soul45 Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 just spent £500 on some kit....a hydraulic pipe bender (up to 3'') and a plasma cutter/tig welder...can now do my own exhausts and intercooler bends..thinking may offers cheap deals to members Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crewcutchuck Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Can't you just lend me the gear? I'd love a good tig set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kar1 Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 sounds like a cheap bit of kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CW Racing Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 i dream of a hydraulic pipe bender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsoundcraft Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 make me a roll cage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princy Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Could well be up for a system with duplex, what sort of money will you be looking at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soul45 Posted February 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 (edited) sounds like a cheap bit of kit yes a bargain..to cheap to miss make me a roll cage! if I do one for me then yes I can do others....be nice in stainless Could well be up for a system with duplex, what sort of money will you be looking at? early days yet ,I have a few things I want to do myself but in the future I could well be up for knocking out sone stainless headers and exhausts. but in the meantime I'll price the tubing up Edited February 7, 2011 by soul45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soul45 Posted February 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 fook me argon is expensive...you have to rent the bottle £90 a year and pay £70 for the gas...but it is a big bottle and will last me ages...picked it up today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thepowerofdiesel Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 What type of pipe bender is it? I bought a cheap one off fleabay to make the roll cage for my tractor, and let me tell you it was hard work! Admittedly it was 48mm pipe with 3mm wall, but was very easy to kink if you weren't concentrating. Got a plasma cutter too and must say it a cracking bit of kit so easy to use! Always fancied a tig welder did some back in college makes such a nice job, will be interested to see how you get on. Sadly gas is dear stuff for what id do with one I dont think I could justify it plus its just as easy to use the MIG at work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soul45 Posted February 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 What type of pipe bender is it? I bought a cheap one off fleabay to make the roll cage for my tractor, and let me tell you it was hard work! Admittedly it was 48mm pipe with 3mm wall, but was very easy to kink if you weren't concentrating. Got a plasma cutter too and must say it a cracking bit of kit so easy to use! Always fancied a tig welder did some back in college makes such a nice job, will be interested to see how you get on. Sadly gas is dear stuff for what id do with one I dont think I could justify it plus its just as easy to use the MIG at work nice work there...fill the pipes with water then sand..goes in real tight and you can bend no problem...i use a MIG with CO2 and it does the job but CO2/Argon mix is better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thepowerofdiesel Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 nice work there...fill the pipes with water then sand..goes in real tight and you can bend no problem...i use a MIG with CO2 and it does the jobbut CO2/Argon mix is better I did read about doing that but didnt think it would be very easy to do, or work that well. Bit late now anyway oh well. Look forward to seeing some more of your great work anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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