TYPES OF WELDING HITCH

Hitch · Post by **Hitch** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 6:27 pm

Adequate for messing about with.... but buy better rods

Uphand, generally speaking is stronger anyway

diyguys · Post by **diyguys** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:33 pm

dave.m wrote:Hitch,
I know nowt about welding but saw them in the flier that I get and thought it would do for him to practise with,

dave

cheers dave

Hitch what do you mean by uphand thanks.

Hitch · Post by **Hitch** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 9:18 pm

Welding a joint verticle, starting at the bottom and working upwards.
You get better penetration that way.

Takes a little more skill than running a weld on the flat.

diyguys · Post by **diyguys** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 9:22 pm

Hitch wrote:Welding a joint verticle, starting at the bottom and working upwards.
You get better penetration that way.

Takes a little more skill than running a weld on the flat.

What thickness metal could you weld using the uphand way with the machine dave is talking about.

Stoday · Post by **Stoday** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 3:02 am

For £30 I'm tempted to buy one, just to see if I can still do it after four decades.

Of course, there's one essential bit of kit missing from the Lidl collection. I won't mention what it is because I'm sure that diyjizz knows what it is.

diyguys · Post by **diyguys** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 11:00 am

Let me see now stojizzer it doesnt come with rods or gloves or apron ,some people think they know it all

You know its electric dont you stojizz,what about some photos of your famous work,even if they are in black and white

Razor · Post by **Razor** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 11:23 am

I think Diy and Stods should both buy one and lets have us a weldoff

First to finish the gallows gets to hang t'other one

diyguys · Post by **diyguys** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 11:34 am

I dont know how old old stoggie is but looking at a photo he posted on this site he must be coming up to 90

His eyesight might not be up to it, i think he has a prescription windscreen on his car or its magnified

Hitch · Post by **Hitch** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 7:42 pm

If you have never done MMA welding before, that Lidl machine will be a hard one to attempt to learn on. They produce an AC arc, and i believe they have a pretty low OCV, which makes the initial arc quite hard to strike.

I have said it already, if you only plan on making one gate, just get someone else to do it. Or buy one ready made.

Razor · Post by **Razor** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:05 pm

Do you live anywhere near Hitch or Paul the welder DG?

Might be the easiest route

diyguys · Post by **diyguys** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:10 pm

No i dont,as you say i will probably get someone to make it for me ,its been a laugh anyway cheers.

Hitch what do you think of them garden gates at wickes a bit of alteration and i am on a winner lol

Stoday · Post by **Stoday** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:48 pm

diyguys wrote:I dont know how old old stoggie is

Old enough to be your father sunshite. But then, I couldn't have been since he must have withdrawn too slow and half of you dribbled down your mother's leg.

diyguys · Post by **diyguys** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:52 pm

Poor old stojzzer is upset isnt it past your bedtime ,hasnt nurse tucked you in lol

.ELECTRICITY ECONOMICS CONSULTANT was that your job going around to houses trying to get them to change to a cheaper tariff,calm down grandad you dont want to soil your kaks for the 5th time today.You must have been a good swimmer when they tried to flush you down the bog.

village idiot · Post by **village idiot** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:52 pm

we have a couple of these out at the moment

Hitch · Post by **Hitch** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:58 pm

Flimsy, only tacked together, crappy plastic coated.
But they are cheap.

One like i imagine you want, is about £100 in wickes, £120 in galvanised.

The last 3' gate i made cost me £20 just to have hot dip galv'd.