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« on: January 29, 2010, 06:55:37 PM » |
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Been looking for a mig welder on ebay,2nd hand of course, they are fetching good money.
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« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2010, 08:01:16 PM » |
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they usually do...but people are building stuff at the moment so they start getting welders and pushing the prices up
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« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2010, 08:09:40 PM » |
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Looking for one too!!  Picked up an arc welder for a tenner the other day, but haven't reached that part of my course yet!!  Clive
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« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2010, 09:07:28 PM » |
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I'm not stuck for a welder I'v got gas ark and a tig,but i do like mig.
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« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2010, 10:51:29 PM » |
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Hi Guys just bought myself a mig sealey 170 old but solid and good, but annoyed as it has no guages with it, and also have to sort out where or how i can get a gas boottle either pub or argon, so guys if anyone can help i will pay well for a full bottle kind regards Phill
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« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2010, 11:06:12 PM » |
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Go to your local,ask the landlord.
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« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2010, 09:06:40 AM » |
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I'm still using a set of gauges that Brock gave me as a birthday present years ago. I rent a bottle of Argonshield from the local BOC dealer, (Hampshire Bolt & Tool in Basingstoke, Hants). The account's actually in Flap's name so he gets the bill for the annual bottle rental & I pay him the cash. About 70 quid a year I think, plus about 50 to refill it, (they swap the empty for a full one). It's an X size bottle, which stands something like 4 feet tall & maybe 8 or 10 inches diameter. Obviously it depends how much welding I'm doing, but for general welding on brackets here & there & stuff, I probably change it twice a year.
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« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2010, 11:18:53 AM » |
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dont know where abouts in the country u are but there is usually a stall selling welding equipment at rufforth auto jumble near york bottle's of co2 ithink were about 40 quid and if u have a bottle to return 25 this was early last year or often there is chance at the newark auto jumble on next sunday the 7th
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« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2010, 02:36:44 PM » |
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Like Mr M, i too have a BOC contract. I have a size Y bottle and use Argoshield Universal. Costs £41 for a refill plus £13 handling so i`m paying £54. Are you sure you use an X Andy?
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« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2010, 08:43:06 PM » |
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Yeah, but it's a while since I refilled it, so could well be wrong on the prices. Memory span of a goldfish me. 
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« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2010, 09:30:03 PM » |
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Finally getting to feel better, so went off to college and achieved this!!!!!!
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« Reply #11 on: February 01, 2010, 09:31:20 PM » |
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and the other side!
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« Reply #12 on: February 01, 2010, 10:00:29 PM » |
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You'll be building frames before you know it! How's the course going? Enjoying it? Many other builders there? Most of the guys on the course I did were there to learn so they could restore old cars. There was also a woman who wanted to try metal sculpture.
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« Reply #13 on: February 01, 2010, 10:25:44 PM » |
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Course is good, if a little slow-paced!!
Me, a couple of car buffs, and the rest are agricultural repair-y types, paid for by Hants County Council!
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« Reply #14 on: February 02, 2010, 11:29:35 PM » |
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Got one picking it up tomorrow,butters 1800.
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