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Pope & Young
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Harper
Hunt In: Gillespie, Kimble
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I’m looking for the best setup for performing weld repair on aluminum trailers and figured I’d pick y’all’s brains. What’s the best machine/ setup in y’all’s opinion?
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#2 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: San Angelo
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I've been researching this pretty recently, I will be adding a Miller Alumapro XR gun to one of my Millermatic 252's. It's a push pull gun instead of a spool gun, a lot less bulky than a spool gun.
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#3 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Harper
Hunt In: Gillespie, Kimble
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Ttt
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#4 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Crosby TX
Hunt In: Waelder TX, Crosby TX
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Look up Mr. Tig, a few guys from the shop bought the yellow inverter ac/dc high frequency machine, its a lot cheaper than the other 2, and has held up good for them.
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#5 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Harper
Hunt In: Gillespie, Kimble
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Thx fellas, I’ll check em out
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#6 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Harper
Hunt In: Gillespie, Kimble
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#7 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Garland, TX
Hunt In: Hunt county
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Are you talking about the AHP machine? If so, I have one of these, and works great. It cost about $800 new when I bought it. Included gas regulator, torch, and foot pedal as well.
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#8 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Harper
Hunt In: Gillespie, Kimble
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#9 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Harper
Hunt In: Gillespie, Kimble
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#10 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Harper
Hunt In: Gillespie, Kimble
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#11 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Harper
Hunt In: Gillespie, Kimble
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#12 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Harper
Hunt In: Gillespie, Kimble
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Anyone know a good MIG setup?
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#13 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Dallas, TX
Hunt In: Navarro County
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#14 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Harper
Hunt In: Gillespie, Kimble
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Harper
Hunt In: Gillespie, Kimble
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#16 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Burleson, Texas
Hunt In: Kick CoViD's tail!
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Miller used to make a lead called a Cobra-matic. It is very similar to the XR being offered. I used one every day when I was working with U-Haul building moving trucks, vans, and trailers 30 years ago. They have a set of rollers in the head of the lead like the XR dose. This helps pull the wire through the lead while the machine pushes it. There is also a wire speed controller in the head of the lead (just like the XR) so that you can adjust for going up or down or around without having to stop and restart. The rollers in the lead that pull the wire through also help keep it from binding up at the machine end, which is what happens when you try to push it through with softer fillers from the machine end alone. Doesn't' happen as much with 5356. But dose happen pretty often at the machine end when using 4043. That is why a set of rollers were put in the head, if that makes sense.
How much amperage do you think you will be needing to do the type of work/repair you will be doing? And how much down time between beads are you willing to take (Duty cycle time). That will determine your power source needs. Then pick a lead type after determining that. |
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#17 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Montgomery County
Hunt In: Where ever I can
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Welding new aluminum is one thing,making weld repairs on older aluminum is another. It is completely possible to lay a pretty MIG bead on old aluminum that doesn’t stick to anything.
If you insist on MIG you best best be stringent on your prep work! |
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