Anyone used this stuff? If so, howd you get on??
http://www.easyweld.com/index.cfm
This has been covered in quite a few threads recently, but under a few different names - basically it's good stuff and suprisingly strong. You can repair stripped threads, replace bits of broken castings and do all sorts of alloy joins.
Need to put a mounting plate on the bottom of a Pace dry sump tank. This would appear to be the answer as I dont have access to ali welding.
Interesting lookinf stuff - I was looking at making an ali steering wheel bracket - would it be strong enough for that sort of thing and can it be neatened up afterwards?
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Originally posted by StevieB
Interesting lookinf stuff - I was looking at making an ali steering wheel bracket - would it be strong enough for that sort of thing and can it be neatened up afterwards?
It's good stuff....
but- the workpiece must be pretty hot before you start "welding" (in fact its hot friction brazing). Large pieces you'ld need to heat
up first (sticking in the oven works well)...
The main problem is that aliminium is such a good conductor of heat the old "welds" will melt when you're making the new welds. So you
need to somehow fix things in position, do all the brazing then take off all the positioning things. EG if you had to Mig weld two plates at 90
degrees to another plate it would be a piece of pi$$. To do the same with Easyweld / Technoweld etc you'ld have to hold them in place with
temporary rivetted brackets.... Not insurmountable, you just need to plan ahead....
All the above wibbling aside it works very well, results in a strong finish and takes a thread very nicely..... With a the usual dremel attachments
you can achieve quite a neat appearance...
Do you think it would be good enough, to chop a zx9 sump, to cut a section out and re weld back together, might be worth looking into.
As Ben says it has its limitations when you are working on big bits of alloy, so I reckon chopping & welding a sump is really a job for a TIG. It would be ok to repair a hole or weld a small plate on I guess.
Well i am going to have a go at making an inlet manifold so - as long as the results aren't too embarrassing- i will post some piccies when
it's done
