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Old 08-15-2006, 02:41 AM
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well the reason i ask is not that id be doing the weldinmg plus ive looked into a turbo manifold for my car and they cost $1200+ AUD

and my mates dad has a tact or a tig welder im not %100 sure, hes getting a mig welder soon so i might just wait till then, he offered to fabricate the manifold for me
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Old 08-15-2006, 10:14 AM
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I am pretty sure you don't need a welder...I think you can just solder and heatshrink a manifold.
CAnt I just crimp and heatshrink the manifold?
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Old 08-15-2006, 11:06 AM
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wats up with thid tact welder....to tact weld is a action to prelimenary put tact welds and get in to place for final assembly...
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Old 08-19-2006, 05:25 AM
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CAnt I just crimp and heatshrink the manifold?
I think **** was kidding about heat shrinking and soldering a manifold together. Or is he?
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Old 08-19-2006, 12:08 PM
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No he wasn't
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Old 08-19-2006, 12:46 PM
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fluxcore is the minimum required
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Old 09-04-2006, 04:38 AM
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lol use alminuim foil, a hair dryer and a candle and some super glue



on a more serious note, ive tracked down a gasless mig welder gonna use that
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what the hell is a gasless mig welder? Its a wire feed/flux welder
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Originally Posted by BoosTedZSix
what the hell is a gasless mig welder? Its a wire feed/flux welder

Haha, gasless MIG => oxymoron. Appropriate term would be gasless wire feed welder which uses flux core wire.


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