Alloy welding?

[GreigM]

Can anyone recommend somewhere that can do a small alloy welding job - preferably in the lanarkshire/glasgow area?

Its a tiny job to weld an aluminium hose fitting onto another (to make a male-male connection) - the fittings look something like this:

 

[944s2]

Tried asking on pistonheads?

 

[tim_haskins]

Do you know the thread size?? You buy can ones with threads both ends no problem. Rs do them or probably even b&q inplumbing section dependant on the thread size.

To weld the 2 together you would need to find someone with a tig welder...and generally these type of fittings are not aluminium.... They are alloys so are difficult to weld.

If your stuck then I could help you out...but I would see if you can buy the correct fitting first.


Www.rswww.com

Tim

 

[tim_haskins]

If you search on Rs for threaded nipple then you should find what you need.

You Need an account to buy from RS but screw fix etc should also stock


If your stuck give me a shout

Tim

 

[rich mich]

Threaded nipples lots of these on e bay (1/4 ,1/2 bsp and others)

 

[sulzeruk]

One of the boys in Milton of Campsie has alloy TIG and MIG.
Alasdair

 

[GreigM]

Unfortunately the sizes I need are -12JIC to 1 1/8 UNF - a combination which doesn't seem to exist (believe me I've tried)....so welding is my last hope....

 

[gordon]

did u get fixed ??

 

[GreigM]

picking it up tomorrow morning....here's hoping!!

 

[ds7_uk]

hopefully your sorted, but for future reference

http://www.thinkauto.com/index.html

plumbed my seven up and a number of friends, dry sumps to brakes various connections - really helpful

any luck you wont need and everything now fixed

cheers darren

 

[GreigM]

Tried Think Auto - they couldn't source an adapter the correct size either []

 

[Mike58]

I did a google search for nipples for you, perhaps you can explain this to my wife.....

 

[GreigM]

I just tried to explain it to her mike....she was fine with the nipples, it was your ladyboy searches I couldn't explain

 

[gordon]

liked the reply[8D][8D]

 

[GreigM]

anyway, just to keep it up to date - got a local place to do it...the guy moaned enough, and its not the prettiest bit of welding I've ever seen, but its done the job and seems very strong.....Oulton here I come...

 

[944s2]

Did you get a spare made up?

Pessimists R us

 

[GreigM]

If I was going to carry spares for everything which could go wrong I'd just buy another car []

 

[944s2]

Hmm I Like that thought have you run that past the boss?