Correct Trooper- sorry if I had a typo somewhere. Jim
--- Trooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I believe he was talking about brake cleaner not > brake fluid. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Brian Knight > To: The Chevelle Mailing List > Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 10:16 PM > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] welding aluminum - > OY!! > > > No brake fluid. Don't use anything that may leave > a residue, this would defeat the purpose of > cleaning. > > Brian > > > Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 19:16:00 -0700 > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: chevelle-list@chevelles.net > > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] welding aluminum - > OY!! > > > > I've been using a stainless steel brush and > alcohol to > > clean the metal. Someone recommended brake > cleaner > > instead- is one better than the other? > > > > Jim > > > > --- Brian Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Too far for a house call! Dan is right, > cleaning is > > > very important. With AC tig, the current does > the > > > cleaning for you. If you use the braze method, > a > > > stainless wire brush will do the trick. Good > luck, > > > and feel free to ask any questions, I'm sure I > can > > > help. > > > > > > Brian > > > > > > > Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 18:58:04 -0700 > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To: chevelle-list@chevelles.net > > > > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] welding > aluminum - > > > OY!! > > > > > > > > Elkton, MD > > > > > > > > --- Brian Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You could get the rods from any welding > supply > > > > > house, maybe even a local auto parts > store. > > > Where > > > > > are you located? I've owned my welding > shop for > > > over > > > > > 20 years near Frankfort, KY. > > > > > > > > > > Brian > > > > > > > > > > > Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 18:44:20 -0700 > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > To: chevelle-list@chevelles.net > > > > > > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] welding > aluminum > > > - > > > > > OY!! > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the info, Brian- > > > > > > > > > > > > Alot of this stuff is new to me, just as > MIG > > > > > welding > > > > > > was when I learned how to do it. Would I > have > > > to > > > > > > order that stuff thru Eastwood? > > > > > > > > > > > > I've included a link to a pic of what > I'm > > > trying > > > > > to > > > > > > get welded together. See below: > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.btdt.hypermart.net/P1010094.JPG > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I would even be willing to pay someone > in the > > > area > > > > > to > > > > > > help me get this knocked out. I'm having > a > > > really > > > > > > tough time with it. > > > > > > > > > > > > Jim > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Brian Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For the material you're welding, tig > would > > > be a > > > > > much > > > > > > > better choice. Also, you can buy > standard > > > coated > > > > > > > electrodes and use them like you would > a > > > brazing > > > > > > > rod, with a torch. Much easier than > mig on > > > > > something > > > > > > > so thin. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Brian > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 16:27:43 -0700 > > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > To: chevelle-list@chevelles.net > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] welding > > > aluminum > > > > > - > > > > > > > OY!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yep, using 100% argon.. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jim > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Trooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jim, > > > > > > > > > You didn't mention your shielding > gas. > > > Are > > > > > you > > > > > > > > > using argon gas. If not you > > > > > > > > > should be. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Trooper > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > > > From: "J. Brady" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > To: "Chevelle Group" > > > > > > > <chevelle-list@chevelles.net> > > > > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 > 10:45 AM > > > > > > > > > Subject: [Chevelle-list] welding > > > aluminum - > > > > > OY!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > With my '66 I had to learn how > to MIG > > > weld > > > > > so > > > > > > > I > > > > > > > > > could > > > > > > > > > > redo the quarters, floors, and > other > > > misc > > > > > > > work. I > > > > > > > > > was > > > > > > > > > > able to pick it up relatively > easy, > > > and > > > > > have > > > > > > > been > > > > > > > > > > really thankful that I learned > the > > > trade. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > However, now I have to do some > > > aluminum > > > > > > > welding on > > > > > > > > > my > > > > > > > > > > Vette project, and let's just > say the > > > > > learning > > > > > > > > > > experience has been nowhere near > as > > > fun. > > > > > I'm > === message truncated ===
