I also have had my attempts at ally welding with Mig. Even with the teflon liner it is crap for light sections. OK for bull bars etc but for fine use a Tig. Cheers Feral Errol ---------- From: Pete & Kath Liebig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Ally MIG welding Date: Sunday, November 05, 2000 19:19 Steve, A mate and myself tried this out awhile ago. We tried some of those disposable argon bottles you can get now using a WIA 150S. We have both done a bit of welding before and we had considerable trouble setting up the MIG for the job. In the end he got someone to TIG it for him. MIG doesn't seem that great for Ally work. Not enough control. The guys at work use it for doing the really heavy Ally sections, but everything else is TIG'd. You also should get a teflon lined handpiece/cable or you can have wire feed problems. BOC gasses (previously CIG) have some info available in MIG Ally welding if you want to give it a try. I personally wouldn't recommend it! PL -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Craig Overend Sent: Friday, 3 November 2000 12:07 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: welding You have to crank the wire speed and amperage up I was using about 150Amp I think on 3mm to get adequet penetration. To much amperage and the weld became pourous(holes). I tried it using BOC gases Argoshield 100 (all I had), the gas must have Helium in it because it leaves a black soot on the welds. You need pure Argon. I was able to get a decent weld but you need practice and be careful you dont warp it. I have been meaning to try pure Argon but my MIG's wire feed is causing me problems at the moment. Craig. > Greer wrote: > > List, > > Has anyone had experience with the aluminium welding wire that is > available for mig welders? > > Steve > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > No unauthorised redistribution of this email > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
