- 1. meek MIG melting aluminum? (score: 1)
- Author: "Mark J. Bradakis" <mjb@autox.team.net>
- Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 19:07:19 -0700
- Lately I've been welding up miscellaneous brackets, mountings, exhaust hangers and such with my little MIG welder. Its a Craftsman 85 amp model my wife gave me for my birthday or Christmas some numbe
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- 2. Re: meek MIG melting aluminum? (score: 1)
- Author: BSHolden@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 22:52:47 EST
- -- -- It has been my experience that power is a factor secondary to materials (wire, gas and wire liners) to cleanliness of the material to be welded and technique. I am sure that your welder could h
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- 3. Re: meek MIG melting aluminum? (score: 1)
- Author: shiples@comcast.net
- Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 20:21:49 -0800
- I've heard that it is very difficult to get aluminum wire to feed even with the special liners. The only person I saw use a Mig to weld aluminum paid about 2K for a Miller with a spool gun. Steve Shi
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- 4. Re: meek MIG melting aluminum? (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net>
- Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 02:00:30 -0500
- It's possible to weld aluminum with a compact mig. 85 amps might be a bit low powered. You do need some special equipment. A teflon liner for the feed, proper rollers on the feed mechanism (U shaped,
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