frodmyster
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im after a spot welder to finish my on going project. Anybody in the merseyside area have one to sell or know of one for sale? cheers, neil
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frodmyster
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hi mate, yea that would be a bit to powerful. am looking for the 240v hand held type to run on a standard household electrical main. dont suppose you know anyone who is selling one? cheers for the reply, neil
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http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8342&frostProductName=Spot Welder&catID=33&frostCat=Welding&frostSubCat=&subCatID=
i dunno if this is any good, but at £30 its not too much to take a punt on?
i dunno if this is any good, but at £30 its not too much to take a punt on?
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Yes they do look interesting i too need a spot welder for next spring. to put the new panels back on my rover P6. At first i thought it was just one of those plug welder gizmos, then the "not suitable for a MIG welder" caught my eye, and put paid to that avenue of thought. Does anyone here actually have any experience of using one of those Frost "spot welders" ?
here is one on ebay cheap at the moment
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/spot-welder_W...14&_trkparms=72:1301|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/spot-welder_W...14&_trkparms=72:1301|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318
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I've used one of those 'frost' type spot welders. It was given to me with a small sip 100 amp arc welder.
It worked quiet well (have to say it used up the carbon electrode quiet quickly!), i tried joining some 1mm steel and after a bit of practice I managed to get some good welds. However you have to insure that you don't hold the arc for too long or it burns through on thin metal.
If you are only planning to do a few, one off spot welds I think its a good idea but for a large amount it would probably be better off buying a dedicated spot welder.
If you search for 'spot welder' on Ebay there is one like the 'frost' one for £29.99 with free P&P.
Hope this helps
It worked quiet well (have to say it used up the carbon electrode quiet quickly!), i tried joining some 1mm steel and after a bit of practice I managed to get some good welds. However you have to insure that you don't hold the arc for too long or it burns through on thin metal.
If you are only planning to do a few, one off spot welds I think its a good idea but for a large amount it would probably be better off buying a dedicated spot welder.
If you search for 'spot welder' on Ebay there is one like the 'frost' one for £29.99 with free P&P.
Hope this helps
frodmyster
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thanx
cheers to everyone for the replies.have been outbid for the 3rd time on e bay
cheers to everyone for the replies.have been outbid for the 3rd time on e bay
Hi guys,
mind if i join in? I've got the back end of jeep to re-essemble. That is, side panels, wheel arch housings (which will be attached to the bed) and rear back panel section. I'm working on my own so I'm sure I'll find myself needing an extra pair of mits. I was wondering if I should drill and rivit the sections in place, ya' know, here and there. Then plug weld to finish the job.
OR, buy the FROST spot attachment and use it in the same way...,
OR ,maybe it's man enough to do the whole job. I mean how quick did you go thru' those electrodes? The reason I'm going round in circles, is that I've not done any plug welding yet. I just don't want to screw it up on the last lap!!
mind if i join in? I've got the back end of jeep to re-essemble. That is, side panels, wheel arch housings (which will be attached to the bed) and rear back panel section. I'm working on my own so I'm sure I'll find myself needing an extra pair of mits. I was wondering if I should drill and rivit the sections in place, ya' know, here and there. Then plug weld to finish the job.
OR, buy the FROST spot attachment and use it in the same way...,
OR ,maybe it's man enough to do the whole job. I mean how quick did you go thru' those electrodes? The reason I'm going round in circles, is that I've not done any plug welding yet. I just don't want to screw it up on the last lap!!
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I got through a single carbon electrode fairly quickly, for a project of your size you may get through quiet alot and they arn't that cheap!
I'd personally plug weld instead!
I'd personally plug weld instead!
