You can MIG it, they make special spool guns for it since it's hard to push aluminum wire through the MIG "tube" for 10' Tom "Can't afford a spool gun" Lum On Jul 14, 2009, at 8:32 PM, Doug Conn wrote:
> > I always understood that you could not MIG weld aluminum. Is that > correct ? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected] > ] > On Behalf Of Frank Pittelli > Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 8:16 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [TANKS] Re: 7 TP > > > Gregory Pwneror wrote: >> TIG welders certainly make much nicer welds than MIGs, but how much >> harder is it to use comparatively to a MIG? > > Actually, weld beauty depends more on the person doing the welding > than > the type of welder being used. You can lay down some very nice > looking > welds with a MIG welder if you have a steady hand and you can lay down > some truly ugly welds with a TIG welder if you don't have a steady > hand > (and foot). > > TIG takes a lot longer to learn how to do it properly. > > Frank P. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
