Hi,
My lovely wife Bron treated me to a new Parweld TIG welder as a joint wedding anniversary and birthday present so I'm gathering kit to go with it and this morning completed the trolley for it.
The trolley is made from offcuts I had to hand the only real cost being a £10 trolley I bought from Aldi for its four casters. It's mostly angle iron and 18mm thick plywood; the plywood is from two bench shelves I removed in order to create space for my Oxford welder. It's nothing special but does the job allowing the welder and gas cylinder to be fully mobile; any gas cylinder requires careful handling and must be prevented from being accidentally pulled or knocked over.
Tomorrow I'm collecting sheet aluminium; I've bought suitable torch collets/collet holders together with assorted filler rod; Tig welding isn't a cheap hobby especially the AC/DC TIG welders which this one is.
I used the Oxford arc welder to weld this trolley; I'll shortly have the Oxford welder for general steel welding but have the TIG welder for more specialized welding; I was taught gas welding (oxy/acetylene) in 1964 but I've never tried using a TIG welder so it should be fun.
Kind regards, Colin.
I don't use an hacksaw as much these days letting the bandsaw take the strain.
Welding underway.
Nearing completion.
Checking cylinder for fit.
Completed trolley tucks in nicely out of the way but is ready for immediate use.
I'll make better use of the storage space once I have a go at TIG welding and know what kit will be involved.
The cylinder safely restrained from being pulled or knocked over. The cheap Aldi casters are perfect for this job.
I've got another learning curve in front of me which I'm eagerly looking forward to.
The cylinder gauges together with a flow meter. The pure Argon gas was £60.00 and the cylinder deposit £65.00 from "Hobbyweld it being a 9L cylinder. I had bought a 30L cylinder at £284 but returned it after a dispute due to being charged £28.80 VAT on the cylinder deposit; fully returnable deposits are not subjected to VAT and it caused me a great deal of inconvenience; I've taken the matter of the VAT further.
My lovely wife Bron treated me to a new Parweld TIG welder as a joint wedding anniversary and birthday present so I'm gathering kit to go with it and this morning completed the trolley for it.
The trolley is made from offcuts I had to hand the only real cost being a £10 trolley I bought from Aldi for its four casters. It's mostly angle iron and 18mm thick plywood; the plywood is from two bench shelves I removed in order to create space for my Oxford welder. It's nothing special but does the job allowing the welder and gas cylinder to be fully mobile; any gas cylinder requires careful handling and must be prevented from being accidentally pulled or knocked over.
Tomorrow I'm collecting sheet aluminium; I've bought suitable torch collets/collet holders together with assorted filler rod; Tig welding isn't a cheap hobby especially the AC/DC TIG welders which this one is.
I used the Oxford arc welder to weld this trolley; I'll shortly have the Oxford welder for general steel welding but have the TIG welder for more specialized welding; I was taught gas welding (oxy/acetylene) in 1964 but I've never tried using a TIG welder so it should be fun.
Kind regards, Colin.
I don't use an hacksaw as much these days letting the bandsaw take the strain.
Welding underway.
Nearing completion.
Checking cylinder for fit.
Completed trolley tucks in nicely out of the way but is ready for immediate use.
I'll make better use of the storage space once I have a go at TIG welding and know what kit will be involved.
The cylinder safely restrained from being pulled or knocked over. The cheap Aldi casters are perfect for this job.
I've got another learning curve in front of me which I'm eagerly looking forward to.
The cylinder gauges together with a flow meter. The pure Argon gas was £60.00 and the cylinder deposit £65.00 from "Hobbyweld it being a 9L cylinder. I had bought a 30L cylinder at £284 but returned it after a dispute due to being charged £28.80 VAT on the cylinder deposit; fully returnable deposits are not subjected to VAT and it caused me a great deal of inconvenience; I've taken the matter of the VAT further.
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