Search found 7 matches
Search found 7 matches
· Page 1 of 1
- by jethro
- Tue Oct 25, 2016 10:38 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: super cleaning alum. casting ?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1627
Re: super cleaning alum. casting ?
I understand the idea of heating it in the BBQ---- however once the oil gets hot it starts oxidizing and turning to carbon and it might lodge in the pores and then become impossible to remove. I like the idea of boiling water and a soap solution...... If I turn the oil into carbon it will be like th...
- by jethro
- Tue Oct 25, 2016 2:19 am
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Question on TIG welding/annealing 4140
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2312
Re: Question on TIG welding/annealing 4140
I used to see my dad anneal high carbon tool steels by heating them to a dull red and then quickly burying the part in the center of a bucket of powdered lime. The lime forms a heat proof insulating material which is a make shift substitute for being in a heat treating oven set to slowly ramp down. ...
- by jethro
- Tue Oct 25, 2016 1:46 am
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: best way to get rid of zinc/galvanized coating? to tig weld
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1799
Re: best way to get rid of zinc/galvanized coating? to tig w
I use lime away--- I guess a less strong acid than muratic....
- by jethro
- Tue Oct 25, 2016 1:36 am
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Really need help with aluminum tig butt welds. Pics attached
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2466
Re: Really need help with aluminum tig butt welds. Pics atta
OH- ps..... Try fileing the edges of the aluminum with a fine file ( aluminum only file) File them so smooth that you cant see ANY texture. should look all most polished. your backside looks a little dirty. (like the bears on the toiletpaper commercial :lol: ) Any texture AT ALL left in the edges le...
- by jethro
- Tue Oct 25, 2016 1:30 am
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Really need help with aluminum tig butt welds. Pics attached
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2466
Re: Really need help with aluminum tig butt welds. Pics atta
When I was in school --- I got into the habit of cutting pieces for practice that were like 1 by 3 inches--- just to keep from wasting material and so I could do a bunch in one cutting.(was 1/8 or 3/32) What I later understood---- was that small of a part is overheated by the time you have done a si...
- by jethro
- Tue Oct 25, 2016 12:59 am
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: source for 1 lb. of 4943 ?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 435
source for 1 lb. of 4943 ?
has anyone found a source for 1 or 2 lb. containers of the new 4943 filler ?
(or also the 4047 either)
It would corrode before I used 10 lbs. ......
Thanks,
Tim
(or also the 4047 either)
It would corrode before I used 10 lbs. ......
Thanks,
Tim
- by jethro
- Tue Oct 25, 2016 12:56 am
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: super cleaning alum. casting ?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1627
super cleaning alum. casting ?
I have a critical weld to make on an aluminum casting. It is about 90 years old. It has been saturated with oil and fuel for most of that time. It has several cracks through it that need to be repaired. I am thinking that the cleaner the casting can be made to be-- the easier the welding and the mor...
Search found 7 matches
· Page 1 of 1
Jump to
- Introductions & How to Use the Forum
- ↳ Welcome!
- ↳ Member Introductions
- ↳ How to Use the Forum
- ↳ Moderator Applications
- Welding Discussion
- ↳ Metal Cutting
- ↳ Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- ↳ Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
- ↳ Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
- ↳ Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- ↳ Welding Certification - Stick/Arc Welding, Tig Welding, Mig Welding Certification tests - Welding Tests of all kinds
- ↳ Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
- ↳ Product Reviews
- ↳ Fuel Gas Heating
- Welding Tips & Tricks
- ↳ Video Discussion
- ↳ Wish List
- Announcements & Feedback
- ↳ Forum News
- ↳ Suggestions, Feedback and Support
- Welding Marketplace
- ↳ Welding Jobs - Industrial Welding Jobs - Pipe Welding Jobs - Tig Welding Jobs
- ↳ Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade Used Welding Equipment
- Welding Resources
- ↳ Tradeshows, Seminars and Events
- ↳ The Welding Library
- ↳ Education Opportunities