What did you do to your van today?

[Scotia]

Put it in the workshop out of harms way until this storm passes.

 

[Exwindsurfer]

Yup! Just sitting out there on the porch, watching the world go by.

I was thinking the same Del lolol

 

[Exwindsurfer]

Who did the welding Jeff?

Ps, will also save a few bob on funeral expenses

I would have ask you Terry had you been closer mate but in the end Reg welded it up for me

 

[runnach]

Ah good, I having flashbacks to yon bike rack you knocked up

If you don’t mind me saying, I would have added gusset plates to each corner, same for middle bar, one only at both ends on the diagonals, just to beef it up.

 

[runnach]

I would have ask you Terry had you been closer…

Not burnt a rod since January, hoping to keep it this way

 

[trevskoda]

There are rods sold her called easy arc, what do you think of them or is it bull sh one t.
I had some like this at one time and seemed to work better, but last batch i bought dont seem to be any differant than standard rods, prob taken on.

 

[runnach]

I am not familiar with the name Trev, Bohler or BOC were my preference. I do recall from years ago our supplier at the time punted some obscure brand name, not the brands mentioned above. They were crap, we were teaching laddies how to weld properly and the arc bead would not go where I wanted it to go, best description is "Arc Blow".

Boxes were returned and what we originally ordered delivered, then we kicked the supplier into touch.

 

[Exwindsurfer]

Ah good, I having flashbacks to yon bike rack you knocked up

If you don’t mind me saying, I would have added gusset plates to each corner, same for middle bar, one only at both ends on the diagonals, just to beef it up.

Thanks for that Terry I'll do it .

 

[nabsim]

I retrieved the rear valance off mine this morning, gales had taken it off. Felt like it was lifting the rear wheels off the floor when inside. It is a bit rough near the East coast today though

 

[trevskoda]

I am not familiar with the name Trev, Bohler or BOC were my preference. I do recall from years ago our supplier at the time punted some obscure brand name, not the brands mentioned above. They were crap, we were teaching laddies how to weld properly and the arc bead would not go where I wanted it to go, best description is "Arc Blow".

Boxes were returned and what we originally ordered delivered, then we kicked the supplier into touch.

Yes i now get my rods from boc Belfast old shipyard complex, 1.5 to 2.5 size for my 140amp sip welder iv had from i was 17.
Getting the hang of this welding malarky.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Plugging mine into the home EHU after filling the gas bottle and testing for leaks again, and charge up the vans Dyson ready for my little lonesome trip next week.

I still have the kitchen tap to fix but I'll do that on the road in night I have a little tube of blue loctite for the threads.

 

[runnach]

Yes i now get my rods from boc Belfast old shipyard complex, 1.5 to 2.5 size for my 140amp sip welder iv had from i was 17.
Getting the hang of this welding malarky.

I have exact same buzz box Trev, bought it new from our weld rep for £40, this would be late 80's and still going strong, last time out. You can burn 3.2 rods, up to it max setting, then the circuit breaker kicks in to protect the buzz box.

Unfortunately the box is capable of burning E6013's only, E6010/11 & E7018 require a high OCV, which the buzz box is not capable to produce. The new inverter MMA plant are capable to fire up and burn the latter three rod specs above.

 

[andyjanet]

Stressful day cutting holes in the van

 

[GWAYGWAY]

According to the Hymer listing. My tow bar weighs 60 kegs so I will need to drop that off along with nearly every extra on it to put it down to 3500 with any payload, at the moment without water or full tank of fuel it is at 3300 so need s more off it. I made a list of all the weights of the extras and it rally added up.

 

[The laird]

Used the bottle opener

 

[nabsim]

According to the Hymer listing. My tow bar weighs 60 kegs so I will need to drop that off along with nearly every extra on it to put it down to 3500 with any payload, at the moment without water or full tank of fuel it is at 3300 so need s more off it. I made a list of all the weights of the extras and it rally added up.

I couldn’t believe the small microwave in mine weighed 27 kilos when I took it out

 

[wildebus]

I couldn’t believe the small microwave in mine weighed 27 kilos when I took it out

27Kg?? did you remember to take out all the cash you carry out of it first???

 

[nabsim]

27Kg?? did you remember to take out all the cash you carry out of it first???

Sorry, just checked my notes where I added all the items/weights, it weighs 24 kilos. It’s not one of these new dangled digital ones though, it’s a 2008 Tesco 800W jobby. Works fine on a modified sine wave inverter as well lol

 

[trevskoda]

Simple when getting a van weight is to fill it with cylinders of helium.

 

[wildebus]

Sorry, just checked my notes where I added all the items/weights, it weighs 24 kilos. It’s not one of these new dangled digital ones though, it’s a 2008 Tesco 800W jobby. Works fine on a modified sine wave inverter as well lol

Did you actually weigh it? a 100Ah LEAD battery weighs less and is not much smaller in size