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17th August 2012, 06:41 PM
Thread: Are CIG stupid or is it me?
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Are CIG stupid or is it me?
OK, here's the saga. A couple of years back I bought a CIGWELD 165 "TURBO" mig welder. A 30-165 amp gas/gasless machine. Now I've had a play with it during that time to teach myself to mig weld but...
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22nd June 2012, 11:04 PM
Thread: tilt car trailer build
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Hey, is that an air con on your shed roof? That's...
Hey, is that an air con on your shed roof? That's not fair. There should be a separate category for trailers built in air conditioned workshops! No wonder it is such a good job! Congrats and enjoy...
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12th December 2011, 05:29 PM
Thread: Trailer for long loads.
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You don't see to many photo's of home built...
You don't see to many photo's of home built trailers after we start using them, so here is a few of my 'trailer for long loads' project doing what I designed and built it for! With thanks to this...
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15th March 2011, 08:06 PM
Thread: Reconfigurable Workbench
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Are you going to have wheels to manoeuvre them...
Are you going to have wheels to manoeuvre them around and what will the top be of?
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6th March 2011, 08:51 PM
Thread: New Guy with Question
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My 5 x 8 trailer is all checker plate, floor,...
My 5 x 8 trailer is all checker plate, floor, sides and tailgates. Around 2mm or so thick. Not really that difficult to sweep out with a good straw broom. Can help things from sliding around in the...
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4th March 2011, 07:31 PM
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Mikm has said it all ! I did design my trailer...
Mikm has said it all ! I did design my trailer for a particular purpose and to suit my own needs. I then had a look at a few commercially made trailers to get a feel for construction methods and...
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3rd March 2011, 03:23 PM
Thread: Yonnee
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No urine expected or received! Your number one...
No urine expected or received!
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23rd February 2011, 09:59 PM
Thread: Yonnee
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Yonnee
Yonnee, I think I got the deluxe model! Any tips?
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17th February 2011, 09:01 PM
Thread: Another Tray Trailer
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I've used 'White Knight' hammer tone paint from...
I've used 'White Knight' hammer tone paint from Bunnings on 2 trailers now and I swear by it. Tough as nails. It does take several weeks to really harden up. Not sure why yours is soft. Great job on...
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9th February 2011, 10:31 PM
Thread: Motorbike Trailer #6 - W.I.P.
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I think what I'm getting out of this story is can...
I think what I'm getting out of this story is can I use a "borrowed" shopping trolley to cart around my welder and bottle?! (photo 6)
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1st January 2011, 06:07 PM
Thread: Trailer for long loads.
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Thanks Paul, It might have been easier to put a...
Thanks Paul, It might have been easier to put a solid floor in it, cause now I have to explain to all and sundry why it hasn't! Yes, I too have used the batten method of tying down corry and also...
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15th December 2010, 02:23 PM
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Rego for my tandem was simple enough. All the...
Rego for my tandem was simple enough. All the details of what is required is on the Vicroads website. I rang up vicroads and they gave me a VIN number to stamp on the drawbar (prior to the...
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13th December 2010, 08:47 PM
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Just had my new tandem weighed for rego purposes...
Just had my new tandem weighed for rego purposes and it cost me $10.00 at a public weighbridge. (in Victoria). Tandem came in at 600 kilos. Most 6x4s come in at 3 metres in length. I got fined for...
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11th December 2010, 05:44 PM
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Yep, been there and there is no chart with f......
Yep, been there and there is no chart with f... all help from CIG.
There are a couple of threads dealing with the 165 on this forum.
Have a search for '165' in tags.
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19th November 2010, 09:51 PM
Thread: New to welding, few questions
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Hi Mac, Welding thinner sections of steel can...
Hi Mac,
Welding thinner sections of steel can take a bit of practice. I would buy some 3.2 rods and some 5 or 6 mm angle or flat stock and try welding at 120 - 130 amps beads and fillets until you... -
18th November 2010, 08:45 PM
Thread: Trailer for long loads.
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Finally Finished !
After 9 months the trailer is finished and ready to haul all my corrugated iron, timber and steel for the new hobby shed and house extension. The deck is treated pine screwed down to the frame...
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16th November 2010, 09:53 AM
Thread: Tipper Trailers
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Thanks Goldanfish. I'll take the credit for your...
Thanks Goldanfish.
