Gregor
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Registered: 28th Nov 03
Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire
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This end of my inlet has completely snapped off now , leaving me with an open box for an inlet
I have a welder but the metal that goes back on is all snapped so it cant be welded back on.
Its bodged just now and obviously I am not leaving it that way !
I dont have access to any sort of tools that could cut the circle for the air to pass through , to make a new end piece but what sort of tool do i need to do such a thing ?
Any other ideas ?
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Dean_W
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Registered: 13th Dec 05
Location: Downham Market, Norfolk
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Some ally/steel and then a hole cutter for metal that is the correct size.
Go and see your local fabricating shop. They'll fix it in a jiffy.
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Gregor
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Want to do it myself though , seen as how Ive got the welder.
Are metal cutters available at B+Q etc ?
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jamesvalver
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Registered: 21st Feb 03
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looks to be plenty of metal left to weld to to me. can u not just clean up the edges and reweld it?
[Edited on 18-12-2006 by jamesvalver]
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csweatherston
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looks like an alloy to me.........or cast.
unless you have alloy wire for a mig or a tig welder. let a pro do it
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Gregor
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Not just a case of buying ally wire then 
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Robin
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Gregor, if the bloke who made it welded it badly, will your welding be better?
Get it welded by an engineering firm.
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Gregor
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The reason it came apart was because the welds were ground back to much.
Its worth a try before spend spend spending
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Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
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if its not steel, dont bother welding it yourself. unless you have a dc tig welder
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MikeE
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Registered: 7th Mar 03
Location: Milton Keynes
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if you are after a hole saw you want a hss hole saw (high speed steel)
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Gregor
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Got it all sorted 
Doesnt look great but its air tight
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