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03-09-11, 15:57
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Richard that is a big help. Using mild steel would be nice. (read cheaper and more convienient!)
Is the bulkhead ballistic steel (Hardened?)? Did you have to preheat the weld area to avoid cracking later? Did you stick weld? If so did you just use a mild steel rod? In the past I gave up on arc welding. Repairing automotive sheet metal with stick was not pretty when I did it! (Man can I blow holes in thin steel!) So I bought a MIG welder. I can do flux core or use argon gas. It should do 5 mm of mild steel ok. This is what I planned to use. What do you think? I can get some one to do a bit of arc welding if needed. Thanks again
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03-09-11, 17:41
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no i used Mig... the plate is mild the squares at the top corners rivetted on are 8mm ballistic steel and the ducting was made from 5mm ballistic.....
just make sure that you clean the surfaces before welding very thoroughly... i prefer a gas mig over none gas any day of the week, it should not crack if welded propperly
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06-09-11, 05:35
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Not meaning to hi-jack, but if anyone can help with the same info,I sure would appreciate it.This seems to be a very common problem,the top half being cut off.
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