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Re: The bitsa zuk
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 1:56 pm
by Jordi
Some serious panel work going on there bud.
Re: The bitsa zuk
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 6:25 pm
by kiwizook
very neat! like that verry much
Re: The bitsa zuk
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 7:26 pm
by andyrew
Jordi wrote:Some serious panel work going on there bud.
Yea more than I wanted for sure.
I could have plated over the rot but id never be happy
With it.
Re: The bitsa zuk
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 7:31 pm
by andyrew
kiwizook wrote:very neat! like that verry much
Thanks
Bent up on a £37 pound metal folder. Its okay with the 0.9 for the sill
But the 1.2 on the floor panels it couldn't handle.
I was trying to force it to bend then bang! The g clamp holding the
Plate down sheared in half
Re: The bitsa zuk
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2014 12:49 pm
by andyrew
new welder is on order hopefully arrives next week.
princely sum of £756 tho
Re: The bitsa zuk
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2014 3:58 pm
by Jordi
andyrew wrote:new welder is on order hopefully arrives next week.
princely sum of £756 tho
Must be some gucci welder.
Re: The bitsa zuk
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2014 6:21 pm
by andyrew
Jordi wrote:andyrew wrote:new welder is on order hopefully arrives next week.
princely sum of £756 tho
Must be some gucci welder.
Bloody hope so. Ill have to read the manual but for that
Price I assume I just sit it next to the car, walk away and it
Does all the repairs for me
Re: The bitsa zuk
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2014 8:22 pm
by turbo-tom
What welder have you bought bud?
Re: The bitsa zuk
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2014 9:57 pm
by andyrew
Esab caddy 160
By no means was it an easy decision as its a hefty chuck of change.
Im fairly good with my money (even if I do have 5 projects at the moment
)
Hopefully good for many years tho. If I get ten years out of
It ill be happy. I try to look at tools and equipment as an investment
And thet probably save me money in the future.
I looked at another clarke which is half the price. But if it goes tits up it seems no
One will repair them as they are seen as a throw away item. Esab seem expensive
But well catered for in repair services.
With 4 zooks and an estelle in need of welding I need a bit of kit I can trust.
Re: The bitsa zuk
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2014 10:54 pm
by ROBBIE
Just Googled it, look good