Welding Aluminum using Mig wire n Butane Torch - November 19, 2009, 02:20 PM

[KrazyJak90]

thats not mig wire thats solder

[tangnatalaga]

@KrazyJak90 So you are accusing me of being a quack? lol Why would I lie like that?. If that had been solder I would not be able to work with it. Also it would not stick to aluminum. from the heat of that flame being so thin. The mig wire is hard to melt but since it is so thin it does. This actually work although it is not easy to do. Since the aluminum can is so thin and the surface area is small the flame actually melt it a bit so the mig wire would adhere. It is actually a form of weld.

[abw6969]

THIS IS NOT WELDING! Merely soldering.

[dvd0505]

thanks for the sharring. Can i use nomal gas torch to weld?

[JuniorTeddy1]

You are using MIG wire designed for aluminum right? Like 4xxx series welding wire you would use with argon and a spool gun?

[tangnatalaga]

@JuniorTeddy1 yes they are. Thin ones works best.

[tangnatalaga]

@JuniorTeddy1 yes, but it is very difficult to make it work. it doesnt work with certain aluminum.

[dharmesh111999]

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[trevordrury1]

If you pull you are not creating a gas shroud leaving the weld open to oxidisation

[tangnatalaga]

@fungusamogus. You need a torch for that or a welding machine

[robyzf4501]

nice, thanks for the tip great idea to use mig wire

[G30360]

Thanks for sharring this great tip!

[tangnatalaga]

@G3036 You are welcome.

[glotoniok]

nice,keep up the good works,

the good moral

[tangnatalaga]

tnx for the comment man. with the right equipment it is not that hard but a mig welder with argon gas is so expensive. those magnesium aloy rods are not cheap either. mig wire n butane torch is probably the cheapest way to repair aluminum.