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A case for Aluminum Welding?
On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:58:18 -0500, Ignoramus16961
wrote: On 2008-06-04, Gunner wrote: On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:33:29 -0500, Ignoramus16961 wrote: A garage sale mistake he http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/aluminum-wrench.jpg This is a 24" aluminum pipe wrench. If you look closely, you will see that this wrench has a crack on the left side that I did not notice. This seems to be a good case for trying to do aluminum welding for some good reason. So my question is, is welding of this wrench, a bad idea for any reason? Any idea what kind of aluminum these wrenches are made of? ****, groove it out, weld it up, hang a 6' snipe on it and do some chin ups. Have your son wack the pipe with a hammer a couple times for good measure. If it cracks again, try again. If it busts completly..you are out a few bucks and some practice time welding Alum. As to the other poster bitching about "next user" time bomb waiting to explode blah blah..it will be pretty ****ing obvious it was repaired at some time in the past and if they choose to use it while changing out a UFO refueling pipe fitting on top of a 4000 meter tall TV antenna (with no safety gear) over a school for crippled children..thats their problem, not yours. Gunner Since the biggest safety hazard is getting some scratches on knuckles (my own, this one is for myself), I think that I could take a bit of rick. The second pipe wrench I acquired was free from an acquaintance. I never did figure out how the original owner managed to break two inches off the outer end of the "handle". I just ground it smooth and drilled a new hole to hang it from a smaller nail. Gerry :-)} London, Canada |
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A case for Aluminum Welding?
On 2008-06-05, Gerald Miller wrote:
The second pipe wrench I acquired was free from an acquaintance. I never did figure out how the original owner managed to break two inches off the outer end of the "handle". I just ground it smooth and drilled a new hole to hang it from a smaller nail. Use of a pipe on the very end of the wrench? -- Due to extreme spam originating from Google Groups, and their inattention to spammers, I and many others block all articles originating from Google Groups. If you want your postings to be seen by more readers you will need to find a different means of posting on Usenet. http://improve-usenet.org/ |
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A case for Aluminum Welding?
Ignoramus16961 writes:
Use of a pipe on the very end of the wrench? This is properly called a "torque amplifier". |
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A case for Aluminum Welding?
On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:59:08 -0400, Gerald Miller
wrote: On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:58:18 -0500, Ignoramus16961 wrote: On 2008-06-04, Gunner wrote: On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:33:29 -0500, Ignoramus16961 wrote: A garage sale mistake he http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/aluminum-wrench.jpg This is a 24" aluminum pipe wrench. If you look closely, you will see that this wrench has a crack on the left side that I did not notice. This seems to be a good case for trying to do aluminum welding for some good reason. So my question is, is welding of this wrench, a bad idea for any reason? Any idea what kind of aluminum these wrenches are made of? ****, groove it out, weld it up, hang a 6' snipe on it and do some chin ups. Have your son wack the pipe with a hammer a couple times for good measure. If it cracks again, try again. If it busts completly..you are out a few bucks and some practice time welding Alum. As to the other poster bitching about "next user" time bomb waiting to explode blah blah..it will be pretty ****ing obvious it was repaired at some time in the past and if they choose to use it while changing out a UFO refueling pipe fitting on top of a 4000 meter tall TV antenna (with no safety gear) over a school for crippled children..thats their problem, not yours. Gunner Since the biggest safety hazard is getting some scratches on knuckles (my own, this one is for myself), I think that I could take a bit of rick. The second pipe wrench I acquired was free from an acquaintance. I never did figure out how the original owner managed to break two inches off the outer end of the "handle". I just ground it smooth and drilled a new hole to hang it from a smaller nail. Gerry :-)} London, Canada Too small a cheater to go down the handle (hit the pipe with a hammer and oval it out to make it fit) I actually saw a Rigid 48" pipe wrench busted off that way during my oil patch days. |
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A case for Aluminum Welding?
Richard J Kinch wrote: Ignoramus16961 writes: Use of a pipe on the very end of the wrench? This is properly called a "torque amplifier". In this case, they 'torqued off' the end of the handle. -- http://improve-usenet.org/index.html If you have broadband, your ISP may have a NNTP news server included in your account: http://www.usenettools.net/ISP.htm Sporadic E is the Earth's aluminum foil beanie for the 'global warming' sheep. |
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