I'll take the credit for your renewed interest in the trailer and giving it a new paint job! Obviously the design has stood the test of time if you built it so long ago. Most of... -
13th November 2010, 05:23 PM
Thread: Tipper Trailers
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Hi Goldanfish, Thanks for your reply. Any chance...
Hi Goldanfish,
Thanks for your reply. Any chance of a few detailed photos as they would be most helpful to me and i'm sure others on the forum.
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8th November 2010, 07:38 PM
Thread: Tipper Trailers
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Thanks everybody for your detailed replies. It...
Thanks everybody for your detailed replies. It seems this is a project that requires some more thought. They look so simple when you look at them. And here I was thinking a hand winch might be good...
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4th November 2010, 09:13 AM
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I'll give a probably non useful answer and say if...
I'll give a probably non useful answer and say if I was towing your trailer at 100 klicks an hour would you be happy sitting up my #### in your car? If the main structure supporting the springs and...
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22nd October 2010, 09:41 AM
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Be mindful the most weight is forward of the...
Be mindful the most weight is forward of the axle(s) when mobile.
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21st October 2010, 09:26 AM
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I see by your plan the trailers going to be about...
I see by your plan the trailers going to be about 4300mm long. With 1500mm drawbar added that's a 5800mm long trailer. Not a small trailer by any means. I'm still working on my trailer that's...
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21st October 2010, 08:59 AM
Thread: Tipper Trailers
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Yes, it's a good day out at Elmore. I go by...
Yes, it's a good day out at Elmore. I go by myself now, after inviting my brother in law who got bored in an hour and wanted to leave. He sprouts about what a great day we had. I don't remember it...
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20th October 2010, 09:17 AM
Thread: Tipper Trailers
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Hey, I was at Elmore field days too! (wednesday)...
Hey, I was at Elmore field days too! (wednesday) Didn't see you there! Elmore is a very very very bad place to go! :no: Saw a tipper trailer there at a hydraulic display and started thinking what...
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19th October 2010, 09:02 PM
Thread: Tipper Trailers
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Tipper Trailers
Hi chaps, has anyone built a tipper trailer? I built a trailer frame a few years ago for a 6.5 x 4.5 feet box trailer but never finished it. I only got as far as welding the basic frame rails and...
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14th September 2010, 08:30 PM
Thread: Olive needed ?
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OK, Thanks All. On closer look the master...
OK, Thanks All.
On closer look the master cylinder does have a concave taper in the bottom.
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13th September 2010, 09:31 PM
Thread: Olive needed ?
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Olive needed ?
Hi Chaps, Can anyone tell me if there is suppose to be an olive between the flare on the bundy tube and the connection on the master cylinder at the coupler. It never came with one and the blokes at...
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11th August 2010, 06:25 PM
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Some of the larger steel suppliers in Melbourne...
Some of the larger steel suppliers in Melbourne have what is called 'down graded' steel plate which is cheaper than 1st grade stuff. Might be worth ringing around and asking for down graded steel....
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8th August 2010, 11:13 PM
Thread: Painting the trailer
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Hi Tony, Just love red oxide paint. Had a...
Hi Tony,
Just love red oxide paint.
Had a friend who brush hand painted his car with red oxide, no top coat just red oxide.
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8th August 2010, 11:03 PM
Thread: Trailer for long loads.
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Not a lot has changed since the last photo apart...
Not a lot has changed since the last photo apart from the addition of the mudguards. It took longer to paint than to weld it up!
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7th August 2010, 11:04 PM
Thread: Painting the trailer
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Painting the trailer
Hi Chaps,
Just in the process of painting the new and soon to be finished tandem (only taken me 5 months), and thought I would pass on a painting tip.
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7th August 2010, 10:37 PM
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Hi Wannaberacer 60, Have been building a tandem...
Hi Wannaberacer 60,
Have been building a tandem similar in size to the one your after. (see 'Trailer for long loads' in this forum.)
Size is 4.5m x 1.5m with 1.5m drawbar. 75x50x3mm main frame and... -
4th August 2010, 06:36 PM
Thread: "PLEASE EXPLAIN" (sorry Pauline)
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Decided not to muck around and have put a...
Decided not to muck around and have put a red/amber on each corner, front and rear AND one on the mudguards as well.
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4th August 2010, 06:25 PM
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My trailer build is getting more expensive every...
My trailer build is getting more expensive every time i log onto this site!!!
