mar 15, 2014 20:26:59 GMT by hairymel
whats that burning smell?
oh curse word :-(
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MK2VR6
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Mk2 Golf GTi 90 Spec
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Mar 15, 2014 21:10:24 GMT
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Damn, that welding looks good! There certainly seems to be hope for this one |
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hairymel
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avatar by volksangyl
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Mar 15, 2014 21:40:31 GMT
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..There certainly seems to be hope for this one this made me half remember a quote and although i couldn't find what i was looking for google threw up a few good ones this would have been my favourite if it wasn't for this one which seemed more appropriate |
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whats that burning smell?
oh curse word :-(
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Awe-Feckin-Some to see you back at a sunbeam!
I like the C.A.D.
I use that also but chocorice version...
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Mar 18, 2014 16:20:20 GMT
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The suspension mount is looking most incredible |
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hairymel
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avatar by volksangyl
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Mar 26, 2014 18:57:47 GMT
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thanks momanatorz - i find it incredible as well but probably for different reasons! wait a minute - my spidey sense is tingling - scuttles off to check your profile - hi Mo glad to see you have finally got your own rr account, it was ever so confusing with you posting as cakiechan tiny update on the car but much shopping done recently a while ago i bought this cheap badly described and photographed item from ebay 3 phase mig welder spares or repair  because this looked promising for single phase use  unfortunately/fortunately when i went to collect, it was a bit bigger than i was expecting  i estimate it weighs in at 3 or 400kg! with a bit of fiddling about and a few spare parts/bodges i got it up and running it then went back on ebay and reached a fairly good return on my investment the fact that the winning bidder appears unwilling to shown up with money is neither here nor there  counting my chickens before they are marinating in tandoori spices, i pre-emptively spent the money on new toys we needed a engine crane so i decided to buy a broken one 
although everyone else simultaneously had the same idea and at the moment i think we have three! a tyre changing machine for no real practical reason 
and of course another badly described 3 phase mig welder 
with lots of switches and buttons 
one of which is promising for single phase use (is there an echo in here?) 
armed with dr dicks multimeter and a german circuit diagram - that i had left at home, i did this :-  temporary wiring = until i electrocute myself a bit!) and then i used it to do this      i need ed to come up with a new excuse for my poor welding to get used to the new mig but i am hopeful that the fancy electronics will make my life a bit easier  (until they explode ) total time spent - 72 hours (not including shopping and subsequent prodding of purchases) total spend £1650 (not updating this at the moment as i have either broken evenish or have done very badly indeed ) |
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Last Edit: Mar 26, 2014 19:02:23 GMT by hairymel
whats that burning smell?
oh curse word :-(
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rallysunbeam
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The difference between men & boys is the price of their toys
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You are doing some fantastic fabrication work. I am building a rally car out of a Lotus sunbeam (thread on here) and now feel so blessed that my original shell has more metal than rust... Unlike your project which I have to say would be outside what I would attempt. Have to say massive respect for picking up and starting again after the fire... I will watch your thread with interest. Won't be shocked to hear I will steal your ideas when we have the same issues. Good luck with the build..
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hairymel
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avatar by volksangyl
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Apr 13, 2014 23:20:13 GMT
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thanks rallysunbeam |
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whats that burning smell?
oh curse word :-(
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hairymel
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avatar by volksangyl
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Apr 13, 2014 23:33:44 GMT
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i managed to spend a whole evening on the sunbeam recently, and courtesy of leaving my camera at home, i actually got something done  my welding is looking a bit better coutesy of the new mig doing the hard bits for me   its not all pretty though   i had to chop some of the jacking point off and adjust one of the flanges with a hammer, as it was made using much guesswork of the dimensions, and the sill has still ended up 5mm adrift of where it should be at this end. hopefully i will be able to rectify this error when the (not yet made) outer sill is offered up. total time spent - 82 hours (not including several sessions of doing nothing usefull ) total spend £1650 (not updating this at the moment as i have either broken evenish or have done very badly indeed . i must remember not to spend money before i actually have it in my hand  ) |
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whats that burning smell?
oh curse word :-(
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Stupid phones and angry bears!!! Bonus extra post now deleted 
hopefully once its re-commissioned i can punt it on and add to the tool fund 
although it still has the chassis number stamped on the inner wing.
i will try to see if i can get any info elsewhere 
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(until they explode 
