• IsoKiero@sopuli.xyz
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    1 day ago

    welding aluminum requires TIG. It’s harder and more specialized.

    You can weld aluminium with MIG just fine. It is indeed way more difficult than normal steel and not every car shop has skills nor equipment for it.

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      22 hours ago

      ‘can,’ maybe, huge pain in the ass more likely. I’m far from an expert, but I’ve had much more success with AC. That oxide layer rebuilds itself pretty quick…

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        22 hours ago

        You need a suitable welder for that with pulse feed so that it kinda-sorta acts like square wave AC. With your average hobbyist garage welder it’s going to be a real pain in the ass.