The Chopper Compendium

I know that one

180mm-ish tire with 250-350 cc engine? Haven't bought a donor bike yet, but it's probably gonna be something oldish running a stock 90-100mm tire. And one other thing... Car rim and tire?

Just some cheap TURKISH 2.5mm elektodes my boss bought at work so i can weld him something . Rutile.
http://www.magmaweld.com/esr_13_stick_electrode.html

Thanks guys. I am practising with the stick welder. Hasn't been going all that great :angry-banghead: . It may be partly the electrodes (people say that there is a huge difference between working with good electrodes and bad ones). Will try with different brand and quality. Couple nights ago I got a...

Thanks :) A lot more practise for me, that's shure :lol: I read somewhere on the internet that when welding round tube to a round tube like this, it is very difficult to produce good looking welds (not that I am sugesting that mine could not be better :laughing-rolling: ). Is there a truth to this, ...

I am a bit jealous railroad bob
It looks beautifull out there. I hope you are enjoing yourself

Second welding test :D I took a piece of 32mm/2mm (1.25", 0.083" thick) tubing. I cut and coped a piece so it would fit nicely (as much as i could using an angle grinder :P), and then welded it to the other one. Because my welds looked like crap and i blew a couple of holes while welding, ...

So I've done a test weld. Welded together two pieces of tubing. I've cut that section of and cut it in half. Then I took one of the pieces, filed down the sharp edges that were created from the angle grinder and i beat the hell out of it. Trying to upload pics now :D http://www.flickr.com/photos/956...

I am studying mech. engeneering actually, so I kinda know what kind of tests exist :mrgreen: . What I didn't know was that they can not be applied to a frame, so thanks for that info :obscene-drinkingcheers: I was thinking of welding some tubing together and then testing it with a hammer :twisted: ,...

railroad bob, thanks for your input. I have some expirience with stick welding (mostly hobby), but my welds, while they actually hold, look like crap. My other big concern is that my welds won't pass the test. I asked around, because nobody here builds frames, how can I get one legalized if I built ...

What I meant was that I jacked the thread from the original thread starter :lol: And thank you for the info. I am kinda half way between buying used and buying new. It is just that preety much everybody that I know that has a second hand welder had to repair it (the electronics died in all of the ca...

First of all, thank you for answering. My main problem is that I cannot gather enough money for a bigger welder, and most of the people who have bought second hand welders tell me that it is best to buy new, because every welder breaks down over time. On the new ones I have a 2 year warranty. Like I...

Could anyone please answer my question?

Thank you

Hi everybody. Sorry for kidnapping the post , but I have a related question, and in order not to start another thread, I am writing here. Will this welder do the trick for welding chopper frames? http://www.varstroj.si/index.php/342.html Technical data Mains connection 1~230 V / 50 Hz Fuse slow 16 A...