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Re: MIG aluminum w/ C-25?

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Subject: Re: MIG aluminum w/ C-25?
From: Marc <smarc@smarc.net>
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 12:56:47 -0500

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Sounds like this would be a waste of time! I'm not going to to try it...

Thanks very much for the info!

Marc



Wayne wrote:
>
> At 11:04 AM 11/9/2005, Marc wrote:
>> I need to make 4 small welds on aluminum. I have a spool of alum wire 
>> for my MIG, but my shielding gas tank is 75% Argon / 25% Co2.
>> I was thinking about experimenting on some scraps with Alum & C-25, 
>> just wondering if anyone has BTDT? Will it work acceptably, or a 
>> waste of time?
>
> My buddy has a MIG setup.  He tried doing Al with C25 and it was 
> terrible!  An ugly oxidized splattered mess.  Not just ugly either, 
> but not a structurally sound weld.
>
> So he got a bottle of pure argon.  Much better results.  But feeding 
> Al wire down the hose is problematic.  When it would feed at all, the 
> feed was erratic making it difficult to get good welds.  That's why 
> they make "spool guns" -- but of course they're expensive too.
>
>    -Wayne

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