You can MIG aluminum, you just need the correct spool of welding rod.
-Chad Sullivan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kristian Hoffmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Nicholas Crego" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: CRX: Welders
> I'm pretty sure you need a TIG welder to weld aluminium. Probably not
> cheap or easy to get.
>
> -Kristian
>
>
> On Sat, 7 Dec 2002, Nicholas Crego wrote:
>
> > I've decided that it's time to add a new toy to my tool collection. I
> > need a welder. I just don't know what kind I need. I would want to be
> > able to weld steel, and possibly aluminum, up to half an inch thick. It
> > seems like a handy thing to be able to do, since I keep paying shops
> > money to do it for me. So the question is, what do I need? I've seen Arc
> > welders, and Mig welders. I'd be using it to do work on my car, and a
> > lot of other things. I have someone who is experienced to teach me how
> > to use it, so that's not a concern.
> >
> > -------------------------------------------
> > Nicholas Crego
> > Yellow Y-49 88 CRX Si
> > 1966 C-150F 8046S
> > Single and Multi Engine Instrument Pilot, Certificated Flight Instructor
> >
> >
> >
>
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