Subject	I am no US weld expert but have experience.
Posted by	RSR on September 15, 2006 at 2:30 PM
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In Reply To	I'm working on a little idea of mine for a new part... posted by ZEngineer on September 15, 2006 at 02:12 PM
Message	Previous experience suggest that parts have to be of similar material, though all of my experience is with plastics. Someone with more US weld knowledge may know whether that applies to metals.
Follow Ups	I'm working on a little idea of mine for a new part... - ZEngineer 14:12:07 09/15/06 What are YOU cookin up? (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 14:20:33 09/15/06 teflon tape? (n/m) - Jmartz 14:24:43 09/15/06 I'm really looking to fuse the 2 parts together somehow - ZEngineer 14:28:45 09/15/06 You can't "weld" two dissimilar metals because - Jmartz 14:31:28 09/15/06 We weld millions of electronic components a day that have - Zirvana 14:35:40 09/15/06 I stand corrected. - Jmartz 14:41:04 09/15/06 You are correct though in regards to the concern about - Zirvana 14:53:11 09/15/06 I'm not sure about that... - ZEngineer 14:42:45 09/15/06 2nd...plus i have seen bronze welded to steel (n/m) - Atl300zxTT 14:43:23 09/15/06 I'd be surprised if there is a way to weld... - RSR 14:31:50 09/15/06 Hey Ryan, - ArubaDave 15:00:54 09/15/06 I am no US weld expert but have experience. - RSR 14:30:19 09/15/06 wow, you candians go through a lot of work just to make a - spyhunterTT(nj) 14:33:50 09/15/06 LOL, aluminum would be bad news for that purpose too... (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 14:54:12 09/15/06 wouldnt it be easier to find a steel plug or alum. tube? (n/m) - Atl300zxTT 14:34:13 09/15/06 of course it would be, but then where's the challenge? :) - ZEngineer 14:36:35 09/15/06 www.weldingweb.com is a great welder's forum (n/m) - Atl300zxTT 14:42:51 09/15/06 I'd consider interference fit with heating the outside part - Zirvana 14:44:46 09/15/06 that's actually a great idea, but I've tried it, it failed - ZEngineer 15:26:51 09/15/06 Often it takes multiple tries to get a new technique figured - Zirvana 16:35:59 09/15/06 JB-Weld. (n/m) - Barry'z (NJ) 14:49:11 09/15/06 I always keep some of that stuff on hand. - robo (sebring1970) 18:17:36 09/15/06 Darn, I put the hyphen in the wrong spot. - Barry'z (NJ) 20:43:19 09/15/06 Does it need to be able to withstand much temperature? - Scotts94z32 14:54:17 09/15/06 Oh, what type of steel? You might be able to LASER Beam - Scotts94z32 15:05:06 09/15/06 I have either s/s 304-L or 305 at my disposal - ZEngineer 15:13:43 09/15/06 Weld the pipe shut and then drill and tap it for the plug. (n/m) - boileralum 15:20:00 09/15/06 Sorry I'm late. ;) There is no way to weld aluminum - CaliguyPurdue 15:55:58 09/15/06 ok, back to the drawing board... (n/m) - ZEngineer 16:29:40 09/15/06 If i knew more I could help but something tells me - CaliguyPurdue 16:37:27 09/15/06 Not if you bust out some tertiary phase diagrams... - CaliguyPurdue 16:43:14 09/15/06 Good god that sounds complicated. (n/m) - ZJeweler 16:42:31 09/15/06 Wait a minute, why not an o-ring and ID snap ring? - CaliguyPurdue 17:00:06 09/15/06 That's what I was thinking, o-ring or self energized - Brad(RI) 17:12:32 09/15/06 another good idea, I'll see if it's dimensionally feasible. (n/m) - ZEngineer 17:17:49 09/15/06 which dimension would that be, the fourth? ;c) (n/m) - robo (sebring1970) 18:26:28 09/15/06 Why not thread them both and screw it together? (n/m) - Spddracer 18:02:16 09/15/06 Re: I'm working on a little idea of mine for a new part... - canyoncarver 23:22:33 09/15/06
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