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Title: Aldi headsup.
Post by: Big Rod on 23 May 2007, 16:17:24

Just for those budding metal metal fabricators amongst you, have a shufty at Aldi's offers for tomorrow.

Title: Re: Aldi headsup.
Post by: MikeDundee on 23 May 2007, 16:28:42

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Just for those budding metal metal fabricators amongst you, have a shufty at Aldi's offers for tomorrow.

Can't see anything rod, was there supposed to be a link?

Title: Re: Aldi headsup.
Post by: Auto Addict on 23 May 2007, 16:34:30

I think he means this :- http://uk.aldi.com/special_buys/productnl_212.html

Title: Re: Aldi headsup.
Post by: Martin_1962 on 23 May 2007, 16:38:12

 >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(

Title: Re: Aldi headsup.
Post by: Big Rod on 23 May 2007, 16:54:50

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Just for those budding metal metal fabricators amongst you, have a shufty at Aldi's offers for tomorrow.

Can't see anything rod, was there supposed to be a link?

Nah, I didn't put one in, I was just being lazy, I mean had other work to do and figured Aldis website wouldn't ne too hard to find.

Why so angry Martin?

Title: Re: Aldi headsup.
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 23 May 2007, 16:54:51

Beware.....flux cored MIG welding is a bit limited.....

Plus, the most important thing on a MIG welder is the wire feed....and if it isnt the best, you get poor results

Plus, if its a SIP (possibly Cosmo range) as I think it is.....they are a very poor wire feed.

Title: Re: Aldi headsup.
Post by: Martin_1962 on 23 May 2007, 20:57:27

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Just for those budding metal metal fabricators amongst you, have a shufty at Aldi's offers for tomorrow.

Can't see anything rod, was there supposed to be a link?

Nah, I didn't put one in, I was just being lazy, I mean had other work to do and figured Aldis website wouldn't ne too hard to find.

Why so angry Martin?

CAn't afford a welder

Title: Re: Aldi headsup.
Post by: Martin_1962 on 23 May 2007, 20:58:06

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Beware.....flux cored MIG welding is a bit limited.....

Plus, the most important thing on a MIG welder is the wire feed....and if it isnt the best, you get poor results

Plus, if its a SIP (possibly Cosmo range) as I think it is.....they are a very poor wire feed.

Spent ages untangling one many times

Title: Re: Aldi headsup.
Post by: Big Rod on 23 May 2007, 21:21:13

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Spent ages untangling one many times

That was me a week ago trying to load a new reel on my 'budget' welder while tryinng to upgrade my car transporter trailer.  >:(

Wasn't the welder's fault, I dropped the new reel!! Quite funny in a perverse kind'a way watching it unravel itself!!  :'(

When I say 'budget', it was all I could afford at the time and it was still more expensive than Aldi's one!!  ::)

Title: Re: Aldi headsup.
Post by: Martin_1962 on 23 May 2007, 22:29:42

Did you know that Escrote arches modified work for Sunbeams?

Kept jamming while seam welding the arch between the arch and the side panel.

It was my dads and he gave it away in the end - it was SIP

Title: Re: Aldi headsup.
Post by: Big Rod on 24 May 2007, 00:33:11

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Did you know that Escrote arches modified work for Sunbeams?

Not until now, but I do know that Ford Transit floorpans fit a mid 70's Ford Mustang Mach1. Not quite the same thing, but I've always enjoyed the idea of parts interchangeability.

I quite like flared arches to suit certain applications and MKIII Escort and MKI Nova arches/wings seem to lend themselves to certain things. (I'm yet to put the theory into practice, but I have plenty of ideas. The hell with originaltiy!!  ;D )

Title: Re: Aldi headsup.
Post by: Martin_1962 on 24 May 2007, 09:09:09

Actually it was a repair panel, and I inserted it between the two layers of the car.

Worked quite well!