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Posted by Ignoramus28822 on April 10, 2006, 6:31 am
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> Hows come you didn't mention what type of rod you used ??
The rod is called US Forge Aluminum, I bought it at Menards, our local
home improvement chain.
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>> Simply out of curiosity, I tried stick welding aluminum (1/8" pieces)
>> with DCEP, 100 amps, 1/8" electrode. I wanted to experiment.
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>> To my surprise, I learned that if I drag the rod carefully, along the
>> seam, I receive a workable weld that would be good enough for a garden
>> ornament at least (not that I would trust myself to, say, weld an
>> aluminum trailer or something).
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>> My only issue is electrode sticking to work too much. Maybe using a
>> strike plate would help?
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>> Also, could it be that a weld would look better than it is in reality
>> (ie, no sticking of metal together)?
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>> I am going to play with more aluminum scrap...
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> Hows come you didn't mention what type of rod you used ??