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Post by '68SuperchargedLT1Camaro on Aug 26, 2005 10:29:48 GMT -5
Do any of you guys weld aluminum?
Raymond
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Post by Fire67 on Aug 26, 2005 14:59:52 GMT -5
I tried once, at a buddy's shop... All I managed to do was burn holes through the material. I guess I need to master steel first, cause I still suck at that.
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Post by metalbeast on Aug 28, 2005 10:06:10 GMT -5
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Post by 93yellowfbody on Sept 5, 2005 18:48:19 GMT -5
do you have the tools to weld?cause i can weld just have never done aluiminum,i know it's softer but all you have to do is take it slow.
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Post by AAron on Sept 5, 2005 23:18:19 GMT -5
it is a learned skill, i might be the one welding this years SAE formula car for Tech. and i need to practice
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Post by DocSpeed on Sept 6, 2005 0:29:24 GMT -5
I wish someone would teach me to weld aluminum, I can only stick weld.
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Post by Fasglas on Sept 6, 2005 16:26:24 GMT -5
I haven't welded much aluminum, but it's much harder to weld for several reasons. First it has to be very very clean. You have to set the machine up correctly for it (most of the time a TIG machine is used for aluminum welding on race cars). But the thing that really makes it hard to weld is there is a very narrow temp range you have to achieve to weld it. If you go over that temp range it will all melt and drop out.
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Post by Fasglas on Sept 6, 2005 16:40:08 GMT -5
do you have the tools to weld?cause i can weld just have never done aluminum,i know it's softer but all you have to do is take it slow. I have some good welding machines (Miller Syncrowave 351 TIG, Miller MP250 MIG and an acetylene torch), but I don't weld all that much. I mostly weld stuff on my own cars, but I did install a roll cage in a friends 95 Z28 and it turned out nice. |
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Post by lifb on Sept 9, 2005 9:21:55 GMT -5
it is a learned skill, i might be the one welding this years SAE formula car for Tech. and i need to practice I'm working on the SAE formula car too down here at UCF. Last year I heard we did horrible (29th place or somethin). I'm in charge of making the intake/exhaust. Crazyz28 |
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Post by AAron on Sept 9, 2005 13:37:16 GMT -5
we did worse. it was our first year and we got 89th i think
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Post by impaladave on Feb 2, 2006 17:33:27 GMT -5
I don't do it myself, but I own 2 miller square wave TIG machines and a 220 Aluminum MIG gun. What do you want to know, I can have my guy answer any questions you have.
Dave
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