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apbellamy

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6th Jan, 2010 at 05:56:45pm

I need to do a fair amount of spot welding on the mini's shell this week and want to fit the dog legged tipps for better access.

What's the best way to remove the pins holding in the tips? I was going to use a g clamp over the pin with a socket to allow one side to slide out.

How do you use the cleaning tool that comes with the welder? It looks as though it would go straight in a drill, but I don't want to take too much material of the tips.

Thanks

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*

Rod S

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6th Jan, 2010 at 06:06:07pm

On my SIP, all the electrodes (tips?) are held in with cotter pins, just like oldskool bikes, so I just tap them backwards on their taper, usually with a wooden block on the other side to support the main arm(s).

If the sharpening tool is the same as mine, yes, in a drill at low speed.

Apart from the dogleg tips, I usually put the rest in my lathe and put the sharpening bit in the tailstock chuck - easier to keep it all straight that way.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

apbellamy

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6th Jan, 2010 at 06:12:27pm

Thanks Rod. Mine is a SIP too.

I'll have a go at tapping them out tomorrow, I guess pins should be easy to come by if I fluff it up...

I'll have to make do with the drill then, we can't all have home lathes :(

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*

Jason G

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6th Jan, 2010 at 07:07:19pm

You can use anything to clean spotweld tips. File, hand grinder, bench grinder.....whatever. Just make sure they line up and the tip face is parallel on the metal. :)

On 19th Jan, 2010 wil_h said:
I would start the furthest place from the finish.


On 24th Mar, 2012 apbellamy said:
I feel all special knowing that I've given your mum my wood.


Been neglecting Turbo'd 'A' series..............

apbellamy

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6th Jan, 2010 at 07:09:06pm

Damn. I'm not very good at accuracy lol

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*

Jason G

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6th Jan, 2010 at 07:13:48pm

I used to cheat...make sure the spot welder is off...stick a file between the electrodes with them closed.

On 19th Jan, 2010 wil_h said:
I would start the furthest place from the finish.


On 24th Mar, 2012 apbellamy said:
I feel all special knowing that I've given your mum my wood.


Been neglecting Turbo'd 'A' series..............

Joe C

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6th Jan, 2010 at 07:14:42pm

and if the welder is on....

buy a new file... LOL

On 28th Aug, 2011 Kean said:
At the risk of being sigged...

Joe, do you have a photo of your tool?



http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...9064&lastpost=1

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Jason G

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6th Jan, 2010 at 07:21:00pm

I would start up another welding post...but you have to be a complete retard not being able to spot weld.

On 19th Jan, 2010 wil_h said:
I would start the furthest place from the finish.


On 24th Mar, 2012 apbellamy said:
I feel all special knowing that I've given your mum my wood.


Been neglecting Turbo'd 'A' series..............

apbellamy

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6th Jan, 2010 at 07:46:35pm

The file makes sense.

All being well, my mini will have a whole roof again by the weekend. My level of retardedness will be proven then lol

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*

Jason G

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6th Jan, 2010 at 10:13:43pm

Just do a test piece...try twisting & pulling the two bits of metal apart. If the middle of the spot weld from one piece stays on the other piece of metal, then you know you've got it spot on.

On 19th Jan, 2010 wil_h said:
I would start the furthest place from the finish.


On 24th Mar, 2012 apbellamy said:
I feel all special knowing that I've given your mum my wood.


Been neglecting Turbo'd 'A' series..............

apbellamy

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7th Jan, 2010 at 09:12:51am

I should be fine. My replacement parcel shelf hasn't fallen of yet...

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*
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