Subject: backyard welding??

From: [email-masked] (Edward French)
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 11:01:26 -0500

hello, this humble knownothin asks this question: can i use a welder (what
type?) to weld together auto engine parts (cranks, axles...) in my
backyard. this thing will be kept outside through extreme
weather...?...thanks

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From: [email-masked] (Peter Drumm)
Date: 25 Apr 1996 00:30:50 GMT

In message <[email-masked]> -
[email-masked] (Edward French) writes:
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->hello, this humble knownothin asks this question: can i use a welder (what
->type?) to weld together auto engine parts (cranks, axles...) in my
->backyard. this thing will be kept outside through extreme
->weather...?...thanks
->
->-- 
->hug the day

If you plan to use them in an engine(or car in the case of axles)- absolutely
not. If you're doing metal sculpture with old car parts, go for it. I'd cover
it up if it's outside tho...

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From: [email-masked] (James D. Szura)
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 06:00:22 GMT

Not likely. Cranks are iron or alloy steel, axles are heat treated
alloy. Most inexperienced welders should stick to mild steel, I.E. Hot
an cold rolled.

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Date: Wed, 24 Apr 96 13:26:56 PDT

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> From: [email-masked] (Edward French)
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> Subject: backyard welding??
> Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 11:01:26 -0500

> backyard. this thing will be kept outside through extreme

I doubt it.  You will need more controlled conditions to reliably weld thick, 
precise items like that.

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From: [email-masked] (James Wilkins)
Date: 30 Apr 1996 18:08:36 GMT

> backyard. this thing will be kept outside through extreme
   Depends on whether you are doing serious structural repairs or making
scrap sculpture. 
   The artists I've known all used oxy-acetylene.  It doesn't glob extra
metal onto the joint and it is the only type of (cheap) welder that will
also cut up heavy steel.  
   There is an old guy living near me who cuts up scrap for a living, and
he just leaves his oxy-acetylene rig outdoors year-round.  The weather
doesn't seem to harm it.  However, the tanks are very dangerous if they
tip over and the valve gets broken off, or if kids can play with them.