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So.
Beau the master fabricator can weld to cast. Is this an unheard of talent, or do you think I could take my TD05H exhaust collector housing to a muffler shop, chop off the flange, and weld up an aluminum pipe to it?
Seems the guys around Kansas City don't exactly know how to "create" pipes, so I need to make this as simple as possible.
Beau the master fabricator can weld to cast. Is this an unheard of talent, or do you think I could take my TD05H exhaust collector housing to a muffler shop, chop off the flange, and weld up an aluminum pipe to it?
Seems the guys around Kansas City don't exactly know how to "create" pipes, so I need to make this as simple as possible.
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I'm doing the same thing TurboEF9... actually saturday morning I'll be finishing it 
In my case I'm with the RHB5 turbo, but I'm still welding to cast with a mig. What's funny, I spot welded it in place just to hold it until I could mig weld it with a real welder (I used an arc), and the arc welder did awesome! I couldn't even break it off with my hands with just the spot pops I did.
In my case I'm with the RHB5 turbo, but I'm still welding to cast with a mig. What's funny, I spot welded it in place just to hold it until I could mig weld it with a real welder (I used an arc), and the arc welder did awesome! I couldn't even break it off with my hands with just the spot pops I did.
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Welding cast is tricky.. you need a high nickle content wire.. best done by regular arc welder with nickle rods.. Do not allow the cast to get too hot.. take your time and let it cool often... use a chunk of metal to absorb the extra heat .. Ive welded cracks in big blocks with nickle rods.. it works and holds strong if done correctly. I agree with Abaz if you use mig for this go big.. the more area you infuse with weld the stronger the bond.. as this type of weld is more of an infusion of nickle into the porus cast metal..
