Scott, thanks for the tips on preheating, Alumi-brite, pushing technique and annodizing! I hadn't planned to annodize any of my work yet at least not until I get beyond practicing and my welds start to look good. I am starting to see the great importance of selecting the right filler rod. Yes, I'm using the push technique, but badly.
Thkoutsidethebox, thanks for your tips also. I read through the equivalent Miller guide on aluminum welding, but reading it in more than one place helps. The guide you posted seems to be for MIG, but I imagine the section on cleaning and preheating applies to TIG as well.
Zcases, thanks for the filler rod suggestion. I'll refer back to this thread when the time for annodizing comes.
Thanks to all for your generous help! |