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General Forums => Air Speed Lounge => Topic started by: Matt on April 03, 2004, 10:20:18 PM
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I can't remember who was looking for this to be done, but what was the outcome?? I don't want to get anyones hopes up but we are having some demonstration at work this week for some new revolutionary aluminum welding technique, sounds like a torch is used to heat the substrate, then a special rod is used similar to stick or tig welding. Sounds pretty trick, will keep you posted.
Matt
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matt that was me ,thats fantastic!!
do you have any old moldings you could cut and try welding.
please let me know the outcome . thanks a million for keeping it in the back of your head.
if it works out will you be able too modifie a molding set for me?
thanks .jim martin
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the video the salesman supplied showed a guy welding a popcan together, with some practice perhaps moldings can be done. I'd love to try it though.
Matt
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That sounds cool, what was the name of the setup/supplier? Maybe my work \"needs\" one :)
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OK, heres the deal. The product is called HTS-2000, it is a fluxless welding rod, consisting of 9 different alloys, the main one being aluminum. Apparantly though they wont tell you what the other 8 are because of \"trade secrets\", but the msds says it is harmless.
you take a propane, butane, or oxy/acet torch and heat the repair area, placing the rod on the substrate you just heated, it begins to molten because it has a much lower melting point than aluminum. you spread it around the repair and as it cools it becomes way stronger than the aluminum.
the demo consisted of poking a hole in the bottom of a pop can, about a 3/16\" of an inch, she began to heat the bottom af the can, filled the hole, and when it cooled the pop can folded around the repair when we tested its strength.
very cool stuff but a bit pricey, she wanted $150 for a pound of welding rod.
the video showed repairing cracks in trannys, making new threads in a stripped part, repairing damaged a/c lines, etc, etc. it is also polishable, so doing those moldings would probably work out.
If my company buys some, I will secretly \"borrow\" a rod or two and try them out on moldings. or if interested I can give you contact information, and you can see the demo yourself.
Matt
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Send the info my way plz matt
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matt thats great !!!
pm'd you.
or post contact info here ,i'm interested for work and home.
thanks a million