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Early Days....Gaining Restoration Skills - MotorRetro
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From tacking we moved on to running beads and then joining gapped panels

   

Looks sort of ok for a rookie !!

   

Once again, penetration is the key and you can see here that it wasn't really good enough....no overlap in the centre....

After a while, we moved on to Fillet welding panel material. I learned how to setup and use both manual and hydraulic folders to create the sample to weld.

   

Here, a 90 degree fold is sitting on top of a flat section......and then Fillet welded together.

   

Starting to really get the feel for duration and setting with the MIG setup.....penetration is much more consistent !
Cheers,
Mark
It’s not oil, it’s sweat from all the horsepower !  

Pit crew for : The Tardis - a ‘76 Sopru Campmobile
                   & Herman  - the ‘71 White Low Light
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RE: My '76 Sopru....and the Road to Restoration. - by Oldman - 01-03-2023, 10:41 AM

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