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Insane Dutchman
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Posts: 960
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Good, interesting thread. I have the small Miller, it supposedly can do aluminium, but I think I agree with the concensus advice....go to the professional shop for the tough stuff. I grew up welding (dad had a welding shop) and I am distressed that I can not do things as well as I remember doing them when I was 16 and welding all the time. I splatter, I burn through I do all the nasty stuff and I USED to be able to just weld anything together....do I have Alzheimers? I forget why that was important....
Anyway, TIG is the only way to go for aluminium in my opinion, just suck it up and bring it to the shop to get done. For the simple stuff (minor repair, fixing your wheel barrow and similar, a little unit like the one pictured is a wonderful thing to have around...but buy a photo sensitive helmet, best invention ever for the welder....
Dennis
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