aluminum welding

[schwalby]

So who has some aluminum welding skills? I need to frame a removal wall in the trailer and could use some help. Hard part is a place that the trailer will fit. I have a buddy with a large shop we could fit the whole thing in but it is Epping NH.

[Kurt]

No skills here.
I had some some AL welding done on a snowmobile trailer by Steve at Willards Radiator in Hudson, NH.
Great work at a great price!
He's a wheeler in NEOW.

[Carl McFly]

Josh I have basic aluminum welding ability, not sure I'd list it as a 'skill'. Happy to help, or at least try, as long as your expectations aren't to high. I have a TIG setup and could give it a shot. Or if you want to find someone with more experience, I understand

[schwalby]

If you are comfortable trying I'm willing to give it a go. It's going to be all right angle welds and since the design requires it to be removable there shouldn't be any weird angles to work at.

Kurt can we use the generator you sold me to power his welder?

[Kurt]

Kurt can we use the generator you sold me to power his welder?

Your 8 Kw one should work just fine for that.
I've used my smaller 5 Kw genny to run my Mig welder and it worked good.

[Carl McFly]

Deal. We can work out a date and time. I have some aluminum rods to start with, might need some more but that's no big. Any welding supply house has them. That gen have a 220 output or is it just 110?


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[Kurt]

The genny has a 220/240 volt 30 amp outlet. It's an L14-30.
Like this...


It also has normal 20 amp 120 volt outlets too.

[Carl McFly]

(Thumbs up) my rig can run on 110 but obviously runs smoother on 220. Prolly a 30 amper plug but I'll check


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[schwalby]

Thought I would throw this up and see what you all think. Also gives Carl an idea what he has committed too. hehe.

Reason it is in three sections is because it has to be removable. The wall can not be there if I am hauling a 4 door JK or multiple ATV / SxS / motorcycles.

Thought is to make this out of 1/2" aluminum u-channel and one side will be sheathed with a luan plywood type material.

The rectangle in the right panel is for a mail slot. This will allow volunteers to drop cash in to the separated room with out going in there.

[Carl McFly]

The genny has a 220/240 volt 30 amp outlet. It's an L14-30.
Like this...


It also has normal 20 amp 120 volt outlets too.

Power cord for my TIG looks like this



Specs for the rig are 110 @ 20 amp or 220V @ 30 amp circuit (minimum). AC input is voltage sensing and I have a 110V cord for it. It can run on 110 but the duty cycle obviously drops

I know little (nothing) about hi power AC, other than it stings like a betch. If that's a 30 amper outlet we could run an adapter, no? This is where it would be handy to have an electrical engineer around.....

[Kurt]

An adapter could easily be built that has an L14-30P (twist lock plug) on it wired to a Welder outlet 6-50R.
They can also be purchased all built ~$72
http://www.amazon.com/Conntek-PL1430650 ... +to+welder

[Kurt]

I built a cheater cord similar to this that already has an L14-30P plug on it.
If you like I can buy a welder outlet and swap it onto my cheater cord and then you could borrow it for the work.
Welder outlets are only about $15.
Lemme know...