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fancy getting this and before you panic Mr Tow itch I will go on a course
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fancy getting this and before you panic Mr Tow itch I will go on a course
but thought it would be useful

Bought one. If you're trying to weld anything over 2.5mm 3mm you will have a lot of down time. I'd get something beefier second hand off Gumtree (I did from Carlisle Steam Fair) . To be honest if I wasn't in the position where I could borrow one I'd actually buy a MIG [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] one of those not the Russian military jets.
Phoenix is the man to tell you but if you were thinking of frame welding on the Dandy, the original sections are around 1mm and MMA (Manual Metal Arc) welding is a bit industrial for that. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Lots of new holes burnt into the metal nothing joined together.
I'd do your course first, these welders appear every year. If you do the course save your money for your first purchase. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] or if your being girly a flash one like [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] These are an excellent purchase for people starting welding as you then dont have to sinchronise lowering your helmet and striking an arc which for most of us sees you starting your weld about 6" away from where you meant to.

Don't buy the welder do, do the course!

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fancy getting this and before you panic Mr Tow itch I will go on a course
but thought it would be useful

Bought one. If you're trying to weld anything over 2.5mm 3mm you will have a lot of down time. I'd get something beefier second hand off Gumtree (I did from Carlisle Steam Fair) . To be honest if I wasn't in the position where I could borrow one I'd actually buy a MIG [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] one of those not the Russian military jets.
Phoenix is the man to tell you but if you were thinking of frame welding on the Dandy, the original sections are around 1mm and MMA (Manual Metal Arc) welding is a bit industrial for that. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Lots of new holes burnt into the metal nothing joined together.
I'd do your course first, these welders appear every year. If you do the course save your money for your first purchase. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] or if your being girly a flash one like [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] These are an excellent purchase for people starting welding as you then dont have to sinchronise lowering your helmet and striking an arc which for most of us sees you starting your weld about 6" away from where you meant to.

Don't buy the welder do, do the course!

Mr Itch is right Caz, an arc welder would have blown holes in Phoenix's chassis. We used a mig welder. We bought an auto darkening helmet which really was a good investment, it made it so much easier to do. It saves not knowing where you are when you first start your weld.

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Caz1960 wrote:[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

fancy getting this and before you panic Mr Tow itch I will go on a course
but thought it would be useful

Bought one. If you're trying to weld anything over 2.5mm 3mm you will have a lot of down time. I'd get something beefier second hand off Gumtree (I did from Carlisle Steam Fair) . To be honest if I wasn't in the position where I could borrow one I'd actually buy a MIG [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] one of those not the Russian military jets.
Phoenix is the man to tell you but if you were thinking of frame welding on the Dandy, the original sections are around 1mm and MMA (Manual Metal Arc) welding is a bit industrial for that. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Lots of new holes burnt into the metal nothing joined together.
I'd do your course first, these welders appear every year. If you do the course save your money for your first purchase. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] or if your being girly a flash one like [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] These are an excellent purchase for people starting welding as you then dont have to sinchronise lowering your helmet and striking an arc which for most of us sees you starting your weld about 6" away from where you meant to.

Don't buy the welder do, do the course!

I promise to do the course first then go forward

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Tow Itch wrote:

Caz1960 wrote:[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

fancy getting this and before you panic Mr Tow itch I will go on a course
but thought it would be useful

Bought one. If you're trying to weld anything over 2.5mm 3mm you will have a lot of down time. I'd get something beefier second hand off Gumtree (I did from Carlisle Steam Fair) . To be honest if I wasn't in the position where I could borrow one I'd actually buy a MIG [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] one of those not the Russian military jets.
Phoenix is the man to tell you but if you were thinking of frame welding on the Dandy, the original sections are around 1mm and MMA (Manual Metal Arc) welding is a bit industrial for that. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Lots of new holes burnt into the metal nothing joined together.
I'd do your course first, these welders appear every year. If you do the course save your money for your first purchase. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] or if your being girly a flash one like [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] These are an excellent purchase for people starting welding as you then dont have to sinchronise lowering your helmet and striking an arc which for most of us sees you starting your weld about 6" away from where you meant to.

Don't buy the welder do, do the course!

