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Title: Welder
Post by: Old Cruser on June 20, 2014, 01:45:08 PM

Does anyone know a welder

Title: Re: Welder
Post by: Alsatian on June 20, 2014, 03:06:10 PM

Quote from: Old Cruser on June 20, 2014, 01:45:08 PM

Does anyone know a welder

Why, you got some brass monkeys?!!!  >;

To be serious, it depends on what you want doing - Aspire Gates have welders employed for their manufacture of gates/railings, maybe one option.

Title: Re: Welder
Post by: Old Cruser on June 20, 2014, 03:17:18 PM

Think we used Aspire for our double gates and daughters come to think of it. Are they the company who put a coating on the gates so they never need painting?

Big prob with daughters footplates which are plastic.

Really could do with a clever chap who can maybe put a metal plate over them

Just one of my brain waves not sure if it's possible but last month payed out £300 for two new ones - and one has cracked today whilst we have been in town.
Peed off with it TBH  >:(

Title: Re: Welder
Post by: handy on June 20, 2014, 09:09:50 PM

Why don't you ring the company and complain ,they should at least replace the item ,then explain how you want a stronger metal one they may just make you one .

Title: Re: Welder
Post by: Old Cruser on June 20, 2014, 09:16:11 PM

That may be worth trying Andy thanks.

Apologies folks I put £300 that was the sum total of all work done the footplates were £75 each 

Title: Re: Welder
Post by: Fly on June 21, 2014, 06:22:48 PM

Any chance of a photo or 2 of the foot plates so we can see what might be possible.
Sorry, forgot to ask yesterday after work  :-[

Title: Re: Welder
Post by: Old Cruser on June 21, 2014, 08:41:12 PM

Yes I can post a picture Fly. I'll take one when I next see daughter

Title: Re: Welder
Post by: Fly on June 21, 2014, 09:28:16 PM

Nice one  ;)

Just for the record, I saw OC's post Friday afternoon whilst at work and told her via text msg I knew welders.
Then forgot to comment yesterday evening  8)

Title: Re: Welder
Post by: Old Cruser on June 22, 2014, 12:17:24 PM

Yehhh you forgot all about lil old me  :(

Title: Re: Welder
Post by: Fly on June 24, 2014, 07:53:12 PM

Saw your daughter in town today, but didn't feel too comfortable with going over to look at her feet in the chair.
Might have looked a bit strange LOL
I don't think it would be too much of a problem for a welder to attatch alloy plates from another chair to the steel.
These would probably be spot on.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/set-of-silver-wheel-chair-footplates-left-right-lomax-wheelchair-m-a-mobility-/141283262003?pt=UK_Health_Beauty_Mobility_Disability_Medical_ET&hash=item20e5237e33 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/set-of-silver-wheel-chair-footplates-left-right-lomax-wheelchair-m-a-mobility-/141283262003?pt=UK_Health_Beauty_Mobility_Disability_Medical_ET&hash=item20e5237e33)

See, I do try to help  ;D
Just need to find a cheaper set of plates. Not sure if there's some at our garage. Let me have a look before you buy owt.

Title: Re: Welder
Post by: Old Cruser on June 24, 2014, 08:35:24 PM

Sorry Fly just not got around to taking the photo yet.

Thanks for the link, she's actually had a wheelchair with footplates like those and they were brilliant.
Problem is she's only a shorty pants and all wheelchairs are a tad high for her to just sit it without having to try and push herself back or push on the footplates.

I'm sure she wouldn't have minded you looking at the footplates.

I will take that photo!!

Title: Re: Welder
Post by: Fly on June 24, 2014, 08:42:21 PM

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Problem is she's only a shorty pants and all wheelchairs are a tad high for her to just sit it without having to try and push herself back or push on the footplates.

Hence my link to those plates. The 'steel' part could be cut shorter to suit her height/leg length  :)
I don't see this being an expensive venture.

Title: Re: Welder
Post by: Old Cruser on June 24, 2014, 08:47:46 PM

They need to be able to swing out as well Fly as she can't get into her chair with them at the front?
What do you think?

Title: Re: Welder
Post by: Fly on June 24, 2014, 08:57:59 PM

Don't they fold up, most types do. Just a matter of welding at the right angle for clearance to the chair and for foot placement when in it. The plates are alloy. You can't weld them. The steel down poles can be welded though  :)

Title: Re: Welder
Post by: Old Cruser on June 24, 2014, 09:54:54 PM

They do Fly and swing back - also need to be lifted off the chair when we put it in the car

Title: Re: Welder
Post by: Fly on June 24, 2014, 10:02:32 PM

So you weld the metal poles (above the alloy plates),  under the release catch, so they are still removeable ?

Init ?

Title: Re: Welder
Post by: Alsatian on June 25, 2014, 10:00:25 AM

Another possible avenue OC, have you considered taking them to an alloy (brass) foundry and having a new pair cast?

Title: Re: Welder
Post by: Old Cruser on June 25, 2014, 08:55:34 PM

No Alsatian but am open to all ideas.

I have looked on the net for Sirocco w/chairs as Handy suggested to see if I can buy any stronger ones but there's none on. I haven't called them though yet Handy

Fly I have taken the photo's this morning and will post them when I get chance.

Title: Re: Welder
Post by: Old Cruser on June 27, 2014, 03:46:26 PM

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