Rated shackles I never knew about.:doh: Sounds like a good idea.:2tsup:
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28th July 2010, 09:46 PM
Thread: "PLEASE EXPLAIN" (sorry Pauline)
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OK, thanks Yonnee. You have confirmed what I...
OK, thanks Yonnee.
You have confirmed what I thought the rules are. My confusion is that most box type trailers have some type of structure to attach these side lamps to at each corner, yet I have... -
28th July 2010, 12:21 PM
Thread: "PLEASE EXPLAIN" (sorry Pauline)
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"PLEASE EXPLAIN" (sorry Pauline)
OK, I know I'm a bit slow :C but VSB Bulletin 1 on trailer lighting is surely meant for a rocket scientist, and I couldn't contact Dr Wernher Von Braun.....so can I ask the common man for some...
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7th July 2010, 08:18 PM
Thread: 15amp plug on welder
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If you have a search through this forum you will...
If you have a search through this forum you will find a far bit about this subject has already been discussed. It was only a few months ago.
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24th June 2010, 09:55 PM
Thread: Diff fabrication.
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Yes Yonnee, but can he build a decent...
Yes Yonnee, but can he build a decent trailer?!!!!!!!
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19th June 2010, 08:13 PM
Thread: My old ute back trailer/camper
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Bet you get a few second looks when your out on...
Bet you get a few second looks when your out on the road!! Looks fantastic and unique. Well done. Please post photo's if you build another.
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19th June 2010, 08:05 PM
Thread: Tecmen welding helmets
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Took the helmet back to Bunnings and they changed...
Took the helmet back to Bunnings and they changed it over no questions asked. I still had the original box but no receipt of proof of purchase. They still changed it over no worries even after 12...
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18th June 2010, 09:24 PM
Thread: Tecmen welding helmets
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My Techmen auto helmet just died halfway through...
My Techmen auto helmet just died halfway through a weld with resulting flash blindness for a while. It's about 12 months old. It had worked just fine up to then. It then proceeded to work...
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12th April 2010, 08:22 PM
Thread: Trailer for long loads.
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Not much to show for the past few weeks, but the...
Not much to show for the past few weeks, but the hard work on the frame is done. Drawbar and coupler is on and frame is nearly complete. That's it now for 6 weeks till I come back from holidays with...
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8th April 2010, 06:58 PM
Thread: is this trailer worth it?
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Forgot to add that 750 kg it's probably got no...
Forgot to add that 750 kg it's probably got no brakes, that might be a problem for you as the cost to put a braked axle on would be a few hundred.
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8th April 2010, 06:48 PM
Thread: is this trailer worth it?
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You can't buy much for $900 these days, but this...
You can't buy much for $900 these days, but this looks good to me. It's large and the gal must have cost a fair bit too. Easy to weld a few sides on if you want to. Finding time to build a trailer...
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6th April 2010, 09:49 PM
Thread: Metal Cutting
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I too have a Mikita cut off saw that I bought...
I too have a Mikita cut off saw that I bought about 20 odd years ago. Just recently it started to get a bit sluggish, but a new set of carbon brushes and it's good as new. Yes they are noisy but...
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6th April 2010, 09:35 PM
Thread: Transmig 165 Nozzle.
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OK, Thanks Chaps, more practice next weekend.
OK, Thanks Chaps, more practice next weekend.
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4th April 2010, 05:56 PM
Thread: Transmig 165 Nozzle.
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Transmig 165 Nozzle.
Hi chaps, Finally decided to give my mig a go after owning it for 4 years and paying rent on the bottle. Yes, I know I am, but you don't have to say so! At least the bottle was full. After doing my...
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1st April 2010, 06:01 PM
Thread: My Trailer Build - Car carrier
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Thanks Yonnee. Good advice. Will put the number...
Thanks Yonnee. Good advice. Will put the number on the main frame somewheres.
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30th March 2010, 07:41 PM
Thread: My Trailer Build - Car carrier
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Congratulations. Fantastic job, really looks the...
Congratulations. Fantastic job, really looks the part. :2tsup: The best job is the one you do yourself. I was wondering how the rego process went for when I do my trailer. It sounds fairly simple....
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24th March 2010, 05:37 PM
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Onesteel have a 'customer pick up' brochure on...
Onesteel have a 'customer pick up' brochure on there website. It explains just what your allowed to overhang. For a ute it seems to be 1000mm and a flag from the rear bumper and 1200mm out from the...