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Posted by Dimi Shahbaz on February 5, 2008, 12:12 am
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Hi,
I'm wondering what the best way to do this is (I'm not a metal
worker). I have a spherical aluminum mesh, 3" in diameter, sliced in
half. I want to join the circular edge of one of these halves to a
piece of aluminum foil. In addition, the resulting merged unit must
be thermally stable, as it will be exposed to (relatively low) heat
when used (ie., no glues or adhesives). The joining itself will not
be under extreme stress or weight in use, so one or 2 joining spots
are enough, enough to keep it tacked in place.
Is there a welding (or other) process that can accomplish this?
Thank you
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Posted by Ernie Leimkuhler on February 5, 2008, 12:52 am
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> Hi,
>
> I'm wondering what the best way to do this is (I'm not a metal
> worker). I have a spherical aluminum mesh, 3" in diameter, sliced in
> half. I want to join the circular edge of one of these halves to a
> piece of aluminum foil. In addition, the resulting merged unit must
> be thermally stable, as it will be exposed to (relatively low) heat
> when used (ie., no glues or adhesives). The joining itself will not
> be under extreme stress or weight in use, so one or 2 joining spots
> are enough, enough to keep it tacked in place.
>
> Is there a welding (or other) process that can accomplish this?
>
> Thank you
Define "foil".
Low amperage pulsed TIG can do this, using a spike pulse.
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Posted by Phil on February 5, 2008, 8:51 am
Please log in for more thread options > Hi,
>
> I'm wondering what the best way to do this is (I'm not a metal
> worker). =A0I have a spherical aluminum mesh, 3" in diameter, sliced in
> half. =A0I want to join the circular edge of one of these halves to a
> piece of aluminum foil. =A0In addition, the resulting merged unit must
> be thermally stable, as it will be exposed to (relatively low) heat
> when used (ie., no glues or adhesives). =A0The joining itself will not
> be under extreme stress or weight in use, so one or 2 joining spots
> are enough, enough to keep it tacked in place.
>
> Is there a welding (or other) process that can accomplish this?
>
> Thank you
Pop rivets and big washers?
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Posted by Martin H. Eastburn on February 5, 2008, 11:15 pm
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Dimi Shahbaz wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm wondering what the best way to do this is (I'm not a metal
> worker). I have a spherical aluminum mesh, 3" in diameter, sliced in
> half. I want to join the circular edge of one of these halves to a
> piece of aluminum foil. In addition, the resulting merged unit must
> be thermally stable, as it will be exposed to (relatively low) heat
> when used (ie., no glues or adhesives). The joining itself will not
> be under extreme stress or weight in use, so one or 2 joining spots
> are enough, enough to keep it tacked in place.
>
> Is there a welding (or other) process that can accomplish this?
>
> Thank you
>
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Posted by on February 20, 2008, 1:13 pm
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Please discribe on how you would electroplate?
Thanks
Steve
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>
> I'm wondering what the best way to do this is (I'm not a metal
> worker). I have a spherical aluminum mesh, 3" in diameter, sliced in
> half. I want to join the circular edge of one of these halves to a
> piece of aluminum foil. In addition, the resulting merged unit must
> be thermally stable, as it will be exposed to (relatively low) heat
> when used (ie., no glues or adhesives). The joining itself will not
> be under extreme stress or weight in use, so one or 2 joining spots
> are enough, enough to keep it tacked in place.
>
> Is there a welding (or other) process that can accomplish this?
>
> Thank you