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Hi guys Im after some one in melbourne who has expierence or can work with cast alloy to weld on a Trust/Greddy Sump extention to my rb26 Sump obviouslt involves cutting the sump welding on the part etc and making it look pretty! Let me know what u guys have to offer and what kind of prices are around for a job like that Pm me or reply here Cheers! George.
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After forking out $1000 over the last few years for intercooler piping dump pipes exhaust systems to be fabricated i finially decided it was time to learn to tig and start saving my self some money(Not to mention a heap more tinker time, we all love tinker time). I looked around at all the TIG options for the last month and decided a simple little 180amp DC TIG would do the job. Headed down to WeldSmart in Perth's southern suburbs to buy my new toy. I must say the sales guy was good, I ended up walking out with a 200amp AD/DC Tig for a very discounted price. http://www.weldsmart.com.au/welding-australia/tig-welders-gtaw/tig200acdc-pulse-200-amp-tig-pulse-mma-inverter-welder-new-euro-design This is the same welder BOC sell for over $2000 The welder came with a tig tourch, ARC Lead and foot pedal. Had a bit of a play with it the next night, using the left over MIG gas my mate had. Here are our not very pretty extreme amature results: As well as the crappy welding I got some nice UV burns on my arms and slight warming up on the face. Lesson learned long sleve shirt is a must. Spend the next night watching youtube videos and researching how to properly setup the TIG and learned the importance of working with clean materials. A simple wirebrushing is not enough. So today armed with a bit more knowledge i managed to do a little better: We also started modifying an old trolley that used to have a wodden top to be our new welding bench. Here are some pics of a new steel plate being welded to the top of the bench: Here is a pic of a longer weld ground down flush, You can see the weld penetrated pretty well: I will update this thread in the next few days with the finished bench, as well as any other work I do.
