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I'd bolt the flange/manifold to a spare head (you must have one of these)
reduces the bananering and acts as a heat sink.
I'd tig it all the way, sure it takes a whiles but you can use different diameter filler wires etc to speed things up
reduces the bananering and acts as a heat sink.
I'd tig it all the way, sure it takes a whiles but you can use different diameter filler wires etc to speed things up
Sorry pips my spelling again, i was after a gasless mig or a tig that uses the small bottles etc
Do you know what you are looking for scotty?
gasless MIG is more common DIY (Clark weld SIP etc), as is MIG with bottles (cheaper wire) - small bottles from local motorfactors etc (£12 each)
TIG is expensive (relative to MIG) - kit wise.
DC inverter kits are nice.
gasless MIG is more common DIY (Clark weld SIP etc), as is MIG with bottles (cheaper wire) - small bottles from local motorfactors etc (£12 each)
TIG is expensive (relative to MIG) - kit wise.
DC inverter kits are nice.
This is a bit off topic, perhaps a new thread would be better.
I wouldn't mess about with the small disposable bottles if I were you - they don't last and I'm sure they leak when stored. Which means whenever you go to do a job you're always out of gas.
It does make it easier for having different gasses though, and while full size bottle rental is not cheap but you do get a much better choice of gases. If you do it right you can swap and change gas types and pay only one bottle rental, or have a gas for a one-off job without paying rental if you get the bottle back over a weekend for example. The MIG plants for small bottles and large bottles are essentially the same, but just have a different regulator - I think a regulator for the disposable bottles is about a tenner, so I have both. The large bottle MIG plants usually only take 15kg reels of wire. A 15kg reel of 308 (stainless) wire is about £100. Chopping and changing between mild, stainless and ally isn't that easy as you might think as you have to have different gases and you have to do a full clean down/change the liner etc between different materials otherwise you can get contaminated welds (esp. switching to ally from mild/stainless).
I don't know anything about the gasless MIGs, apart from the wire is expensive and limited in choice and that they're not as good as normal MIG as you don't get the control. Fine for welding gates etc
I always wish I'd have gone for an inverter kit, but getting all the bits and bobs together is very expensive.
Surprisingly large amount of welding stuff on eBay - I got a deal on a new Clarke 160 Turbo on there last year. But if you're a bit of a noob I would get friendly with a local Engineering and Welding supplies place and perhaps pay a bit over the odds for the free advice you'll get. If they're flogging you a welder, make sure you can get spare parts by coosing a branded one.
You'll want screens, grinders, grinding discs etc etc, all from your local welding place...
I wouldn't mess about with the small disposable bottles if I were you - they don't last and I'm sure they leak when stored. Which means whenever you go to do a job you're always out of gas.
It does make it easier for having different gasses though, and while full size bottle rental is not cheap but you do get a much better choice of gases. If you do it right you can swap and change gas types and pay only one bottle rental, or have a gas for a one-off job without paying rental if you get the bottle back over a weekend for example. The MIG plants for small bottles and large bottles are essentially the same, but just have a different regulator - I think a regulator for the disposable bottles is about a tenner, so I have both. The large bottle MIG plants usually only take 15kg reels of wire. A 15kg reel of 308 (stainless) wire is about £100. Chopping and changing between mild, stainless and ally isn't that easy as you might think as you have to have different gases and you have to do a full clean down/change the liner etc between different materials otherwise you can get contaminated welds (esp. switching to ally from mild/stainless).
I don't know anything about the gasless MIGs, apart from the wire is expensive and limited in choice and that they're not as good as normal MIG as you don't get the control. Fine for welding gates etc
I always wish I'd have gone for an inverter kit, but getting all the bits and bobs together is very expensive.
Surprisingly large amount of welding stuff on eBay - I got a deal on a new Clarke 160 Turbo on there last year. But if you're a bit of a noob I would get friendly with a local Engineering and Welding supplies place and perhaps pay a bit over the odds for the free advice you'll get. If they're flogging you a welder, make sure you can get spare parts by coosing a branded one.
You'll want screens, grinders, grinding discs etc etc, all from your local welding place...
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My TIG plant cost me just under £2K 3 years ago, (its ac/dc cos I want to be able to weld ally) - my MIG welder (ancient and well abused over the years of welding wrecks back together in my early years) cost me £120 for a Pro 90 MIG Clarke weld. Its not a good welder (was better when new) but its done me proud. I use 1/2 size bottle, which from BOC costs me £46/year rental.
TIG is on 99.999% Argon full size bottle.
TIG is on 99.999% Argon full size bottle.
My half size bottle is £56/year from Energas. Mind you, they have a distributor 5 mins up the road. Can't remember fill charge though.
Full size bottle from them is about £120/year rental, IIRC.
Like Bill says, if you're going TIG, you really want to get a ac/dc
Full size bottle from them is about £120/year rental, IIRC.
Like Bill says, if you're going TIG, you really want to get a ac/dc
Sorry folks really didnt mean to take up so much thread space. Please see new thread here:
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?p=1034853#post1034853
I will also remove some of my posts just so they dont clutter this thread
Cheers
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?p=1034853#post1034853
I will also remove some of my posts just so they dont clutter this thread
Cheers
Yumann said:
A normal TIG is typically inverter..
DC only tho as a rule.
AC/DC units allow for welding of aluminium (AC) and can have pulse mode, HF start etc
SHARKY said:Sorry Bill just noticed this thread
This one will fit your Ibiza
This one is for Vf34 or Vf22 but you can put a garrett on it just need different flange
they look good.
damn i see this now.
my new mani will be ready along with its new DP on friday.
DP exit on yours would be more difficult for servo clearance tho on rhd car and my compressor would touch brake lines on bulkhead
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