12-02-2006, 11:45 AM | #1 |
Newbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: manila
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hello does anyone have any info on aluminum tubing? how to weld/braze? the strength of it? i have tried to use durafix. that crap makes it look easy to use and strong on the net but its not. i was gonna use the tubing for a tuber chassis hybrid. i know your gonna ask why aluminum? because i need to connect it to aluminum that is a part of my running gear off a revo
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12-02-2006, 05:04 PM | #2 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Seattle
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You can braze aluminum, if mixed with Argon gas. It's dangerous because it removes the oxygen from what I understand. There has got to be a way to attach the Revo parts to steel.
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12-03-2006, 12:56 PM | #3 | |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ithaca, NY
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ALUMINUM 6061 ROUND ROD Size------------Approx. Wt. Per Lin Ft 1/8------------ 0.015 3/16----------- 0.032 7/32----------- 0.044 1/4------------ 0.059 5/16----------- 0.090 3/8------------ 0.133 7/16----------- 0.178 1/2------------ 0.235 Hope this is helpful, Kerry Last edited by kerrywittig; 12-03-2006 at 01:08 PM. | |
12-04-2006, 06:43 PM | #4 |
Newbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: weirton
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ok yea if u dont want 2 weld it u can braze it but with argon gas am i rite???
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