Tig Welder

[boblydon]

Anybody know a welder that may be able to tig weld the aluminium casings on my jet ski engine, or if anyone is selling a Tig Weder i would be interested in buying one
bob

 

[COD-O-MATIC]

You can hire them pretty cheap, had to hire a few in the past when we've had sets gone down. The hire price usually includes consumables.
If they are cast components, you may even need a pre-heating solution, not the easiest material to weld :-\

 

[boblydon]

thanks for the reply, will have a look at hiring.
Have used a tig before but will need practice as its been a while, just thought i have nowt to loose by trying

 

[mark]

armstrong engineering, bottom of westgate road where the bike shops are Bob. re-welded the ally casing on the box of an outboard for me a couple of years back and welded one of the fins back on. charged me 40 quid and made a canny job of it too considering it was some wierd aluminium alloy casting

 

[will90]

armstrong engineering, bottom of westgate road where the bike shops are Bob. re-welded the ally casing on the box of an outboard for me a couple of years back and welded one of the fins back on. charged me 40 quid and made a canny job of it too considering it was some wierd aluminium alloy casting

would go with them ^^^, its not the easiest of metals to weld! do not attempt if you havnt done it before.

 

[will90]

i will also have a word with someone tomorrow to see if he will do it. next to nothing if he will and only next to benton asda.

 

[boblydon]

Cheers lads thanks for the reply, have been to Armstrongs but the lad who may do it is on holiday for two weeks........not that i am in any great hurry, just thought i would ask the on here swell.
It would be quite an awkward fiddley job for someone to do though.

Hows life treating you Mark, not seen you on for a while.

Bob

 

[beachbuddy]

Cheers lads thanks for the reply, have been to Armstrongs but the lad who may do it is on holiday for two weeks........not that i am in any great hurry, just thought i would ask the on here swell.
It would be quite an awkward fiddley job for someone to do though.

Hows life treating you Mark, not seen you on for a while.

Bob

You will need to hire an AC tig inverter you can't weld Ali with a DC unit.if you were to mig weld it you would use cougar as the gas not argon like with the tig unit,hope this helps pal

 

[mark]

Cheers lads thanks for the reply, have been to Armstrongs but the lad who may do it is on holiday for two weeks........not that i am in any great hurry, just thought i would ask the on here swell.
It would be quite an awkward fiddley job for someone to do though.

Hows life treating you Mark, not seen you on for a while.

Bob

always looking in Bob. 7 days a week in the shop so not much time for owt nowadays

 

[boblydon]

thanks for the advice beachbuddy, did not think it could be welded with a mig, i have a mig welder with cougar gas bottle.

Good to here your ok Mark