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Originally posted by berettafan
As i am learning to weld i am curious how exactly flares can be butt welded. It seems it would be impossible to perfectly match the cuts on the chassis and flare. What am i missing?
Also curious to know whether those of you who do a lot of 911 metal work prefer Mig or Tig.
Thanks for the input-
Erik
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Whatever you have will work. The trick is to use as little heat as possible to do the work. Only weld a small amount at a time. People always say this, but they don't know how much heat it takes to start a weld. With MIG, the weld is started almost instantly, but MIG welds are hard; not very malleable. TIG works nicely, but not everyone has one or knows how to properly use it. It takes a couple of second to start a bead. This is unwanted heat.
Oxy/gas might be the preferred method of the accomplished welder, but a lot of heat can be introduced if not really good at it. The trick here is to use a real, real small tip and MIG wire as the filler because welding rod smaller than 1/16th is hard to find. And, get some
Cool Blue welding heat sink paste.
If a team were to do the welding, that would be ideal. One to weld, the other to hammer and cool. One just doesn't have enough hands to handle the torch, the welding lens over your eyes, find the hammer and dolly, then hit the weld with air or a wet rag. It's like juggling. 3 balls, 2 hands