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    Cast Aluminum Welding

    brandyn, you just need a big tig machine and a 10% silicon filler rod,at a pinch you could get away with 5% Si filler or use a mig and 4043 wire, depends as someone said on thickness, cheers Stinkefete
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    Welding speeds/Energy levels

    weldind1, had a look at the references in your post, but netscape couldn't find gowelding .com, could you check and post a reply to me here please stinkefete. ps didn't have a good look at the other 2 references you gave, but marked them for future ref, they looked good though.
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    stainless steel welding

    Janusz, There would be no difference if you used a pulsed MIG, like a Synchro-pulse 450, properly programmed for filler wire, and the appropiate gas mixture. I believe Lincoln have a similiar machine as well. both machines quite expensive. I hope this is of some assistance. regards stinkefete
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    Bronze welding a lost art?

    You could try silicon bronze MIG, but it is expensive, I will ask around, may know someone who will know for sure. STINKEFETE
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    Do you have a chart on elect. weldi

    Contact the AWS, they will advise you of the appropite standard and it will tell you all you want to know. STINKEFETE
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    The real difference between MIG and TIG

    goody, the whole purpose of MIG was to minimise heat input to sheet metal,dip transfer allows the least heat input to the job, and the process would be used almost exclusively in panel shops worldwide.it is cheap to setup too,as opposed to TIG which is an expesive way to go,and the other thing...

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