Mr Itch is right Caz, an arc welder would have blown holes in Phoenix's chassis. We used a mig welder. We bought an auto darkening helmet which really was a good investment, it made it so much easier to do. It saves not knowing where you are when you first start your weld.

I will take the advice and do a course as I will be for the frame of the Dandy 6 but will be posting pictures as I have a twist in the frame somewhere

A mini bendy tripod from Aldi's reduced bin, £3.50 reduced from £6.99
I was thinking of getting one at the original price, glad I didn't now

Missed these going out into the stores so I can't link to adverts but my local Aldi still has them Your's may do too.

Convector heater £25.00 Not just for those without a Riviera Gas Heater, if you winter camp it may be cheaper to use an EHU over winter.

A convector heater is ideal no noise unlike a fan heater less bulky and usually more powerful than an oil filled radiator. This one is Switchable from 750watt through 1.2Kw to 2Kw. It also has a timer and thermostatic control.

Aluminium Sack Truck. Lightweight extends to something over 1m so you don't need to stoop. It will take up to 90Kg so any gas bottle or water container is easily within it's capacity. £16 I think.

Winch like Mike's, really cheap

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Awning light

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These are an absolutely top bit of kit. Had one for years they take Less time than stated to recharge luminous for longer than stated.

Mine had a rechargeable pack these use rechargeable batteries. So now at end of life of batteries they may be replaced. Also spare batteries can be carried.

Can't stress enough top bit of kit.

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These are an absolutely top bit of kit. Had one for years they take Less time than stated to recharge luminous for longer than stated.

Mine had a rechargeable pack these use rechargeable batteries. So now at end of life of batteries they may be replaced. Also spare batteries can be carried.

Can't stress enough top bit of kit.

Another bump for this went in to Aldi to get a spare one. Couldn't find mine as per usual with most of my kit.

They Are Reduced to £4.99 Always a brilliant bit of kit but at a fiver now a no brainer.

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Not at my Aldi but even at £9.99 they are still a good buy, so I got one anyway

Handy for inside the dandy,remote control light
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Lots of camping stuff at Aldi from tomorrow.

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As posted about coolboxes:

Tow Itch wrote: Just a note. Electric Coolboxes are available from Aldi from the 2nd of June. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
I personally have found Aldi far more helpful if it comes to returns.

While this has a 3 year guarantee have you noticed the worrying trend for some of their products now having a 1 year guarantee.

It's not much of a saving on one but there are perfectly acceptable LED head torches available from Poundland.

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Led Strip Lights

Not sure how much of a bargain these are but I fancied a play [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
There are 300 lights the unit consumes a maximum of 24W and they are bright,
Might not be best used when camping but I'm sure some of you who favour camping on EHU sites would work out a way to fix them up. The roll can be cut and joined though the jointing "jumpers" are only a few inches long.

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Sir Henry wrote:[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]for those that don't have one yet.

Good price remember though when using its only 10amp most of us have got used to 16amp

Can't think of one site I've been on that actually gives you the full 16 amps. Some have even been limited to 6 amps!

Sir Henry wrote:Can't think of one site I've been on that actually gives you the full 16 amps. Some have even been limited to 6 amps!

Think most modern sites give over 10amp now.even on these though i normally limit myself to about 14amp,then again perhaps more important for out of season camping when i may be running 7 amps of heating before anything else.

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Sir Henry wrote:[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]for those that don't have one yet.

Good price remember though when using its only 10amp most of us have got used to 16amp

I'd not seen the ad bought the breathable ground sheet and the pegs today (Feel unfaithful to my cheap Toolstation coach bolts) when I went in to buy the tablet.

I can see how it gets to being £35.00

20 metres of cable not 25

No specified cable thickness. It is recommended to be 2.5mm²

Single mcb not two split circuits.

Fully certified to all BS standards

There is one quoted on the side of the box I wonder if it is for quality of cardboard box construction?

Should have been in today but apparently delayed in some areas.

It has an external 12v transformer. Combined TV and DVD player.

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Brilliant,
I need a cool box for the Dandy. Am off on Thursday, so will pop over after sports day at the school.
Thanks Caz

I have one they are good. Peter