brian 450 wrote: Did my first ever bit of welding today!!
Hat's off to you Brian!
I would love to be able to weld, never ever tried it though. Did you just experiment, or have you had some guidence
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I could mess it right up as yet!!!! 
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My welders came from BOC. They are really helpful there and have a good range. I bought a small (45KG) not including the bottle one to carry in my van and a large that will cope with 12 mm aluminium. That takes a lot of power to weld material that thick.
The smaller welds really well for anything we may need and is accurate like a larger welder cannot be at lower ranges. I can weld 2mm plate without it deforming but caution novices to learn about heat differential between say trying to weld 2 mm thick bracing plates to frame tube that will heat up at a different rate.
Usually just a case of warming the thicker material with an Oxy Acetylene gun and not really difficult but practice makes perfect.
By the way my machines were £400 and £1000 respectively.
My welders came from BOC. They are really helpful there and have a good range. I bought a small (45KG) not including the bottle one to carry in my van and a large that will cope with 12 mm aluminium. That takes a lot of power to weld material that thick.
The smaller welds really well for anything we may need and is accurate like a larger welder cannot be at lower ranges. I can weld 2mm plate without it deforming but caution novices to learn about heat differential between say trying to weld 2 mm thick bracing plates to frame tube that will heat up at a different rate.
Usually just a case of warming the thicker material with an Oxy Acetylene gun and not really difficult but practice makes perfect.
By the way my machines were £400 and £1000 respectively.
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and make a linkage of the brake pedal for the damper rod to fit to. But because of the wide swingarm i have hardly any room!!! But i really want it behind the frame and not in front. But its doing my bloody head in -
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Brian,
I wish I had documented my own bike from the begining, there were some tale's of woe indeed! like when I'd ground off one of the battery box bracket's only to find it was needed to mount the side panel, Whoops!
Then there was the complete topend re-rebuild. I had got the bike MOT'd for the first time, but it ran like a dog, was burning more oil than fuel, so it was off with the top end, rebore 1105cc mmm, new valve guides, seats re-cut, ports cleaned up etc.
These were just a couple of the setbacks I have had, but getting over these is what makes the bike all the more 'Special'.
Keep at it Brian, I'd hate to see this for sale as an 'unfinished project'. I don't think there are many that could do it justice.
I wish I had documented my own bike from the begining, there were some tale's of woe indeed! like when I'd ground off one of the battery box bracket's only to find it was needed to mount the side panel, Whoops!
Then there was the complete topend re-rebuild. I had got the bike MOT'd for the first time, but it ran like a dog, was burning more oil than fuel, so it was off with the top end, rebore 1105cc mmm, new valve guides, seats re-cut, ports cleaned up etc.
These were just a couple of the setbacks I have had, but getting over these is what makes the bike all the more 'Special'.
Keep at it Brian, I'd hate to see this for sale as an 'unfinished project'. I don't think there are many that could do it justice.
Nice stand although you`ll find the weld won`t easily take to it 
I did see those welders at BOC, I think South African make, and were recommended but decided on BOC`s own rebadged jobbies.
Do I spy a Carbon di Oxide cylinder on there Brian ?
It`s a lot harder to get a good result with that than with Argoshield
I did see those welders at BOC, I think South African make, and were recommended but decided on BOC`s own rebadged jobbies.
Do I spy a Carbon di Oxide cylinder on there Brian ?
It`s a lot harder to get a good result with that than with Argoshield
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