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  1. sherwood

    Joining steel to aluminum

    I was wondering if anyone had any information on this process, its a common joint in the aircraft industry for fuel systems. I have seen pictures of this but have little or no idea how its done. I bought a henrob 2000 torch (which is really nice and you should check it out) and it gas welds...
  2. sherwood

    Welded aluminum water cooling

    i would think that cooling after would cause the joint to weaken, there are products that absorb heat, they are sometimes used on chrome when it needs to be welded without discoloring the chrome, try this http://www.classicsandcustoms.com/eastwood/products/1937.asp its used to keep heat to a...
  3. sherwood

    Heat resistant "body filler"

    1 sugestion for you is lead work or brass fillers, these are both conductive and i know that brass is used in chroming and powder coating, i'm not sure about lead but its an option to try. Hope this works, Patrick
  4. sherwood

    Welding aluminum to steel?

    I was wondering if anyone had any information on this process, its a common joint in the aircraft industry for fuel systems. I have seen pictures of this but have little or no idea how its done. I bought a henrob 2000 torch (which is really nice and you should check it out) and it gas welds...

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