1 year ago20 points(+0/-0/+20Score on mirror)1 child
Came to say this. This is how I'd picture a simple, cheap and easy to maintain vehicle. No fuckery, no spyware, no loicense, no registration, no taxes. Just two wheels a seat and a frame. It's perfect.
1 year ago5 points(+0/-0/+5Score on mirror)1 child
It's not hard at all, get a little flux core welder and make sure you use a respirator and welding mask and you're good.
Expect to make ugly welds at first, so start on scrap metal that's pretty flat and try to focus on making a straight even weld bead that doesn't make too much in the way of spatter. Once you can do that, look up charts for varying thicknesses and the settings to use and start trying to weld bits of steel together. Mild steel is easier to weld, dont try aluminum until you're very comfortable welding in general.
MIG welding's incredibly easy, especially if you don't care if your welds look like crap or not. The hardest part is turning on the machine and dialing in the settings. Other than that you just point, shoot, and make sure you didn't forget to turn on the gas. I've heard old-fashioned stick welding's even easier, but MIG is all I've ever done.
Expect to make ugly welds at first, so start on scrap metal that's pretty flat and try to focus on making a straight even weld bead that doesn't make too much in the way of spatter. Once you can do that, look up charts for varying thicknesses and the settings to use and start trying to weld bits of steel together. Mild steel is easier to weld, dont try aluminum until you're very comfortable welding in general.