Bristol Cars - Owners and Enthusiasts Forum  

Go Back   Bristol Cars - Owners and Enthusiasts Forum > Bristol Forums > 6 cyl Bristol cars

6 cyl Bristol cars Type 400 to 406 - restoration, repair, maintenance etc

aluminium

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 28-02-10, 11:11 PM
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: York
Posts: 808
Default

Forgot to mention. 5251 is available from any stockholder in the UK but in mainland Europe 5052 would be the nearest. 3103,3003 and 5005 are a bit softer and 5754 H111 a bit harder. All would be adequate.

The term " aircraft grade " makes me laugh. It's meaningless drivel that is just designed to imply quality and command unjustified prices.

I wish that I could TIG weld. Only done MIG on thick sheet.
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 01-03-10, 12:56 AM
Des Des is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 59
Default

Mike, do check that your TIG welder has an AC setting, this is fairly crucial for alluminium, although if you've welded the soft stuff before I'm sure you know this already. TIG is the most gentlemanly method of welding, compared to the anti-social behaviour of a MIG it's pleasurable.
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


All times are GMT. The time now is 03:51 PM.


This is the live site

Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2