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TIG Welding 6061 aluminum
What's that Lassie? You say that Randy fell down the old
rec.crafts.metalworking mine and will die if we don't mount a rescue
by Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:19:23 -0500:
On Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:36:10 GMT,
(dan) wrote:
What's that Lassie? You say that tnik fell down the old
rec.crafts.metalworking mine and will die if we don't mount a rescue
by Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:08:28 -0400:
On 8/30/2010 4:53 PM, Ignoramus24925 wrote:
I have two long aluminum bars 1/4 by 1 1/4, connected together in a
parallel configuration:
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(they form a knife handle that holds the tang of a knife, sandwiched
between them).
I need to weld them together with TIG and my question is how. Again,
6061, they are 1/4" thick. What filler is best to use and what
amperage. Should I use lanthanated?
i
If the material is butted together, you should just be able to fuse them
together. A bit of polishing when done and probably wont even be able to
tell they were welded.. If you need filler, then I would suggest the
same type of material.
You can't get 6061 filler rods. Use 4043 or 5356.
http://www.millerwelds.com/resources...calculator.php
that says to use 190-220 amps
Shouldn't need that much, just to hold 'em together.
6061 CANNOT be welded without adding filler rod. I have the magizine
article at home. That's why there is no such thing as 6061 filler
rod.
Thank You,
Randy
Yah. I know. That's why I said above to use 4043 or 5356.
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