rickvw72 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 It’s a very simple explanation to a very complex issue. Not 100 percent factually accurate. Smaller, low amperage migs seem to run better on 0.8 I find, due to feed issues with smaller wire, less chance of snagging in the torch etc. Smaller wire can’t carry so much amps, amps do the melting. The smaller your welder, the less amps you got. It’s maybe fractional, but the be all is I’m not writing an in depth scientific post, merely sharing what I’ve picked up and tried personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 I'd speculate that 0.6 wire has a narrower sweet spot, smaller/cheaper welders tend to have coarser controls and are harder(perhaps impossible in the case of the dreaded SIP cheapys) to set consistently within that sweet spot; it's certainly floppier and more prone to birdsnesting in the wire drive and in the torch and wire liner. It's the same conductivity as 0.8 as they're both made of the same stuff, as it's thinner it can carry less current before impersonating a sexually excited glow worm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 Urgh I only get one weekend in 4 I can work on this, and today I have no motivation whatsoever. Hurt and ache all over, it's freezing outside and everything is wet. Started to contemplate why I'm bothering, and I really don't know 🤦 Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 You have my permission for the day off. Probably everyone else's as well. CreepingJesus, Cord Fourteener, chodweaver and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Don't beat yourself up about it. Stay inside,drink tea,surf the web, and wait for a better day when you feel like tackling it again. I'm lucky enough to have a shed to tinker in but even I'm finding the enthusiasm somewhat lacking at this time of the year. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, Mally said: You have my permission for the day off. Probably everyone else's as well. +1. Rest up, be happy. Don't flog yourself for an old Peugeot that doesn't love you back. All cars are bastards. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 The advice above is sound. It's too cold to be playing with metal. That said, a year ago this week I was prepping the 2CV racer for paint. Outside... Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 I feel your pain, man. I am trying to motivate myself to do the spheres on the XM. Easy to feel guilty when you can't be arsed to work on a car at weekend but sometimes you need a weekend where you just do nothing. chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 Fuckit. Coprolalia, 155V6, Fabergé Greggs and 27 others 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 the work that you have put into this 309 is nothing short of Awesome! especially how you managed to pickup welding just like that! and your saving a an Autoshite car in the process! tis truly a Job well done! (but at the same time do take a break if you feel like! I think the last thing any of us wants is you burning out over it!) BlankFrank, rusty998, Sunny Jim and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 Managed to get it onto the ramps using the starter motor, that was fun! 😬 Built another replacement panel. No more pics, sorry, but now finished welding the passenger side! Going to fill, sand and paint tomorrow. rainagain, juular, MorrisItalSLX and 37 others 40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Bloody hell, you're picking up this metalworking malarkey quick. Cord Fourteener, RoadworkUK and DoctorRetro 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 4 hours ago, DoctorRetro said: Fuckit. The only stance to take when running shit cars on no money in the UK. loserone, chaseracer, Joey spud and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 8 minutes ago, wuvvum said: Bloody hell, you're picking up this metalworking malarkey quick. At this rate he will be able to rebuild the RMS Titanic by January! Cord Fourteener and DoctorRetro 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimad5 Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 As others have already said: Brilliant the way you've been able to just knock out the repair panels, I've seen folk in nice warm garages, and fancy tooling do much worse. So do give yourself a bit of appreciation. We all get 'cba days' , so don't kick yourself for needing a bit of relaxation and me time. I watch this thread with a lot of interest, as your work is good, and I have a soft spot for 309s. Keep it up 😎👍 wuvvum, chaseracer, Coprolalia and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 /\ WHS... 😎 Coprolalia, DoctorRetro and Minimad5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 7 hours ago, DoctorRetro said: Urgh I only get one weekend in 4 I can work on this, and today I have no motivation whatsoever. Hurt and ache all over, it's freezing outside and everything is wet. Started to contemplate why I'm bothering, and I really don't know It's that time of year when everything outside is an effort, you are not alone with that. You are doing fantastically well with picking up welding skills. This is a hobby so having a winter slow down is just fine. DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 As someone who has been suffering CBA days for about a year now, well done! Impressed with the 'hybrid' electric drive ramp climbing. Tenmil Socket, Spurious, DoctorRetro and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, dollywobbler said: As someone who has been suffering CBA days for about a year now, well done! Impressed with the 'hybrid' electric drive ramp climbing. I tried pushing it on with the AX, but all I got was clutch smell, so I decided that was a bad idea. I hooked the jump leads up, as the battery on the 309 is knackered, and then turned it over, letting the clutch out to give it a kick and get up the ramps (only rolled back into the front of the AX once 😅) . It was slightly nerve racking as I was alone, so had to just feel my way onto the ramps! The Moog and privatewire 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Being in the Heartbreak in Benidorm paying 5 euros 10 cents a pint, I really* feel your pain. I've just nipped out for a Curry, but i'm going back now. Like you, I was young and foolish once. Now I'm just foolish. Well done! bangernomics, Minimad5, DoctorRetro and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobloseven Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 This is certainly not a good time of year for car repairs. It's hard to get started,everything seems to take longer and the daylight soon runs out. I find it helps to make a list of all the jobs you've done already, even the little bits. Itemise everything, the way a garage would if they were trying to justify a large bill. Anyway, well done for keeping on keeping on. DoctorRetro and chodweaver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave j Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Good progress! As said above it's a crap time of year for working outside so good to see you got on with it! DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangernomics Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Managed to get it onto the ramps using the starter motor, that was fun! Built another replacement panel. No more pics, sorry, but now finished welding the passenger side! Going to fill, sand and paint tomorrow. Fair play to you that’s a good bit of tin bashing. DoctorRetro and chaseracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMotor Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 It's easy to lose the mojo. Really too easy in fact. But major props for doing A thing 👍. I too get the same feelings sometimes. The Corsa I'm doing was a huge task. But breaking it down to smaller individual jobs at a time helped a lot. Now have most of the major rot done now. It snowballs when you get in a groove. Remember what you have done already. The fact you've taken this on and it's so far going well for you. Well done 👍. DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Wow, I've had zero mojo, I gave up and booked the Volvo into a garage for something I could probably do with decent weather and enough time and help. I don't have these luxuries, I just want it running! Nice job, looks like it's progressing with good pace 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Getting out of the house is the biggest hurdle. Once you are out there getting on with stuff it is not so bad. Well done. Typed from the sofa, looking at the untouched cars through the window. DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 seeing as this is Autoshite have you tried looking for your mojo in or around the handbrake?🤣 DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 Getting there... Joey spud, The Old Bloke Next Door, dollywobbler and 37 others 40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Some good work there. I remember a friend having a 5 door 309 and we spent an afternoon doing MOT jobs and a bit of a valet, with one side jacked up, the bonnet up and the boot and doors open. 3 hours later, the back door on the jacked side wouldn't shut properly and the tailgate wasn't sitting straight. It all straightened itself out after a day or two but it was a bit worrying. AxWomble, Vince70, MJK 24 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DoctorRetro Posted December 5, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2021 That'll do. Could've done a better job with the filler with more patience, but then it wouldn't match the rest of the car 🤣 Scruffy Bodger, Vince70, Misnomer Murders and 53 others 56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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