Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.72] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP id 814644 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 21 Mar 2005 18:33:07 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.72; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050321233223.IZKA5558.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Mon, 21 Mar 2005 18:32:23 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 17:32:30 -0600 Message-ID: <012301c52e6e$40197e60$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0124_01C52E3B.F57F0E60" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0124_01C52E3B.F57F0E60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I just got my new Lincoln 185 TIG welder, I haven't tried aluminum yet. How is the 13b manifold material to weld? Easy if you're any good :-) The hardest thing I've had to weld was a thin (maybe .063) aluminum tube to a thick (1/2" or so) piece of manifold. It was impossible to keep from blowing through the relatively thin tubing. Eventually, I got it, but it was ugly. I had to re-do that later, and did some milling and grinding on the manifold to make sure the area I was welding was only about 1/8" thick. That helped a lot, and I wasn't too embarrassed by the results. I'm under the impression that a real welder wouldn't have had any problems with this at all. I've probably done more aluminum than anything, but I've done a few pieces of mild steel, and all the exhaust, which is 321 stainless. Everything is easier than aluminum, but at least it's doable for the average person with TIG, and some practice. Cheers, Rusty (delaying the inevitable even longer) ------=_NextPart_000_0124_01C52E3B.F57F0E60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

I just got my new Lincoln 185 TIG welder, I haven't = tried=20 aluminum yet. How is the 13b manifold material to weld?

Easy if you're any good = :-)  =20

The hardest thing I've had to weld = was a thin=20 (maybe .063) aluminum tube to a thick (1/2" or so) piece of = manifold.  It=20 was impossible to keep from blowing through the relatively thin = tubing. =20 Eventually, I got it, but it was ugly.  I had to re-do that later, = and did=20 some milling and grinding on the manifold to make sure the area I was = welding=20 was only about 1/8" thick.  That helped a lot, and I wasn't too = embarrassed=20 by the results.  I'm under the impression that a real welder = wouldn't have=20 had any problems with this at all. 

I've probably done more aluminum = than=20 anything, but I've done a few pieces of mild steel, and all the exhaust, = which=20 is 321 stainless.  Everything is easier than aluminum, but at least = it's=20 doable for the average person with TIG, and some=20 practice.  

Cheers,

Rusty (delaying the inevitable = even=20 longer) 

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