Op has not been back for 5 days now. Another possibility I thought about is it could just be someone starting an account to troll people here. Post up some ridiculous thing and see what solutions people come up with, knowing full well virtually anyone who welds aluminum would rarely if ever see som...

After you repair it, tell them a little preventive maintenance ( Oil it regularly ) goes a long way to never having to re-weld it again.

it looks cold. (keep in mind its a photo and things look different in real life). do not be afraid of high amps. you can always throttle back if you need to. Definitely cold. Bump up the amps! Travel speed looks very good. Damn guys! Thank goodness I gots me a Tig finger. The square tubing was alre...

The early welds were a great illustration showing a need to clean the parts first. You had more crap and contamination than you could shake a stick at. That compounds heat issues. Cracks need a place to start, and dirt supplies that start splendidly. I say all this in case you thought your part cle...

I almost bought the 125 off Amazon but a quick call to my LWS found I was able to get an 80 for way less, got my face known, and supported my local guy.

If you do a lot of welding, I would buy 2 80s so if you're in the middle of a job and the tank runs dry you can swap it out and finish the job.

"How much weight do those brackets have to hold? If it is anything significant I probably wouldn't weld those. "

I would agree 1000%. That's got bad written all over it.

My not at all professional opinion.

Update on implementing your guys recommendations: Cut back on flow to 8 LPH Put up slope and down slope at 0 as I read in another thread that can affect pedal response on the Primeweld.....IT DOES Cut amps to 135 cut Hrz to about 60 cut cleaning back as well Used 5356 filler 3/32 Things went way bet...

Hmm. OK. Yeah, in hindsight, probably had the torch leaned over too far. I'll correct that. Gas flow...thought the rule of thumb was 2x the cup size. I'll back it down to 10. Considering backing down voltage to 130. Used that setting previously and seemed to do OK. That may let me catch up and not h...

Got some torch time today. Had 2 - 3" wide x 1/8 thick scraps of aluminum laying around. Primeweld 225 100% argon - 15 lph # 6 regular cup 3/32 - 2% lantholated 140 amps - full pedal A/C 3/32 4043 filler 65% ish cleaning Had issues. My tungsten seemed to round off rather quickly. Also, my fille...

That escalated quickly

If I get it to play with...yes.

JB Weld?

I like it!

Project is in a holding pattern due to weather. Will have to disassemble the unit outside. I'm leaning towards using 1 1/2 angle on the bottom and doing a lap joint. That will give a strong corner and something to solid to bolt thru to hold it down. Otherwise it'll only be .063. Don't need it cracki...

$25 !! Sheesh. Like I said, might be nice to practice on. My biggest concern was having the handle re-break off when the skillet is full. It's my understanding we don't really weld it...it's more kinda like a glue. .....albeit a strong glue.

Thanks for the link. That led me right into this one:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQN_yz-4Hhg Gonna do a hybrid of you guys' responses.....I think I'll tell him to keep an eye out for another but to give me that one to work on. If it is a success, then he'll have 2. If not....nothing lost as it w...

Got a call from a friend. Seems he dropped his Lodge 12" cast iron fry pan. Broke the handle off and thinks he put a hairline crack up the side..... Not an uncommon issue with cast fry pans. So, can I tig it? Will welding the handle back on be strong enough? Pan all by itself is quite heavy. Un...

If one doesn't have an oven to store their 7018 in, is one of those Rod Guard tubes a reasonable second?

Is that the new S380 CPS?

I have one on order and am getting antsy to try it.

No. No specific material required. It's just gonna box in the far end of a tray. Basically just to keep stuff from rolling off the back and the sides at the back. He already has the aluminum sheets so I need to make it work. Plan B is to weld the bottom foot on. Plan C would be to weld / bolt it to ...

I like the idea of having it mobile. More flexibility for longer pieces. Will also make cleaning up around it much easier.

It is T6

Looks like you have a LOT to cut. Any way you slice it i t's gonna be a long day.

Gotta go to plan B. Maybe weld the 1 1/2 foot on the bottom? Then do a corner joint rather than a lap?