I want to start practicing my welding skills.

 

Where can I get Metal tubing (both square section and round) and sheet the same thickness as body panels (3mm I think)

 

I haven't seen a 'metal shop!':rofl:

I want to start practicing my welding skills.

 

Where can I get Metal tubing (both square section and round) and sheet the same thickness as body panels (3mm I think)

 

I haven't seen a 'metal shop!':rofl:

 

If you have a local scrap yard and they are anything like the ones around here. They are only too happy to give you scraps to practise on bud?:cool:

BTW. I dont know if its a fact but............be careful with galvanised stuff because I have been told the fumes are vapourised cyanide???

If you have a local scrap yard and they are anything like the ones around here. They are only too happy to give you scraps to practise on bud?:cool:

 

Thanks bud, it's a thought, but would rather use 'new' metal - Just so when it goes wrong - I can't blame anything but my crappy welding, and not the metal.:rofl::rofl:

Thanks bud, it's a thought, but would rather use 'new' metal - Just so when it goes wrong - I can't blame anything but my crappy welding, and not the metal.:rofl::rofl:

 

Good idea Steve.But if you ever find yourself needing to weld your car then its not going to be new metal so getting thrown in at the deep end is sometimes the better way to go. :D

 

Are you going to mig arc or gas weld?

Good idea Steve.But if you ever find yourself needing to weld your car then its not going to be new metal so getting thrown in at the deep end is sometimes the better way to go. :D

 

Are you going to mig arc or gas weld?

 

umm Mig!:rofl:

umm Mig!:rofl:

 

I like mig but love arc welding. Gas is a lot harder but by far the best and most satisfying. IMO> :D TIG is even better. :)

BTW. I dont know if its a fact but............be careful with galvanised stuff because I have been told the fumes are vapourised cyanide???

 

Ditto that. The zinc goes like cotton wool and it gets stuck in your lungs and kills you. Only weld steel.

I like mig but love arc welding. Gas is a lot harder but by far the best and most satisfying. IMO> :D TIG is even better. :)

 

I like arc welding but thats just because that what I weld my pipes with and trained in. Not done much mig or tig.

If you have a local scrap yard and they are anything like the ones around here. They are only too happy to give you scraps to practise on bud?:cool:

If you can get me a couple of tons of bits off them, with the price of metal at the moment then you can sell it back to them:tongue:

BaQ Sell steel aswell.:)

If you can get me a couple of tons of bits off them, with the price of metal at the moment then you can sell it back to them:tongue:

 

not sure they would go for that but might be worth a try? :D

talking of scrap metal...took an old merc van to the scrapy last week and got £275 and he told me the week before i would of walked out with nearly £500:shock:ffs our zeds are worth more as ting tong scrap than the sum of parts these days.