Search found 9 matches

by blwilliams774
Thu Nov 14, 2019 10:00 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Building an aluminum radiator, any tips?
Replies: 15
Views: 4320

Re: Building an aluminum radiator, any tips?

What are you talking about when you say 6" aluminum saw blade? I mean a tungsten teeth saw blade designed for aluminium. I believe I've attached a pic of it. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191113/a19da7b7210c5d4272de4f1c599f40a4.jpg Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk I probably should no...
by blwilliams774
Wed Nov 13, 2019 2:59 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Building an aluminum radiator, any tips?
Replies: 15
Views: 4320

Re: Building an aluminum radiator, any tips?

What are you talking about when you say 6" aluminum saw blade?
by blwilliams774
Wed Nov 13, 2019 1:47 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Building an aluminum radiator, any tips?
Replies: 15
Views: 4320

Re: Building an aluminum radiator, any tips?

Regarding the core. Being a novice at building a custom radiator my first goal was to find a company that would sell me a core of the dimensions that would work for my needs. The Wizard CO. was the first to respond back from an email request for product information. I gave the dimensions of what I w...
by blwilliams774
Tue Nov 12, 2019 10:48 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Building an aluminum radiator, any tips?
Replies: 15
Views: 4320

Re: Building an aluminum radiator, any tips?

Took a while but I found the receipt for the core. Wizard cooling in New York. That's kinda close to Michigan. I poked around their site a bit on lunch at work . It doesn't state if they make the core in house or if they have a 3rd party make it for them. But it does say 100% US built so it's proba...
by blwilliams774
Mon Nov 11, 2019 11:54 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Building an aluminum radiator, any tips?
Replies: 15
Views: 4320

Re: Building an aluminum radiator, any tips?

Took a while but I found the receipt for the core.
Wizard cooling in New York.
That's kinda close to Michigan.
by blwilliams774
Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:25 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Building an aluminum radiator, any tips?
Replies: 15
Views: 4320

Re: Building an aluminum radiator, any tips?

This is actually what I do for a living I build all types of radiator and coolers etc. So what type of core did you get? Is it a bar and plate? Or tube and header. If it's a header type what type of header are you welding to a flat plate or is it a turn up that you can slide the tank into? Sent fro...
by blwilliams774
Sun Oct 20, 2019 11:22 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Building an aluminum radiator, any tips?
Replies: 15
Views: 4320

Re: Building an aluminum radiator, any tips?

Oscar wrote:4043 should be fine, unless the manufacturer of the core said otherwise. What did they say when you asked them? :D
Manufacture said let us build your radiator for you.
I said where is the fun in that??
by blwilliams774
Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:19 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Building an aluminum radiator, any tips?
Replies: 15
Views: 4320

Building an aluminum radiator, any tips?

Hello, I'm an relatively good tig welder. I have been TIG welding for 40+ years on a Lincoln 400 tig/stick machine. I modify a lot of aluminum radiators adding mounting tabs and such for off road cars and trucks. I have always tried to stay away from welding near the tanks as I did not want to possi...
by blwilliams774
Tue Jun 11, 2019 1:54 pm
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: Hello from sunny AZ
Replies: 1
Views: 398

Hello from sunny AZ

Hey everyone. My name is Bruce Williams. Believe it or not my middle name is Lee as well! I have been welding all of my adult life. I started learning basic gas and stick in high school back in the 60's My first welding machine was the red tombstone lincoln AC machine. I purchased a lincoln 300 tig ...