Another Chipbox Problem

[madmatt]

Looks easy doesn't it, when you watch someone else doing it.

 

I've welded everything but ali. Should be a laugh

 

It certainly does! I used to work for a firm that made a couple of bodies for PeteB and I had ago when they were set up for welding the ali floor, I just ended up with a molten blob on the bench!

[Tom D]

I made my chip bin out of box section and used 1mm galvanised steel sheet, much cheaper than ally yet does'nt rust and still looks ok after 5 years. Vinyl signwriting sticks to it too. the best way to attach it is with tech screws.

[Pete Mctree]

I made my chip bin out of box section and used 1mm galvanised steel sheet, much cheaper than ally yet does'nt rust and still looks ok after 5 years. Vinyl signwriting sticks to it too. the best way to attach it is with tech screws.

Have you a pic of that you can post please

[skyhuck]

Looks easy doesn't it, when you watch someone else doing it.

 

I've welded everything but ali. Should be a laugh

 

TIG is best for ali.

[madmatt]

Tis you are right its just not really a diy option and isn't very cost/speed efficent on large seems

[Dean Lofthouse]

Tig is hard on Ali, hand, eye and speed co-ordination.

 

Not my best asset and I have welded for BNFL

[Tom D]

Have you a pic of that you can post please

 

Dont have any close up pics, you can see it in the background behind the tractor in the equipment pic thread.

[Mr Ed]

To do long runs in ali welding you need a push/pull mig unit.

 

Dean, why not lower the overall profile of your box, but make it full length? If you took the roof all the way to the back it would make a big difference (less drag and swirl at the tailgate). I built a body like this out of 3mm chequer plate on my 130 crewcab, made it 6" higher than the roof of the LR, had no problems.

[Dean Lofthouse]

To do long runs in ali welding you need a push/pull mig unit.

 

Dean, why not lower the overall profile of your box, but make it full length? If you took the roof all the way to the back it would make a big difference (less drag and swirl at the tailgate). I built a body like this out of 3mm chequer plate on my 130 crewcab, made it 6" higher than the roof of the LR, had no problems.

 

Sounds a good idea, I would have to have a measure tomorrow to see what height is would be.

 

I use the back as a Guns and Beaters transporter in season, so need enough height for people to get in easily. But yeh, I think a long low slung box will look well.

 

Why the push/pull feed on the welder, is the wire bad for jamming?

[Mr Ed]

Proper ali welding wire is to soft to be pushed through. You need a second powered reel in your torch, to pull it through - push/pull unit....

 

Forget your beaters. Your main business is tree work. no offence, but your current box looks well pikey. A proper folded chip bin out of ally will look the proper business.

If you want, my cousin will build you a superb folded welded alloy chip box. He used to build Alloy bulker tippers for montracon, so what you want would be peasy squesy...