Aluminum repair

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I have not posted in forever but this little aluminum repair made me think I should post it. This is a bike trailer it came from the manufacturer with a defect the owner called and asked for a replacement. The replacement was sent based on disabling the old unit and sending a picture to prove it. The frame had to be cut in two places to prove it was now disabled I got a hold of this unit in hopes of repairing it. It is a frame made of approximately 16 gauge aluminum square tube. Irie welded to cut out to us with my Miller 165 diversion I use 116th inch aluminum filler and ran it at 65 amps with argon running at 20. I was able to weld all four sides of each tube and and I was pretty pleased with the result. Aluminum is tricky to weld as you know but I found it to be pretty easy I think the weld is reasonable what are you guys think? Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk 2 Attached ImagesMiller diversion 165Miller mig 211Hypertherm pm 30Milwaukee 6230 14 inch chop sawMd 45 mag drill (RIP; fell on its head)New MD 45! Thanks to the esposa!Finally got an O/A setup
Reply:Sorry, 1/16 inch aluminum, maybe a little thickr...I didnt measure it.Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk 2Miller diversion 165Miller mig 211Hypertherm pm 30Milwaukee 6230 14 inch chop sawMd 45 mag drill (RIP; fell on its head)New MD 45! Thanks to the esposa!Finally got an O/A setup
Reply:Nice!GravelThe difference between theory and practice is that in theory there is no difference.
Reply:Are they towing little sissy in the trailer or grocery's ? Wouldn't want the little kiddies to go careening out into traffic  and becoming a hood ornament now would we? Oh but it does look like a nice repair . Don't you just hate companies that want to see the broken part before they will send a replacement .gxbxcLast edited by gxbxc; 10-11-2014 at 08:17 PM.
Reply:very good repair eliot.i.u.o.e. # 15queens, ny and sunny fla
Reply:looks great. don't let alumn. and all they hype dismay you. alumn. is easy. it does exactly what you tell it to by your inputs. repairs do suck though. CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN, new material is much more fun to weld'14 HTP invertig 221Thermal Arc 201ts'15 HTP 2400'13 Hypertherm Powermax 30Esab 875Esab 251Clark Metal Servicespecializing in stainless steel exhaust systems
Reply:I've been going through old 4' long drawers from my van. I've had them a very long time, they are badly cracked. Grunge is worn into them pretty bad. I used to have a Dialarc which is 50/50 balance, sine wave current. In my experience the old Dialarc needed aluminum to be absolutely clean. I now have a Dynasty. It is amazing how dirty aluminum can be and still weld well. I still clean as best I can. In those dirty old drawer units it can't all be cleaned.
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Reply:Originally Posted by kiwiHey Sausage,Are you from New Zealand? I thought you might be from your location:"where men are men and sheep are scared".