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Subject Author Date My Very First Aluminum Weld Bob La Londe 07-18-2008  PS: My Very First Aluminum Weld Bob La Londe 07-18-2008  PPS: My Very First Aluminum Weld Bob La Londe 07-18-2008  Last Time: My Very First Aluminum Weld Bob La Londe 07-18-2008  Re: Last Time: My Very First Aluminum Weld Ignoramus2031 07-19-2008  Re: Last Time: My Very First Aluminum Weld Bob La Londe 07-19-2008  Re: Last Time: My Very First Aluminum Weld SteveB 07-19-2008  Re: Last Time: My Very First Aluminum Weld Bob F 07-21-2008  Re: Last Time: My Very First Aluminum Weld Bob La Londe 07-21-2008  Re: Last Time: My Very First Aluminum Weld Bob F 07-23-2008  Re: Last Time: My Very First Aluminum Weld Bob La Londe 07-24-2008
Posted by Bob La Londe on July 19, 2008, 1:41 pm Please log in for more thread options > Bob, I think that it looks great. The most interesting part is to try > destructive testing to see how good the weld is in reality. Or just > cut it apart with a hacksaw. Or both. I beat the first one to death with a hammer. It held. Since my application for the little Ts is just as a light duty handle for something else, that's good enough for this application. I highly doubt any of them would hold pressure. If I was going to make pressurized Ts or even make a lot of these I would definitely add a small TIG welder to my arsenal. I may anyway, but the next thing I really want is a small 4wd loader. That's gonna take up my pocket money for a while unless I find a smoking deal on a good used one. Bob www.YumaBassMan.com Posted by SteveB on July 19, 2008, 3:16 pm Please log in for more thread options > Bob, I think that it looks great. The most interesting part is to try > destructive testing to see how good the weld is in reality. Or just > cut it apart with a hacksaw. Or both. > > i Pressuring it up would be best. It can take a lot to break it, but if the ability to hold pressure is important, it might fail. The ability to hold pressure would tell you a lot about the weld. Steve Posted by Bob F on July 21, 2008, 8:55 pm Please log in for more thread options > > It actually looks like my first guess at settings was about the best. Lower > power didn't work at all. I tried varying the gas flow rate, but 30CFM seems > to give about the best results. Is that really 30 cfm? I haven't used gas with my little mig yet, but that seems like a lot of gas. Posted by Bob La Londe on July 21, 2008, 10:56 pm Please log in for more thread options > >> >> It actually looks like my first guess at settings was about the best. >> Lower power didn't work at all. I tried varying the gas flow rate, but >> 30CFM seems to give about the best results. > > Is that really 30 cfm? I haven't used gas with my little mig yet, but that > seems like a lot of gas. No, my mistake. Meant CFH. Posted by Bob F on July 23, 2008, 3:39 pm Please log in for more thread options >> >>> >>> It actually looks like my first guess at settings was about the best. Lower >>> power didn't work at all. I tried varying the gas flow rate, but 30CFM >>> seems to give about the best results. >> >> Is that really 30 cfm? I haven't used gas with my little mig yet, but that >> seems like a lot of gas. > > No, my mistake. Meant CFH. I was hoping that was the case. Similar Threads Posted Aluminum tig weld appearance May 14, 2007, 8:58 pm fillet weld aluminum tig May 19, 2006, 1:53 am How to weld thin aluminum to thick aluminim ??? September 9, 2008, 6:16 pm Sell Aluminum Extrusion,Aluminum Profiles.Aluminum Manufacturers May 30, 2006, 11:05 pm Joining aluminum to aluminum mesh February 5, 2008, 12:12 am Aluminum March 6, 2008, 8:02 am welding aluminum ? March 21, 2007, 8:48 pm Gasless Aluminum MIG? February 23, 2008, 3:36 pm Tried aluminum welding rod April 15, 2006, 2:33 pm Welding Aluminum... May 24, 2006, 5:59 pm