2XS
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Post by 2XS on Jan 26, 2007 9:38:45 GMT -4
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Post by ©Big6™ on Jan 26, 2007 9:42:40 GMT -4
Very Pretty...Bling Bling  |
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Post by Dr. Burkeee on Jan 26, 2007 11:16:04 GMT -4
Looks nice! MIG welded aluminum?
Paul
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Post by itsakeeper on Jan 26, 2007 16:48:27 GMT -4
strange looking shape??
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Creepy
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Post by Creepy on Jan 26, 2007 17:27:04 GMT -4
he's prob trying to jam a 1ton rear axle in and keep it low
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Post by projectnightmare on Jan 26, 2007 17:27:08 GMT -4
nice nice nice. I'd like to see installed pics when you are done.
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justajeep
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Post by justajeep on Jan 26, 2007 17:48:33 GMT -4
Looks nice! MIG welded aluminum? Paul It's tig welded, I didn't think my welds looked bad enough to be mistaken for mig!  It was new aluminum, and I cleaned where I was going to weld, but still had trouble with contamination. My tig will clean as you weld, but makes it hard to have continuous pretty welds. Strong is more important than pretty though. |
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Bobbyxj
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Post by Bobbyxj on Jan 26, 2007 18:03:34 GMT -4
very very nice
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Post by Dr. Burkeee on Jan 26, 2007 18:22:58 GMT -4
It's tig welded, I didn't think my welds looked bad enough to be mistaken for mig! It was new aluminum, and I cleaned where I was going to weld, but still had trouble with contamination. My tig will clean as you weld, but makes it hard to have continuous pretty welds. Strong is more important than pretty though. Lol, sorry, I didn't mean to be insulting. I'm no master tig'r on aluminum, much harder to do than steel. And its too expensive to practice much. What alloy is it? Do you have a dedicated set of Al only cleaning tools? Have you got a balance controlable squarewave machine? Using pure tungsten or a fancy ceriated or something? Don't mind me, just trying to pick your brain a bit.  Paul |
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Post by justajeep on Jan 26, 2007 18:44:50 GMT -4
I've got a Lincoln Squarewave 175. It uses a 3/32 2% thoriated tungston electrode for all welding. The aluminum was 6061 T651, and yes I have cleaning tools just for al. It wasn't bad, just enough to be a bit of a pain.
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Post by Dr. Burkeee on Jan 26, 2007 19:11:14 GMT -4
Try a pure tungsten or a 2% ceriated electrode. Thoriated tungstens don't work well on AC because the tip deteriates during the cleaning half of the cycle and can contaminate the weld. Did you notice any arc wondering?
Paul
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