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    Fuck gassless, get a cheap or free bottle for CO2, good welds and cheaper than gassles in the long run. I use an alloy dive bottle, lasts for years for home use.
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    So I'm on like my 2nd or 3rd roll of wire. In like over ten years. The long run would have to be pretty long. I don't think I'm immortal, I mean so far so good, but its not worth investment when STR has just got new boots and the GasGas needs a new S12 on the rear which will bring me far more enjoyment.

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    When I closed my account with BOC and surrendered 6 bottles, I looked at gassless - no fucking way !!! A free dive bottle, 6 years and still half full, plenty of wire left. No brainer to me, but your brain is set in a rut you keep explaining yourself into.
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    Quote Originally Posted by F5 Dave View Post
    the GasGas needs a new S12 on the rear
    I may be able to help you there.

    18" or 19"
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    Um 18.


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    It's a slightly soiled 130/80/18 S12, I took it off the 525 when I replaced the rims.

    It ain't quite new, but it's free to a good home.

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    Edit: there's a 120/100/18 Pirelli scorpion in similar nick there too, same price.
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    Thanks for the offer, I'm a bit sniffy about tyres, but I've just looked at my visa bill and I'll gratefully accept.
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    Well the very helpful chap at global didn't sneer, gave advice and sold me a new inner. Its now usable
    .. . but still has a propensity to slip. Might look at the drive wheel next.
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    Quote Originally Posted by F5 Dave View Post
    Well the very helpful chap at global didn't sneer, gave advice and sold me a new inner. Its now usable
    .. . but still has a propensity to slip. Might look at the drive wheel next.
    Fuck mate I told you what to look at...

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    Yup I did listen. Earth lead looks good and was about to buy some more tips and thought I should double check if 0.8 or 0.9. Seems it measures 0.8. Thought it was 0.9 so good thing I held off.
    The drive wheel often slips.
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    Quote Originally Posted by F5 Dave View Post
    The drive wheel often slips.
    Recon the drive assembly. I was given a MIG which slipped like buggery. Replaced the bearings and refaced the rollers, solved.

    Sold the thing in the end as I couldn't get on with it, prefer gas.

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    A lot of people seem to get put off MIG welding by trying to learn on a bad/cheap machine. A good welder will be able to coax a half decent weld from a cheap machine, a beginner can struggle to do much at all on a cheap machine.
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    Yes and I'm sure I'd play better golf with some carbon fibre Pings, but seeing as I hhaven't swung a club since the 90s its hardly worth it, is it?
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