Pale Rider
Legendary Member
Neat job.
I take it there's no room to knock the cabinet sideways.
I take it there's no room to knock the cabinet sideways.
Is a torque wrench really necessary ?
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Adam4868
Guru
Yes it's tight against a pillar.Im sure you could still take it,but it's take a bit more time and brute force.
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
Humungously heavy too, so you'd need a JCB or forklift to shift it.
confusedcyclist
Veteran
I keep turning until I get the satisfying crunch, then back out a bit, you know, just to be safe. 
keithmac
Guru
Looks great!, anything to slow them down..
Bosses friend had his garage "done over" a few weeks back, they even killed his yard dog (Alsatian).
Scum really.
Adam4868
Guru
Big money in second hand tools etc unfortunately ! He even backs a old vehicle across the doors with flat tyres.Hate to think of a lifetimes collection of tools going
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
The garage I worked at had a Snap-on etching tool that worked off a car battery.
We all etched our initials onto our tools.
Not so much against theft, but more to avoid any 'confusion' with other mechanics over tool ownership.
One of these:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-snap-mt330-etching-pencil-543377120
We all etched our initials onto our tools.
Not so much against theft, but more to avoid any 'confusion' with other mechanics over tool ownership.
One of these:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-snap-mt330-etching-pencil-543377120
Adam4868
Guru
We used to use a arc welder for initials on our tools.
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
I never liked those things - I was scared of electrocuting myself.
Which tells you I don't understand arc welding.
A gas torch was my welding limit, and I was never much good with one of those.
Adam4868
Guru
Can't tell you the amount of times as apprentice where someone would give me a shock with one.Usually by touching the metal bench id be working.on !
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
I did use the spot welder a few times for attaching things such as car wings.
At the time, an innovation was continuous wire welding - you could see the little wire tag end in the weld.
From memory, we didn't have one of those machines.
Probably too expensive.
At the time, an innovation was continuous wire welding - you could see the little wire tag end in the weld.
From memory, we didn't have one of those machines.
Probably too expensive.
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
I didn't know that mig welding is another name for continuous wire welding.
I had the impression that mig was more used by car manufacturers than garages.
The plain welding wire used in oxy acetylene had lots of other uses.
I've bodged a few exhausts with it on motorway breakdowns, and I made a bowl oil filter seal removing tool from the thicker gauge version.
Always kept a few lengths in the toolbox.
I had the impression that mig was more used by car manufacturers than garages.
The plain welding wire used in oxy acetylene had lots of other uses.
I've bodged a few exhausts with it on motorway breakdowns, and I made a bowl oil filter seal removing tool from the thicker gauge version.
Always kept a few lengths in the toolbox.
Adam4868
Guru
Oh I don't know,was presuming you meant mig.Most car garages,body shop will use mig nowadays.Its wire fed on a spool.Its easy for thin metals like car repair and tack welding.
keithmac
Guru
I welded a Ford Transit Minibus over Christmas.
Used gasless mig wire for first time and was very happy with the results (so was MOT tester!).
Gas mig welding outside is a pain, and gas is expensive if you don't use it all that often (bottle rental was £80 a year iirc).
Rebuilt both front inner wings, rear chassis rail, rear sill and rear inner arches. It was pretty bad when you started poking at it!.
Made repair panels out of 2mm sheet steel, managed to buy a sill.
Used gasless mig wire for first time and was very happy with the results (so was MOT tester!).
Gas mig welding outside is a pain, and gas is expensive if you don't use it all that often (bottle rental was £80 a year iirc).
Rebuilt both front inner wings, rear chassis rail, rear sill and rear inner arches. It was pretty bad when you started poking at it!.
Made repair panels out of 2mm sheet steel, managed to buy a sill.
