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The Renault Welding Thread

I’ve just started getting back into welding and will be doing a fair bit with TIG as I’m getting my own machine in the next 6 months. There are a shit tin of good YouTube videos to follow. The Fabricator Series, Welding Tips n Tricks etc.

TIG is great for control and with AC you can do Ally too, but thick to thin is tricky and MIG is often far better.

Here’s my Jag trailing arms doing with MIG. It was an old machine but pretty good in the day. My old Uni have a Fronius MIG now and that thing is idiot proof! Should be for AUS$7500!!
I couldn't get the image to attach so here's take 2!

 
I'd like to build a support frame for the radiator/FMIC/Oil Cooler/Bumper that will allow me to pull off the bumper on its own or the all of them together. It would require a bit of planning as it means cutting the front of the chassis rails and adding flange plates, but the design has started and I'm keen to get into it!
 
I'd like to build a support frame for the radiator/FMIC/Oil Cooler/Bumper that will allow me to pull off the bumper on its own or the all of them together.
Interesting concept.

Have you seen the Alphaloc intercooler pipe couplers by a guy in the US called LPSfab? I know him through (other channels) but his auto work is lovely. Quick release and give a 5° angle swing.

 
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there’s a sample of my first attempts/ faffing about sessions with TIG welding, that’s mild steel which went quite well on the whole I thought.

I had a go with alloy tonight but that needs better gas / rods / material I think to have a chance at getting anything passable, so that can get shelved for the time being.

yesterday I picked up some excellent fodder for this welding thread, a bit of welding needed but that and a good service/tidy up and Im going to use it to run about in at the moment.

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Interesting concept.

Have you seen the Alphaloc intercooler pipe couplers by a guy in the US called LPSfab? I know him through (other channels) but his auto work is lovely. Quick release and give a 5° angle swing.


They look like a sort of Wiggins clamp? That's what I was thinking of using, although they are not a cheap option!
 
there’s a sample of my first attempts/ faffing about sessions with TIG welding, that’s mild steel which went quite well on the whole I thought.

I had a go with alloy tonight but that needs better gas / rods / material I think to have a chance at getting anything passable, so that can get shelved for the time being.

yesterday I picked up some excellent fodder for this welding thread, a bit of welding needed but that and a good service/tidy up and Im going to use it to run about in at the moment.

TIG is tricky to master (I am very much a beginner!) but you're far better off running beads on a flat plate as the gas doesn't escape so easily. I found being able to properly see what I was doing (what the puddle id doing) is a game changer. Don't bother with cheap helmets. Spend the extra for a 'true view' style. Its a game changer!!
 
So I eventually got the arch done. Not happy with it but it's just too fragile.
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Got the wired edge finished on the inside aswell.
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