Graham has a nice tig that might do the job, but as said they are soaked in oil so can be difficult to weld.
but yeah graham did repair a crack on the back of mine that has held up well.
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| Author: | Boostedmini [ Sun Jun 30, 2013 5:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Looking for a good welder |
Hi all, Anyone know or recommend a good aluminium welder? I have a gearbox case that has been welded prior near sump plug and it was a little rough and leaked a little so I would like to have it redone. Thanks |
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| Author: | Smarty [ Sun Jun 30, 2013 5:20 pm ] |
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Mini gearbox casings can be difficult to weld, but devcon works a treat, just grind back along the affected area and apply! Have seen an engine block repaired with this stuff on a race mini engine, and it lasted years. |
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| Author: | Lillee [ Sun Jun 30, 2013 8:37 pm ] |
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Boostedmini wrote: Hi all,
Anyone know or recommend a good aluminium welder? I have a gearbox case that has been welded prior near sump plug and it was a little rough and leaked a little so I would like to have it redone. Thanks Do you need a replacement case? I have several you can take a look at? |
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| Author: | benjamin [ Sun Jun 30, 2013 8:46 pm ] |
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Graham has a nice tig that might do the job, but as said they are soaked in oil so can be difficult to weld. but yeah graham did repair a crack on the back of mine that has held up well.
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sun Jun 30, 2013 9:10 pm ] |
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Graham is your man, he did a 1935 Alvis cast alloy gearbox part for me a few weeks ago. 
It was oily too, I first had to cook it on the BBQ in boiling water and detergent and scrub it with a SS brush to get the 80 year old oil out. |
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| Author: | sitnlo62 [ Tue Jul 02, 2013 7:35 am ] |
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benjamin wrote: Graham has a nice tig that might do the job, but as said they are soaked in oil so can be difficult to weld.
but yeah graham did repair a crack on the back of mine that has held up well. Graham Who  
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| Author: | 1310/71 [ Tue Jul 02, 2013 8:07 am ] |
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sitnlo62 wrote: benjamin wrote: Graham has a nice tig that might do the job, but as said they are soaked in oil so can be difficult to weld. but yeah graham did repair a crack on the back of mine that has held up well. Graham Who He only has one name, he only needs one name. Just think Beyonce, Kylie, Oprah, Elvis and then try to get that image out of your head! 
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| Author: | justminis [ Tue Jul 02, 2013 8:10 am ] |
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I've had 4 cases repaired in the last couple of years by welding up the sump plug hole entirely where it was either stripped, cracked or the repair was dodgy and leaked. Local aluminium welding specialist Norweld in Cairns did them. Oil soaking wasn't mentioned as a problem. I do put them thru the hot tank at the engine shop though. Then have my friendly machinist cut a new sump plug thread (5/8" UNC) and face the outside of the case square to the thread so no more leaks. |
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| Author: | sitnlo62 [ Tue Jul 02, 2013 8:19 am ] |
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1310/71 wrote: sitnlo62 wrote: benjamin wrote: Graham has a nice tig that might do the job, but as said they are soaked in oil so can be difficult to weld. but yeah graham did repair a crack on the back of mine that has held up well. Graham Who He only has one name, he only needs one name. Just think Beyonce, Kylie, Oprah, Elvis and then try to get that image out of your head! All Good and fine but Who the hell are they talking about
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| Author: | justminis [ Tue Jul 02, 2013 8:39 am ] |
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sitnlo62 wrote: 1310/71 wrote: sitnlo62 wrote: benjamin wrote: Graham has a nice tig that might do the job, but as said they are soaked in oil so can be difficult to weld. but yeah graham did repair a crack on the back of mine that has held up well. Graham Who He only has one name, he only needs one name. Just think Beyonce, Kylie, Oprah, Elvis and then try to get that image out of your head! All Good and fine but Who the hell are they talking about Be Graham Russell Dave. |
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| Author: | Panthersteve [ Tue Jul 02, 2013 8:55 am ] |
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1310/71 wrote: He only has one name, he only needs one name.
Just think Beyonce, Kylie, Oprah, Elvis and then try to get that image out of your head! Well you got 1 out of 4, Beyonce is the only one of these that only uses the 1 name, the others all use/used 2. Some other examples that you might have used are Prince, Madonna and Pink |
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| Author: | sitnlo62 [ Tue Jul 02, 2013 9:26 am ] |
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Panthersteve wrote: 1310/71 wrote: He only has one name, he only needs one name. Just think Beyonce, Kylie, Oprah, Elvis and then try to get that image out of your head! Well you got 1 out of 4, Beyonce is the only one of these that only uses the 1 name, the others all use/used 2. Some other examples that you might have used are Prince, Madonna and Pink Steve, You forgot Abigail, Sting, Seal, Adele and Your Good Self "Cappa" And Now Graham  LOL
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| Author: | Panthersteve [ Tue Jul 02, 2013 9:49 am ] |
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not to mention twiggy, pele, jewel, stig, jordan, kamahl, jimeoin, barbie and ken |
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| Author: | 9YaTaH [ Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:44 am ] |
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drmini in aust wrote: Graham is your man, he did a 1935 Alvis cast alloy gearbox part for me a few weeks ago.
It was oily too, I first had to cook it on the BBQ in boiling water and detergent and scrub it with a SS brush to get the 80 year old oil out. Neat job too - thanks to both BBQ boys 
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| Author: | low n blown [ Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:56 am ] |
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anyone considered God??? |
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