How to TIG weld aluminum castings and save an engine's life

[@MrPoffenroth]

A go-kart build sounds like a great "next" playlist!

[@wayofthewrench]

Yeah that would be cool! Maybe once the pinball build is over. Thanks for the idea!

[@Supergus68]

Great video! I wish I had a shop teacher like you when I was in HS! Also, looking forward to more virtual pinball videos.

[@wayofthewrench]

Thanks dude, well you now have an online youtube high school shop teacher....me! Lol. Lot's of virtual pinball videos coming! Thanks for the watch!

[@thomasbascombe1444]

Glad to see you still have your sense of humour. Kind of a reverse sprue rebuild, just not in tool steel.

[@wayofthewrench]

Thank Tom! Yeah you gotta have fun or it's not worth doing it. That was a lot of sprue rebuilds......(PTSD flashback). I can thank CAPTIN for all of the TIG welding experience for sure.

[@paulravitsky2898]

Nice fix! Loved the 1-Sav-amo-tor skit. That cabinet behind you in the beginning ha 2 very familiar colors on it.....

[@wayofthewrench]

Thanks Paul! Yeah I had fun with that part too! Those must have been common paint colors used back in the day. Thanks for the watch!

[@melissachoy5194]

So rad!!! Love that little sequence; pobres maquinitas 😂 wonder is there is some sort of 3D printer for stuff like this…. That is what the layering reminded me of anyway… I vote you coolest shop teacher in North America

[@wayofthewrench]

Thanks Melissa! Yeah it kinda is what a 3d printer does and they have made 3d printing welders that work the same. Thanks for the vote! Cheers!

[@barrymoore7043]

Perfect information. Thank you.

[@wayofthewrench]

Awesome, glad you enjoyed the video and my teaching style. If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks for the watch and welcome to the channel!

[@daos3300]

very nice! would you also do something on welding magnesium alloys?

[@wayofthewrench]

Thanks! I don't weld a lot of magnesium alloys but I'll keep that in mind for future content. Magnesium casings are usually really dirty as the pores love to suck up the grease/oil and come back out when you heat them up. You often have to clean several times with acetone and carbide burrs when trying to get a clean arc puddle. Keep cleaning till you get a clean puddle. Use a high cleaning action to help keep it clean. Really be careful with magnesium dust as it is flammable and is hard to put out if a fire starts....like bury in a pile of dry sand and watch it burn hard to put out. You will need filler rods that are specially made for magnesium castings and TIG is your best choice. I believe argon/helium is the best gas choice too. Thanks for the watch! Cheers!

[@steffore1]

A great job 👍🏽

[@wayofthewrench]

Thanks for the watch and your support!

[@mitchell5828]

How did you choose the filler rods you used? Thank you

[@wayofthewrench]

Depends, if you know the exact metal, you match it up. If you don't, you choose a generic filler rod. For aluminum, there are certain reasons though...like if it's going to be anodized or in high heat, etc. Thanks for the watch!

[@Leroys_Stuff]

All the ones I’ve removed the governor on an ran wide open and died not all were alone.

[@wayofthewrench]

.....they will be remembered. Lol, thanks for the watch!

[@pathanaslam9334]

What cost of welding machine Indian rupees second hand

[@wayofthewrench]

Not sure but probably pretty cheap for a used stick welder. Thanks for the watch!

[@MrHolbrook-xn2le]

2:22 Type F in the chat

[@wayofthewrench]

Type F?

[@daos3300]

@@wayofthewrench F means respect to the fallen. who died in action, the bolt hole maybe? very odd use of that particular meme.

[@wayofthewrench]

Ahh cool, thanks!