Cylinder repair

[squeelsonwheels]

You gunna weld with that or solder. Either may work

Solder isn’t aluminum, I don’t think it’ll work
I’ll try the foil

 

[Deets066]

How have you seen my cylinder then?

It's not yours.

 

[Redfin]

Yeah... I'm curious as to the type of aluminum stick welder that will be used.

Ac I guess?

Will this work as rod?

I picked it up at Home Depot.

2 12vdc in series with an aluminum can rolled real tight is the ticket.

 

[Deets066]

Solder isn’t aluminum, I don’t think it’ll work
I’ll try the foil

Try using the foil and melt it in with a torch

 

[SteveinUT]

Make sure you pre-heat as well. Cast iron cracks easy if you weld it without pre-heat and I imagine cast aluminum would do the same.

 

[Deets066]

Make sure you pre-heat as well. Cast iron cracks easy if you weld it without pre-heat and I imagine cast aluminum would do the same.

Should he preheat from inside the bore?

 

[Deets066]

Or maybe put it on the saw and run for a while

 

[Mastermind]

 

[SteveinUT]

Man, I don't know. I haven't stick welded cast aluminum. Only sheet. I welded a Dutch oven a couple years back and I just stuck it in the oven on self clean setting, high heat for a while and managed to weld it without it cracking.

 

[Deets066]

 

[J_M____]

I have had good luck with alumiweld rods. It more of brazing stick, but I used it to fix a cracked aluminum lid on a Weber grill.
Just get the part hot in the oven first then use a mapp gas torch and it goes on like solder and flows well. It’s pretty strong. It held the grill lid together fine.
Harbor freight has it
https://m.harborfreight.com/8-piece-low-temperature-aluminum-welding-rods-44810.html

 

[Dub11]

So just shoot it?

 

[Stump Shot]

So just shoot it?

After filling the aluminum foil with Tannerite and placing inside first.

 

[Dub11]

After filling the aluminum foil with Tannerite and placing inside first.

Got it.

 

[Dub11]

What about flexseal in a can.

 

[J_M____]

What about flexseal in a can.

Sure, just get the silver colored one

 

[Pincher]

Some one might be able to braze it.

 

[Deets066]

How have you seen my cylinder then?

Looks like this one...
Like when you do a guy a favor for a saw he's keepin and definitely not selling. Then he flips anyway

 

[squeelsonwheels]

View attachment 115381

Looks like this one...
Like when you do a guy a favor for a saw he's keepin and definitely not selling. Then he flips anyway

Are you callin me unappreciative?

 

[squeelsonwheels]

Looks like I made a mess of it... lots of slag and soot [emoji35]