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Post by tommyhnavix on Feb 7, 2012 20:49:17 GMT -5
Anyone have information about welding chainsaw parts? Aluminum, Mageneseum, or alloy of both?? Wonder if this stuff would work? www.aluminumrepair.com/ What have you used or tried? |
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Post by homeliteguy on Feb 11, 2012 19:48:57 GMT -5
tig welding works its difficult to master but thats what i use
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Post by dancbx on Feb 12, 2012 12:35:07 GMT -5
Long story, short yes. I have had a buddy of mine fix some white metal on an old golf cart, worked great, still holding after over 2 years. I did the fill the fill the hole in the soda can trick, that worked too. You need a lot of heat for thicker materials.
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Post by tommyhnavix on Feb 12, 2012 15:19:11 GMT -5
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Post by sugarcreeksaws on Feb 12, 2012 16:42:33 GMT -5
Hey Tommy, Here is your answer,.... www.aluminumrepair.com/Stuff works,...I use it alot. Just recently used it to fuse a cast aluminum light pole back together,....my dad backed into it and snapped it in half. After fixturing the pole so that I could get it to lay flat, I cleaned the break area and V'ed the break area. Heated it up with a Ox/acetylene torch, being careful not to get the entire area too hot, and flowed in the repair metal. Worked like a charm,....the pole is as strong as before. You can make sure you are not getting it too hot by constantly brushing the rod on the pole as you are heating it. DO NOT melt the rod with the flame,.....you want the action of you rubbing the rod on the base metal and the temperature of the base metal to melt the rod. This is critical as you will need the motion of the rod to "tin" the bonding surface,.....once the bonding surface is tinned, the remainder of the rod will adhere to what is there. This works due to the fact that aluminum melts at 1218 degrees Fahrenheit. This repair material melts at about 737 degrees Fahrenheit. It is easy to use, and you can fixture with steel to rebuild parts that have been broken and the pieces lost,.....I have done this many times,....the bonding material will stick to the aluminum you are repairing and not to the steel. Read up about it on the site,.....everyone should have this stuff. Talk to you soon! Joe |
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Post by tommyhnavix on Feb 12, 2012 17:08:27 GMT -5
Thanks for the info Joe  Will have to get some and try it. Have been saving pieces to practice on. Will post some pictures before and after. Tom |
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