builder bob
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finaly was able to post on motorbicycling.com
not realy a mini bike
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should I try to get this welder? http://westernmass.craigslist.org/tls/3585677938.html
edit: never mind it's needs 3 phase and it'd be to expensive to get the welder and a converter
edit: never mind it's needs 3 phase and it'd be to expensive to get the welder and a converter
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anybody used one of these? do they work well? http://westernmass.craigslist.org/tls/3643768509.html
Arkyhunter
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sounds like a good deal.
builder bob
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waiting for him to respond, I realy hope he's still got it!
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the guy took it down from craigslist and didn't respond to my emails!
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great news! there's a guy close by who is giving away/selling at a low cost all of his welders and he said he'd teach me to weld!
minichopperfreak
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a mig welder would be better i build all my bikes with a arc welder but i have be weld sens i was 8
builder bob
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you've welded for a long time! I think that the guy is getting rid of the mig, flux core, and arc welders that he has. i'll try and get the mig welder
builder bob
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finally got some one to respond to me about a welder from craigslist! it's a 130amp welder mig or flux core welder. I'm going to go look at it this week.
I also got a pair of cheap front suspension off my dad's old mountain bike that I can use.
I think that I won't try and use a 7 speed internal hub in the rear weel to connect the engine to because I can't find any used and new they're $140. it'd be another $100 at least to have the bike shop put it in a rim and use oversized spokes. i'm just going to get a clamp on sprocket adapter machined. how many teath should it have? I weigh 135 lbs and I have a bunch of hills but I can also still use the pedals so the engine doesn't have to do as much.
I also got a pair of cheap front suspension off my dad's old mountain bike that I can use.
I think that I won't try and use a 7 speed internal hub in the rear weel to connect the engine to because I can't find any used and new they're $140. it'd be another $100 at least to have the bike shop put it in a rim and use oversized spokes. i'm just going to get a clamp on sprocket adapter machined. how many teath should it have? I weigh 135 lbs and I have a bunch of hills but I can also still use the pedals so the engine doesn't have to do as much.
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Finally getting a welder! Going out this afternoon to pick up a used one of these http://www.penntoolco.com/catalog/products/products.cfm?categoryID=6028
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I've never heard of that brand (chinese?), but the specifications indicate that it will do the job nicely!
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It's actually an Italian company. It's all set up for MIG welding and I got the regulator! I still need all the protective stuff and some wire though(they come in different thickness right? Just wondering because I got 3 extra nozzles that are the same size and have a tiny hole). Any recommendations on an inexpensive mask?
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You have 3 extra nozzles, or 3 extra contact tips? Big difference. If it's a pinhole, you've got contact tips. If the hole is about 1/2", they're nozzles. Yes, the wire is available in a few different sizes. I have (and use) 0.025" MIG wire, and 0.030" and 0.035" FCAW wire.
Does ot come with a cylinder of shielding gas? You will need that for GMAW (MIG).
Does ot come with a cylinder of shielding gas? You will need that for GMAW (MIG).
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Nope, no cylinder, he wouldn't sell it because he had another welder. What size wire do I need for bike frames?
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I can't find anything thinner that .30" online that is flux cored.
I'm going to get this for the back wheel: http://www.piratecycles1.com/cbwhw12gasps.html
I'm going to get this for the back wheel: http://www.piratecycles1.com/cbwhw12gasps.html
builder bob
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can the co2 from a paintball canister be used as a shielding gas for welding?
I don't think so, and how will you set it up?
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0.030" Flux core will work. Some machines seem to do better with straight CO2 than others, but your paintball bottle has some problems. It's small (won't last long) and you would need to adapt it to a CGA320 (IIRC) fitting.
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Darn, I thought it would work because on Amazon I saw that Hobart had a Co2 canister that was the size of a large paintball canister (and looked exactly like one) that came with an unadjustable regulator. It said that it could be used for 40 minutes at 20 cubic feet an hour.
The reason why I wanted to use a paintball canister is because I don't know where I could get any other bottle filled. There probably would be some place in Springfield but that's more than an hour away from me which would mean I need a big bottle. That would be expensive and I really want to actually get something done on my bike instead of just talk about it.
I think next weekend i'll be able to get a bunch more parts for the bike or welder.
The reason why I wanted to use a paintball canister is because I don't know where I could get any other bottle filled. There probably would be some place in Springfield but that's more than an hour away from me which would mean I need a big bottle. That would be expensive and I really want to actually get something done on my bike instead of just talk about it.
I think next weekend i'll be able to get a bunch more parts for the bike or welder.
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