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| 2039.1 | Metal suppliers | NEWOA::CROME_A | | Wed Mar 10 1993 12:36 | 9 |
| I Live in Reading and usually get all my metal from MARPARTS in Caversham.
They stock various sizes and gauges for car repairs, though any metal factors or
car factors usually stock metal.
Your question is a little vague, do you wish to know which thickness would
be suitable for your welder as well ? as this varies from welder to welder and
depends on the type of work to be done.
Andy
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| 2039.2 | I`ve got some. | SUBURB::BENNETTW | | Wed Mar 10 1993 14:18 | 10 |
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The metal was needed for the floorpan of car. I managed to get a sheet
4' x 2' from KD Components (Acre Road). Cost = �8.00
I don`t know what the thickness is, the assistant told me that the
particular sheet would be okay for use with a MIG.
Thanks anyway though,
Wayne.
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| 2039.3 | Tin Men | LARVAE::TILLING_S | | Thu Mar 11 1993 13:19 | 4 |
| Camberly Auto Factors sell sheet steel in 16 + 18swg this is ideal for
welding on panels and Chassis.
Simon.
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| 2039.4 | Steel Stockholders best buy. | KIRKTN::AGIBSON | Alan Gibson | Thu Mar 11 1993 16:02 | 9 |
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Steel Stockholders are usually the best place to get sheet steel.
The last time I bought some it cost approx 12 pounds for an 8' x 4'
sheet of 16swg.
Alan.
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| 2039.5 | beware welding floorpans sills etc | RDGENG::CLAYTON | | Mon Mar 15 1993 12:23 | 12 |
| A word to the wise. I have just put a car through the new MOT and found to my
cost that all welding is very closely inspected specially around the sils I
fitted what they call in the trade cover sils over the top of rusty sils
I welded them on myself and duplicated the spot welds by drilling a hole
through the new sil but not through the old sil and then filling it up with
weld this has always proved to be acceptable in the past but not now the
young lad who was doing the MOT said that cover sils should be WELDED ALL THE
WAY ROUND THE EDGE TO PROVE THERE WAS GOOD METAL UNDERNEATH. and failed my car
Richard
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| 2039.6 | | VANTEN::MITCHELLD | "Management is opaque" | Tue Mar 16 1993 09:57 | 4 |
| That sounds rubbish to me. If he means seam weld it! This would
introduce so much distortion it would be untrue. Now a 25mm stitch
everyy 75mm would be ok. But even so... you can make very pretty
welds out of filler paste suitably painted
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| 2039.7 | What about the inner sill? | ROCKS::CAMP | | Tue Mar 16 1993 14:42 | 10 |
| Putting covering sills on only is not good sense in any event. It may
look good but the strength is a combination of all the bits of the sill
insides and outsides. So if the outer sill has gone there is a fair
chance the inner has gone also. Regarding the seam weld. Running a seam
weld with a MIG if done in multiple passes with 3/4" stich and
appropriate correction with a hammer and dolly when required should cause
no major distortion. Doing it in one go would likely give a lot of
distortion.
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