steering head gussets for 180 -- templates?

Effecting a sound and proper repair requires a lot more understanding, skill and preparation than welding new fresh steel together. Not rocket surgery by any means but dead easy to get wrong.


    Keith
 
Did the "Red triangle "on the 1200 at the front,and side plates were done on the 120.
 
TIG would be excellent, due to the "slower" nature of progress as you weld, and the ever changing approach angles of the rod and torch, ultra clean preparation (and don't leave, even for an hour after you do this) and the general set up, veeing, gap etc.

The same applies for TIG though (as MIG), a home/hobby/DIY TIG attachment for an inverter, may not be strong enough for the thick tubes that make up an Lav frame.
CLEM
 
stevepm2011 said:
Here's a question for the expert welders:
Would TIG be a good way of doing this?
Seems to me it should be, due to the low heat input, but I have very lttle experience...
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I think you are right, but I am sure the people that do motorcycle stuff day in day out will know.

TIG is excellent for root runs - clean, high penetration and low distortion.
MIG is generally better at depositing metal fast without burning through the parent metal , so excellent for capping runs.

I struggled for ages with a cheap shit welding machine where I do volunteer work. The label said it could whack out 140 amps, but reality was sadly different and pigeon shit spot welding was the order of the day.

I bought a 'Kemppi' inverter welder machine at great expense and suddenly the claimed output told the truth and 'yes' much neater welding.
 
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