Aluminum and pot metal repair

[Ridge Runner 1,112]

I hope this link works

 

[jmlay 80]

Almost seems too good to be true. I was thinking this would be perfect to fix a broken ear on a c6 I have stashed away. Might have to look into this.

Thanks for sharing.

[jmlay 80]

Seems bit pricy but if you save a party at would it wise not be usable, like the common  racks in headlight buckets, it may be well worth the $65 a pound.

https://www.aluminumrepair.com/buy-now/

[barnett468 418]

9 minutes ago, jmlay said:

Almost seems too good to be true. I was thinking this would be perfect to fix a broken ear on a c6 I have stashed away. Might have to look into this.

Thanks for sharing.

tig welding is much stronger

 

[Ridge Runner 1,112]

I havent used this yet but i did try somthing similar .the problem was you had to heat the base metal to much and sometimes it would melt before it would weld ,i would like to try this though ,especially if it will build up missing pieces

[barnett468 418]

1 hour ago, Ridge Runner said:

I havent used this yet but i did try somthing similar .the problem was you had to heat the base metal to much and sometimes it would melt before it would weld ,i would like to try this though ,especially if it will build up missing pieces

i have used it several times and it looks 1,000 times easier to use in the video than it actually is. it probably took that guy 1 full year of practice to be able to do that.

[Ridge Runner 1,112]

Oh i like a challenge ,i will have to see if i can get my hands on some ,i have several 69 headlight buckets with light cracks at the tabs and even small missing pieces that i can try it on

[redmastercraft 10]

I used the muggy weld product on the headlight buckets on my 70 and it came out great...you have to be careful not to heat it too much and had to use a bunch of flux

[danno 128]

How hot do you need to get it?  Does it require the temperature of solder or braze?   I assume propane will not get it hot enough.

[barnett468 418]

On 1/10/2018 at 10:22 AM, danno said:

How hot do you need to get it?  Does it require the temperature of solder or braze?   I assume propane will not get it hot enough.

propane is hot enough to melt the thin aluma rod but if you are welding to a thick piece of metal, good luck with that.

[latoracing 256]

The biggest issue I see with the HTS rod is that it doesn't completely melt until it hits 737 degrees, probably too hot for pot metal applications. The Muggy weld alloy #1 melts at 350 degrees, more of a solder than a brazing rod and much more suitable for white metal applications. 

I'm sure the HTS has an application that it will excel at, but like everything else, one size does not fit all. 

[rharden 12]

On ‎1‎/‎9‎/‎2018 at 8:58 PM, Ridge Runner said:

I havent used this yet but i did try somthing similar .the problem was you had to heat the base metal to much and sometimes it would melt before it would weld ,i would like to try this though ,especially if it will build up missing pieces

I used Muggy Weld and it was like that. They recommended a 000 acetylene torch as low as I could adjust it. Still too hot. It was very difficult to use. I was repairing Ford/Mercury aluminum trim moldings. I somewhat gave up. This may be better. Thanks  

[barnett468 418]

On 1/10/2018 at 8:36 AM, redmastercraft said:

I used the muggy weld product on the headlight buckets on my 70 and it came out great...you have to be careful not to heat it too much and had to use a bunch of flux

hmmmm...where can i get muggy rod? i need to just barely tack weld 5/16 plate together.

[aslanefe 333]

6 minutes ago, barnett468 said:

hmmmm...where can i get muggy rod? i need to just barely tack weld 5/16 plate together.

www.muggyweld.com?

[redmastercraft 10]

That is where I picked it up

[Shep69 149]

When doing repairs on the light bucket tab I found that using a tig welder and making a rod out of pot metal material works best. I was lucky enough to have an old quarter extension that I used to make up some rods .