06-06-2014, 03:04 PM
Okay guys for those of you who have seen my exhaust thread you will see that I am in a bit of a dilemma. My welding man has started to charge 30 pounds a pop instead of the usual 5/10 pounds so I am now up to 80 quid on spend on welding alone for my turbo.
Regardless of whether the turbo is working properly or not, I do need an exhaust as soon as possible because the fumes are dangerous and it is too loud to boot. So do I risk being charged another 30 quid for welding or do I splash out and buy a decent 100 quid welder?
I know people say you can get them for 30 or 40 pounds but I don't want any old junk and from reading the mig-welding.co.uk forums the general rule is the better the welder the easier it is to use.
And I know mig welders are the best all rounder so I would be looking for one of them if I did go this route and it would be handy being able to stick bits of metal together so it would be a worthwhile investment.
There is a metric of information on welding and I don't really know what to do with it all, so far I know to look for a mig welder that doesn't have a permanently live handle (which will strike an arc on anything metal it touches and therefore will be dangerous) additionally I would need a self dimming mask and gloves as well.
I would rely on Youtube and the internet for learning material. The earliest I could do this is probably in a couple of weeks time so I need to get it underway FAST.
Thanks.
Regardless of whether the turbo is working properly or not, I do need an exhaust as soon as possible because the fumes are dangerous and it is too loud to boot. So do I risk being charged another 30 quid for welding or do I splash out and buy a decent 100 quid welder?
I know people say you can get them for 30 or 40 pounds but I don't want any old junk and from reading the mig-welding.co.uk forums the general rule is the better the welder the easier it is to use.
And I know mig welders are the best all rounder so I would be looking for one of them if I did go this route and it would be handy being able to stick bits of metal together so it would be a worthwhile investment.
There is a metric of information on welding and I don't really know what to do with it all, so far I know to look for a mig welder that doesn't have a permanently live handle (which will strike an arc on anything metal it touches and therefore will be dangerous) additionally I would need a self dimming mask and gloves as well.
I would rely on Youtube and the internet for learning material. The earliest I could do this is probably in a couple of weeks time so I need to get it underway FAST.
Thanks.