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any tips? I have no clue.
L-Tec 225 mig
O/A torch
60 gal air comp
1/2 inch chuck floor drill press
grinders (make my welds look good)
every hand tool ever made
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I did some stick on AL about 20 years ago with poor results. I also welded some AL with a OA torch, that worked purity good. That said I am afraid that any help I could provide would be out of date, and blurred in my memory.
keith
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lot's
Current equipment;
3HP Speedair air compressor, Wilton drill press, Craftsman 10x36 lathe, 10 ton hydrolic press, Portaband band saw, OA torch, Small home brew CNC machine, powered by my 200PI
2 Longevity autodarking helmets
160d MIG
WeldAll 200PI
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Originally Posted by old97
yep....... dont...... tig or mig and even then you gonna have a difficult time with it. there are aluminum stick rods, ive used them and this is the brutal truth.... the welds laid down with aluminum stick rods are neither aesthetic, not structural.... not strong and i dont care what ya do, it AINT pretty
Torchmate 5 x 10 custom built CNC table
6 (each) Thermadyne 252i mig/ stick/ tig
Thermal Dynamics a-60 automated cutter
Thermal cutmaster 52 handheld cutter
'07 pro300 miller
'08 275 trailblazer miller
'99 250 trailblazer
12vs extreme suitcase feeder
2 (each) xr-a 50 foot push-pull feeders (for aluminum mig)
800 ton break
400 ton shear
MM350p
xmt 304
(do i REALLY need to keep going?)
nothing fancy, just a few hot glue guns for metal
www.sicfabrications.com
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nuff said, thank you
L-Tec 225 mig
O/A torch
60 gal air comp
1/2 inch chuck floor drill press
grinders (make my welds look good)
every hand tool ever made
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Did anyone try an acid wash on the Al after solvent cleaning AND pre-heating before using the aluminum rod?
rc
Longevity Stickweld 140 Lunchbox Baby!
Redi Arc & Craftsman AC boxes
200P 3 in 1
Harris gages/Victor & Smiths torches
101.07301 project
Large pile of saws & drills
Wheel barrow full a sanders N' grinders
truckloads of woodworking tools
the paint pumps, ladders and stuff
rock n mud tools & plumbin stuff
Lapidary thangs
mekanik tools
& I am a pathological liar and functional illiterate.
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acid wash after solvent cleaning? define solvent, and also define which acid your talking about, please?
i will dip the metal into caustic soda, then rinse in clean water then dip it again into sulfuric acid (for etching) then rinse then dip it again into an alodine solution and rinse again, then hit it with acetone and rubbing alcohol and a hand wire brush made of stainless steel and this would be a typical day for welding aluminum that has to meet nuclear specs at my shop............. that good enough?
Torchmate 5 x 10 custom built CNC table
6 (each) Thermadyne 252i mig/ stick/ tig
Thermal Dynamics a-60 automated cutter
Thermal cutmaster 52 handheld cutter
'07 pro300 miller
'08 275 trailblazer miller
'99 250 trailblazer
12vs extreme suitcase feeder
2 (each) xr-a 50 foot push-pull feeders (for aluminum mig)
800 ton break
400 ton shear
MM350p
xmt 304
(do i REALLY need to keep going?)
nothing fancy, just a few hot glue guns for metal
www.sicfabrications.com
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