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Old 02-22-2006, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Tongue Pirate
We have a few welders at work, including an aluminum pool gun which seems to work really well. I need to go in work clothes some day so i can get in & get dirty.
Dirty is the operative word. With aluminum, both TIG and MIG require clean metal. Especially MIG, since DC current doesn't clean as well as the AC of TIG. Use a solvent to remove any oils and a stainless wire brush immediately before you weld.

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