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05-20-2004, 08:16 PM
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New piece of sheet metal put in, welded in place. It was fun to weld, but am glad it wasn't anything I had to trust my life to. A welding course will be in my future....
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05-20-2004, 09:01 PM
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David, Nice! I was wondering what you were talking about on the other thread. As you know I'm in a hobbyist welding course, I can say enough about it. I'm sure one of the local community colleges around there offers courses. Relatively inexpensive to boot, plus lots of cool toys!
A few Questions:
Are you using Stargon (75%Argon/25%CO2) or strait-up Argon?
If you don't mind (in some circles its kind of rude), how much did you pick up the FJ for?
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A few Questions:
Are you using Stargon (75%Argon/25%CO2) or strait-up Argon?
If you don't mind (in some circles its kind of rude), how much did you pick up the FJ for?
Later
05-20-2004, 09:28 PM
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i hate you david!!!!! the liner looks awsome though!!!! how grippey is the liner? the kind i bought for my cargo box wasn't really all that grippy. looking for something better for cargo box 2.0 this summer.
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Originally Posted by Mad Chemist
New piece of sheet metal put in, welded in place. It was fun to weld, but am glad it wasn't anything I had to trust my life to. A welding course will be in my future....
Yea, it's really easy once you get the hang of it. Just remember to remove paint before welling and it makes life a lot easyer.
05-21-2004, 04:26 AM
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David i have a bumper fabbing job for you, you ready
FJ is looking good! Makes me want one!
05-21-2004, 06:08 AM
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Thanks for the kudos guys. I was tempted to pick up something beefier, but the house I'm renting at the moment has a pretty scary electrical system, 90% of the house still has cloth covered wires! So...I didn't feel safe using anything other than standard voltage. It'll be good enough for sheet metal, light duty stuff, that sort of thing, anything heavy duty I'll rely on someone else for sure.
Rugby, I was using argon/CO2. I haven't used gas and flux core side by side yet to see how much difference there is, but "heard" that for sheet metal gas is a little easier to control. I picked up the FJ40 for 3 grand from a fellow yotatech member, and don't regret it for a second. I've never taken on such a big project before, I'm learning how to do alot of things for the first time. Modding the 4runner was fun, but it was alot of bolt-on stuff. I'll likely be doing alot more fab work on this project for sure....
Kevin, its pretty grippy. They've got spray cans for 8 bucks, you don't get quite as much texture as you do when you spray with a compressor, the can gives you a much smoother finish, less grip.
Rugby, I was using argon/CO2. I haven't used gas and flux core side by side yet to see how much difference there is, but "heard" that for sheet metal gas is a little easier to control. I picked up the FJ40 for 3 grand from a fellow yotatech member, and don't regret it for a second. I've never taken on such a big project before, I'm learning how to do alot of things for the first time. Modding the 4runner was fun, but it was alot of bolt-on stuff. I'll likely be doing alot more fab work on this project for sure....
Kevin, its pretty grippy. They've got spray cans for 8 bucks, you don't get quite as much texture as you do when you spray with a compressor, the can gives you a much smoother finish, less grip.
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