White Stripe
Hard Core 4+
Anyone know of a company in Denver that will do a little tig welding? My new aluminum radiator has a little pin hole spot on the top tank that the manufacturer missed.
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Aluminum tig welder?
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DaveInDenver
Rising Sun Ham Guru
Curious if you might be willing to do it yourself?
White Stripe
Hard Core 4+
I don't know how to tig weld or mig weld aluminum in general.
ScaldedDog
Hard Core 4+
Len's welding near downtown Littleton will do it.
Mark
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White Stripe
Hard Core 4+
I'll call them tomorrow, thanks! U going to moab?
AxleIke
Hard Core 4+
I was going to suggest Dave, as he is really good but then saw he already posted.
I would offer but not on a radiator. I would probably end up making that waaaayyyyy worse.
I would offer but not on a radiator. I would probably end up making that waaaayyyyy worse.
ScaldedDog
Hard Core 4+
Not for CM, though I might be in town then. I was planning to have already been over, but all my usual wheelin' mates have small kids and none can take the time.
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DaveInDenver
Rising Sun Ham Guru
LOL. I was gonna suggest he ask you Isaac, or offer time on my TIG if he wanted to try it himself.
AxleIke
Hard Core 4+
Lol Dave! Sounds like we both feel the same way. I’m getting better with aluminum but the thought of ultra thin radiator fins makes me cringe.
Sounds like white stripe has a good option in Len’s.
Sounds like white stripe has a good option in Len’s.
White Stripe
Hard Core 4+
I called Lens, he said I would have to remove the radiator to have it welded. It is literally a pin prick of a leak on the very top of the radiator out in the open along one of the beads where one weld has a little pinhole in the center of it. Im just going to epoxy it. Even if I drove as is it seeps very slightly. If I could weld aluminum it would take me 2 seconds to put a tack weld in that spot and be done.
DaveInDenver
Rising Sun Ham Guru
If you want to bring it all the way up to Ft Collins happy to let you use my welder. I have a Lincoln Squarewave 200. Just not sure I want to personally promise anything since aluminum can be tricky and I just don't have enough experience to judge matching material, filler, temp without something to experiment on first. JB Weld is probably as good a solution as any, though.
White Stripe
Hard Core 4+
Thank you, I appreciate the offer man. I bought some aluminum epoxy, it is such a small seep, I think it will work and be easiest. If it ever gives out Ill have it welded.
AxleIke
Hard Core 4+
Didn’t realize it was on a weld. I thought it was on a fin. Probably could patch that but the epoxy will work just fine.
