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"Any Old Iron?" - A Reminiscence from Forty Years Ago!

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philf:

--- Quote from: hermetic on February 10, 2016, 10:53:22 AM ---..... I was using a stick welder cobbled together out of a "welders mate" DC welder, and a matching transformer producing AC........but it worked  :D

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Snap! I made my car trailer from bed angle using an XP Welder (which I believe is the same as a "Welders Mate") and a transformer out of a scrap piece of equipment. I tried using a car battery with the welder first with little success.

I made the trailer about 35 years ago and it's still going although the Mini tyres are about shot and they're not as easy to get hold of now as they were then.

The welders are still available made by KelArc. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Body-Stich-Welder-for-Arc-welders-made-in-the-uk-/121884411838?hash=item1c60e087be:m:m8iRR1Y48b87__LE_Q68M9A

I don't know what happened to mine.

Phil.

hanermo:
Never had any of the rail bed iron...
But never had any problems drilling anything, wither.

All stainless is just like butter, 303 is grabby, and drilling 14:1 l/d needs technique..

Suspect it just needs good industrial drill bits, and suitable f/speed.

mattinker:
Bed irons needed to be tough or they would bend! Lousy to weld!

I'm interested in he tram rails story, as "rebar" is supposedly made (at least here in Europe) from railway track also high in magnesium, it's about 1080 and it can very often take a temper. Rebar is usually more weldable than bed iron though!

Regards, Matthew

mcostello:
Bed rail WILL give a person an education about using slow speed and slightly more than moderate feed.Still use it. Same story about used railroad rail and it seems to hold true about machining qualities. It used to bring a premium price in the scrap yards as it is so light and strong. Far Eastern cheap drill bits will not last only a revolution or two. Still has it's place.

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