Tig welding thin aluminum

[PontiacRacer]

Thanks Craig, I tried a red tungsten sharpend to a point and had good results. I measured up the material it's only .030. I only had 1/16 filler rod at the time, its alittle to big for what I'm trying to do, I'll have to get something smaller. Your catch can came out good. I also looked at the other pictures, did you do all the cage work too?

Yes, first cage ever. It was quite a project. I'm glad its done. Now if I can just finish up my list of "winter projects" on the car I can get it back to the track.

Craig

[ant1277]

Yes, first cage ever. It was quite a project. I'm glad its done. Now if I can just finish up my list of "winter projects" on the car I can get it back to the track.

Craig

Hey Craig, did you make the cage or was it a kit? If it was a kit who did you get it from? It came out really good. I would like to get back to the track also. I have been sitting out a few years, home renovationstill not done. What class are you running? I bracket race and run Super Street. Island Dragway,Englishtown,Atco and Maple Grove are the tracks in my area.

[Laiky]

Hey Craig, did you make the cage or was it a kit? If it was a kit who did you get it from? It came out really good. I would like to get back to the track also. I have been sitting out a few years, home renovationstill not done. What class are you running? I bracket race and run Super Street. Island Dragway,Englishtown,Atco and Maple Grove are the tracks in my area.

If your refering to Island Dragway on Long Island, it is no more!

[ant1277]

If your refering to Island Dragway on Long Island, it is no more!

Island Dragway in Great Meadows, New Jersey.

[PontiacRacer]

Hey Craig, did you make the cage or was it a kit? If it was a kit who did you get it from? It came out really good. I would like to get back to the track also. I have been sitting out a few years, home renovationstill not done. What class are you running? I bracket race and run Super Street. Island Dragway,Englishtown,Atco and Maple Grove are the tracks in my area.

Nope, started with a pile of 20' sticks of tubing, a bender, notcher and the TIG. The cage that was in it before was a kit deal from S&W I think that was installed by the previous owner and was 1/2 the reason I cut it out. It fit terrible and the welds were awful. The car is being set up to run the local heads up True 10.5 or Outlaw 10.5 classes.

Craig

[weldthis]

ARE you grinding the tung to a clean point and reverse zapping a ball?

[PontiacRacer]

ARE you grinding the tung to a clean point and reverse zapping a ball?

I've heard of doing that but never tried it. I just grind it to a sharp point then barely touch the tip to the sander to knock the point off very slightly.

Craig

[Craig in Denver]

Just to clarify for others: Ball a green tungsten. Actually, it will ball itself in an inch or so.

All(?) others are ground to a point (and truncated) and will hold that point while welding.