[Shop-talk] MIG welding Aluminum

[Mike Rambour]

 Have to agree, its only one fender this week and would be way cheaper 
and (no offense meant) probably better done to have it done by a pro but 
what fun is that ?  just tell yourself its only one fender TODAY who 
knows what you will need to weld tomorrow ! and all the money needed 
will be irrationally justified.  That is how I got both my MIG and my TIG. 

 For me, I was MIG'ing my Alu body back together and burning holes more 
than welding, so while it was only one body that I had to do today, I 
got a TIG and finished the job, about the only time the MIG gets used 
now is when I loan it to people for trailer work.  MIG on Alu. is not 
difficult but it is very different and I could not get the hang of it, 
got the TIG and it was so easy that I went back and tried to MIG it 
again and it was also easy.  I did not have a spool gun so I am fully 
aware of all the variation of "birds nests" that there can be, I would 
highly recommend a spool gun if it is in the budget.

    mike

Randall wrote:
>> but if it's just the one fender, even 2 is it worth the cost for the
>> equipment to
>> allow you to weld Al.?
>>     
>
> Blasphemy!  
>
> Everyone knows he who dies with the most tools wins!
> <G>
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> Randall
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