EDIT: Added a new quick intro that I made this evening to my previous video and reposted it with it. If yall like it, or even if you hate it, let me know. Thanks
I shot this a couple days ago at work making a dedicated fuel cell for a nitrous car. I got pretty decent fitup so no filler wire was required. I was using a CK gas saver pyrex gas lens setup (not my favorite gas lens but great for videos) and just thought I would share it here. I'll post more videos and get more in detail about the settings I used and such. I know its not perfect but if you have any pointers on my technique feel free to comment.
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Some say you shouldnt fuse without filler on alu but I've made a few joints like this in 4 mm alu, without puls though.
I like what you just showed, please also post a pic of the finished joints.
I would guess you are about 100-120 amps on 3-4 mm thickness.
I like what you just showed, please also post a pic of the finished joints.
I would guess you are about 100-120 amps on 3-4 mm thickness.
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You could post more vid with more info for .Myself, I like to see others techniques to help improve my welding.
Thanks for the time taken to film/post.
Thanks for the time taken to film/post.
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Ballpark of my settings would be: .090" (dont know the mm) Maximum amperage around 225 but was just feathering the pedal. I had the pulse at 35% Background and 35% on time at a 1.2 pulses per second pulse. I had about 200-250 hz frequency, and 70% DCEN.AndersK wrote:Some say you shouldnt fuse without filler on alu but I've made a few joints like this in 4 mm alu, without puls though.
I like what you just showed, please also post a pic of the finished joints.
I would guess you are about 100-120 amps on 3-4 mm thickness.
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I just got my camera setup and this was my 2nd attempt. I will put some time into making some more videos at home with settings spelled out, more pictures, and some instructions.rick9345 wrote:You could post more vid with more info for .Myself, I like to see others techniques to help improve my welding.
Thanks for the time taken to film/post.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, But aluminium is hot short, meaning weak when hot, so if it doesn't crack when its hot, It'll be right....right?
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Well it is extremely prone to cracking if you let it cool too rapidly. I always have to taper off my amperage and add filler metal at the end of these welds to avoid cracking. Ill have a video up soon showing all of this and explaining the different tendencies of aluminum. As for hot short I am not sure but that sounds right.weldin mike 27 wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong, But aluminium is hot short, meaning weak when hot, so if it doesn't crack when its hot, It'll be right....right?
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Thanks for taking the time to message mate, obviously, the old adage rings true, You can't argue with results.
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