In need of Ali welder
Submitted by greatrex on Mon, 2015-02-23 16:21
Hi there is anyone/ does anyone know a good Ali welder had a support bar on the t top of the boat crack on the weekend. Preferably mobile and the boats in claremont. Cheers in advance
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TAPOUT
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Looks stainless to me mate
Looks stainless to me mate
Vinesh87
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That would be one heavy t top
That would be one heavy t top haha. Its polished/brushed ally!
holth
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Not sure a reweld will do.
Not sure a reweld will do. Looks pretty thin gauge and its only going to make it brittle and prone to cracking again. nay need to be sleeved. Whats the shit on the welds.
grantarctic1
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Agree
Agree with holth, would need some material added to so it wouldnt do it again. Not many people do mobile alloy welding cause of atmosphere problems messing with the welds.
The guys at Marineline (www.google.com.au/url ) do a great job and i have used them a few times over the years.
grantarctic1
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PS
PS: As for the stuff on the welds, I would say they used a different grade of alloy filler rods ( or wire ) to join the tube. Looks like the weld is a lower grade alloy than the tube and thats why it is showing corrosion.
sea-kem
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Stress cracking, usually due
Stress cracking, usually due to undercut on the weld. Definitely needs to be sleeved as the parent material is now fatigued.
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