from the research I have been doing over the past week or two into welding, I would suggest that welding steel to steel (and doing it well) is not hard but just needs little practice, welding aluminum to aluminum will be more than difficult enough, welding aluminum to steel would be out of the question for the home hobbyist. And it should be noted that welding aluminum (and any form of arc welding for that matter) will release dangerous gases that need to be avoided with appropriate safety precautions. Sadly such precautions include significant ventilation, which typically means for us home hobbysists leaving the door open as we dont have extensive extraction fan systems, and the door open approach with a small breeze will blow away the shielding gas which allows you to weld in the first place! (if you're using a gas shielding welder) I've been looking into welding a fair bit recently because I am torn between building my next vehicle out of welded steel, or welded aluminum......the jury is still out.
________________________________ From: [email protected] on behalf of HV Sent: Fri 18/09/2009 12:00 PM To: R/C Tank Combat Subject: [TANKS] Re: Welding aluminum to steel I saw explosion welding done on TV once. Very impressive. I guess you're pressing the metals together with such force that the atoms have to mingle. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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