We did mine with argoshield and normal mig wire. Dad just simply put the bracket flush on a piece of aluminium plate welded a huge ball of weld on the hole. I grinded it flush after that and even drilled right on the edge of the hole. No worries at all.
Daniel Kroehn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 6:52 PM Subject: Re: welding woes > Andrew, > > I'm pretty sure it isn't cast, i'd be inclined to say it is alloy(like Chris > suggested). If it is alloy, would i need to use different gas or simply get > different wire? > > It just pools up when welding on flat surfaces on the bracket. This weld can > then be knocked off with a few taps of the hammer. I'm not really keen on > having to get a different gas(more $$$). Is there any other way? ie just get > the aluminium wire? > > cheers, > Adam > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Denniss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 6:23 PM > Subject: Re: welding woes > > > > Adam it I would say your trying to weld cast iron- steel if you grind it > does it > > spark funny as in a dull red?? It is a pain to weld don't know if you can > get > > special mig wire for it. i do know you can oxy-braze it but need special > wire. > > When welding does it melt into it at all or just pool up?? I do quite a > bit of > > welding at work mainly mild steel and a bit of gal its a pain to weld too > you need > > a different gas for galvanized. > > > > Cheers Andrew > > > > Chris Simpson wrote: > > > > > Im no welding expert but i think you'll find that the brackets are not > > > steel but an alloy, so you'll need to use alumium wire for the mig, > others > > > will no doubt be able to tell you more > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > Adam Jackson writes: > > > > > > > i'm having problems welding up/filling the bolt holes in the > skyline/pintara > > > > rear brake bracket. I can fill the holes no worries, but can also > knock the > > > > weld out with ease too. The weld doesn't seem to be sticking?? I've > tried > > > > drilling holes in other materials then filling up the holes and there > is no > > > > way on earth i could knock the weld out. > > > > > > > > I'm thinking that it maybe something to do with the material the > bracket is > > > > made out of??? This is really annoying as i've welded and rewelded > with > > > > different settings a million times all with the same results. > > > > > > > > THe welder i'm using is on the link below(cigweld Transmig 130 twin > using > > > > gas) > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.cigweld.com.au/pages/images/product/welding/023.pdf > > > > > > > > ANy help or suggestions as to what i am doing wrong would be greatly > > > > appreciated. > > > > > > > > cheers, > > > > Adam > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
