Help with aluminium welding

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    smitty88 Well-Known Member

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    NO PROBLEM GABINO
    smitty88, Jan 16, 2013
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    Gabino Active Member

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    Well..today I ordered 15 rod for 55 euros. What's the price in your county?
    Gabino, Jan 17, 2013
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    smitty88 Well-Known Member

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    Gabino i normally bum some rods of my brother
    but a box of a 100 me thinks 120 euros
    smitty88, Jan 17, 2013
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    Mr. Perry Active Member

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    Hint Gabby, just after welding throw into the water bucket. If it don't break; good weld! That;s is what I used to do. Still do the same for the ponies now, Real ponies, 14 hands and under. To many aluminum bars on the market to weld nowdays....
    Mr. Perry, Jan 17, 2013
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    smitty88 Well-Known Member

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    do you not feel better jaye making a pair of anything?
    smitty88, Jan 17, 2013
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    Gabino Active Member

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    Thanks for the trick,Jaye.
    John,I could be fly to Ireland, meet you and your grandaughter,buy the rod and I could save money yet !!!
    I can't find nothing here at Spain. In the store, 2 rod costs 5 euro. My price is a goods on offer. When I get them,I will show. It looks the rod are a spanish mark or Durafix. You know them?
    Gabino, Jan 17, 2013
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    i will ask my brother the name of the rods
    he is the master when it comes to welding anything
    smitty88, Jan 17, 2013
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    david a hall Moderator

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    One rod will weld a lot of shoes, you only need a 3 cms
    david a hall, Jan 18, 2013
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    Shoulder can't take it John, been that way for years. It's bone on bone now. Surgery is in my near future.
    Mr. Perry, Jan 18, 2013
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    david a hall Moderator

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    Just a couple of pics from today
    pic 1 is the flux and the wire
    pic2 is the shoe in the fire at an angle, the wire turns into a ball and flows into the scarf.
    pic 3 just push together and hold till cool.

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    david a hall, Jan 18, 2013
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    Gabino Active Member

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    David,do you hit the weld or push with the hammer only?
    Gabino, Jan 18, 2013
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    david a hall Moderator

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    Just push Gabino
    david a hall, Jan 18, 2013
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    I'm desesperated. The electrodes for electric welder don't work. The durafix weld cracks if are forged.Tomorrow I will order Aliweld flux and I will try.
    Gabino, Jan 27, 2013
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    Gabino Active Member

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    First try with Aliweld. At least,it was welded.The next times, I hope it will better.

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    Gabino, Jan 30, 2013
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    smitty88 Well-Known Member

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    it dont look welded Gabino
    smitty88, Jan 30, 2013
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    Gabino Active Member

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    It's welded,but the weld is coarse. No worry..like the wolf said to little pigs, "I will blow and will blow.."
    Gabino, Jan 30, 2013
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    smitty88 Well-Known Member

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    dont let it droppppp
    smitty88, Jan 30, 2013
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    Gabino Active Member

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    No.I want to get good welds. I will practice more.

    Thanks to all for the good advices.
    Gabino, Jan 30, 2013
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    Gabino Active Member

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    Well,welll..I'm glad today..finally it look I got welding. Eurekameza !!
    Thanks to all for your good advices.
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    Gabino, Jan 31, 2013
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    Its very exciting when it welds :D
    david a hall, Jan 31, 2013
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