# FS: Welding Service available, cheap - GTA

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-welding-service-available-cheap-gta/108305>\
**Category:** Classifieds\
**Created:** [August 7, 2007, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-welding-service-available-cheap-gta/108305 "2007-08-07T12:39:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Souljourner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Souljourner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Souljourner)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-welding-service-available-cheap-gta/108305/1 "2007-08-07T12:39:01Z")

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Hey guys,

Anyone need some welding work, feel free to contact me.

I am not a professional welder but have done quite a bit of welding lately.

Repair work or fabrication I can help you with. Located in North York and available in the evenings or weekends.

I can work with most metals excluding aluminum. Aluminum I will need much more practise before I can charge for it.

Cost is cheap, $25 to $50 for most jobs.

John

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**Author:** ![izzy\_domain](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/izzy_domain/32/5583_2.png) [@izzy\_domain](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/izzy_domain)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-welding-service-available-cheap-gta/108305/2 "2007-08-07T14:48:29Z")

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Can you stitch weld? 🙂

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**Author:** ![reconJDM](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reconjdm/32/5510_2.png) [@reconJDM](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/reconJDM)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-welding-service-available-cheap-gta/108305/3 "2007-08-07T14:56:09Z")

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do you have any pics of your work?

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**Author:** ![GetARide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@GetARide](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GetARide)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-welding-service-available-cheap-gta/108305/4 "2007-08-07T16:23:08Z")

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What kind of welder do you use? MIG, TIG?

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**Author:** ![frankduxx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/frankduxx/32/5647_2.png) [@frankduxx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/frankduxx)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-welding-service-available-cheap-gta/108305/5 "2007-08-07T16:39:14Z")

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can u make a go kart frame? if so how much

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**Author:** ![Souljourner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Souljourner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Souljourner)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-welding-service-available-cheap-gta/108305/6 "2007-08-08T07:21:23Z")

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To answer the question:

**stitch welding** - From my understanding, Stitch welding is not any harder than any other welding but it is quite time intensive. Some people do stitch welding via resistance welding, I can’t do resistence welding but I can do Mig. In any case, at this present time, I will have to say that it is not a project I can take on due my limited amount of time available.

**pic of work** - haven’t taken any pics yet but i will very soon.

**Welder** - currenly using an italian made MIG welder. It is good enough for most jobs except the welds are slightly thicker than a TIG. Some like it thicker but TIG could look prettier as it is easier to control. TIG is a better welder but a good TIG welder could go well into $1500 up to $2000. Perhaps later on.

**Tubular/ gokart Chasis** - I have not made yet and I don’t have a circular saw for the cuts. However, for this type of more advanced work, my friend who took mechanical engineering did many of those tubular chasis project at university and I will ask him for you how much it would cost. Would you be able to provide the raw material for the pipes? Do you have a schematic for the chasis?

Thanks for everyone’s interest.

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**Author:** ![BAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bas/32/5540_2.png) [@BAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BAS)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-welding-service-available-cheap-gta/108305/7 "2007-08-08T10:10:35Z")

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could have sworn this was a lend a hand program section NOT a vendor section…

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**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-welding-service-available-cheap-gta/108305/8 "2007-08-08T10:28:52Z")

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> [@need to merge 2 hex files. 1=even 2= odd columns](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-to-merge-2-hex-files-1-even-2-odd-columns/13607/3):
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> could have sworn this was a lend a hand program section NOT a vendor section…

Duly noted.

Moved to Classifieds.

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**Author:** ![Doba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Doba](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Doba)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-welding-service-available-cheap-gta/108305/9 "2007-08-08T11:06:31Z")

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> [@Having trouble finding a spot at Wegmans?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/having-trouble-finding-a-spot-at-wegmans/13592/15):
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> can u make a go kart frame? if so how much

LOL do you have any drawings of this frame?

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**Author:** ![Souljourner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Souljourner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Souljourner)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 10:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-welding-service-available-cheap-gta/108305/10 "2007-08-08T22:27:17Z")

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> [@Help me win a contest.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-win-a-contest/13476/47):
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> do you have any pics of your work?

Just for you… and for my bored gf watching… i went out and made a few welds.

:)… As I mentioned before, i’m not a pro … just I made welds on some scrap control arm lying around. I am doing some more welding this weekend for some brackets and I will post up those soon. I have done external wastegate pipe welding / rerouting to down pipe and other silly stuff… will post pics when i get a chance.

First pic shows the weld and the second pic shows the metal penetration on the reverse of the arm.

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**Author:** ![Kick\_Ass\_Matt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac8455/32.png) [@Kick\_Ass\_Matt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kick_Ass_Matt)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-welding-service-available-cheap-gta/108305/11 "2007-08-09T05:56:16Z")

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Good, you can build me a winch bumper for my truck

Do you have cutting tools? Gas Ax? Plasma?
