slicing pipe extrusions I've slit and split pipe with all the methods listed before and they all work. I do use Pam or generic brand pan spray...
weld sequence in aluminum Katoh, If you don't know the answer, that doesn't make your question 'silly', however most people consider it good...
Making a Living Building Boats tahoetom, I read an article by the late and great Tom Fexas whom, I think, repeated this axiom in his article:...
Old Aluminum Boats Welded LyndonJ, without knowing the specific cases your references were dealing with I can't remark about those particular...
skiff vs punt thedutchtouch, I'd say they're [nearly] identical boats- one is a multiple of the other and that bow is gone forward the #1...
Allodyne is Zinc Chromate give Chromium Oxide Ike, the yellow stuff was a chrome solution on the acid 'blue' that cleaned the aluminum oxide...
Tolly leave them to their religion Tolly, the idea that man's puny oxidation reduction schemes and some tiny scale guided reactions are causal...
Painting Aluminum Steps jdworld, one step in the process that hasn't been stressed- to its level of importance- is the removal of aluminum oxide...
Welding with TIG gun Accurate twrs I weld with my left hand dragging (wrist back of glove) and feed wire into the front of the puddle. So I'd...
OTC TIG Gun Accurate twrs, The TIG gun is easy to use once you have converted, mainly because its two handed welding compared to both hands...
Leaks? Accurate twrs, "Even the best welder with all the qualifications in the world can't build a no leak boat period... " If a man has an...
Welding Aluminum Hulls Accurate, Tolly, welderbob I don't know that power supply well, but MIG for any part of the hull is fine IF the welder...
Pollard's Book on Boat Building Steve32 I read the first edition of Boat Building in Aluminum, and many years later bought the updated edition....
designs of metal boats Steve32 The link you showed is to a manufacturer's site, I'd expect those boats to be very cost influenced so the designs...
Value of a welded Boat bru401, first, NC cut materials are often tacked up on a jig? so I may have missed the intent of your remark there?...
Thanks for the explanation MIKE I, Thanks for the clarification MIKE I, now I see what is being discussed more clearly and why you suggested...
Terms? MIKE I, would you mind spending a minute to help me understand what you mean in this question? "adding a pocket to an otherwise flat...
RIB vs Less Rub Rail expedition, Thanks for the interesting question that sparked the discussion I've just read it and learned quite a bit...
Offshore Design mleto1, I suggest you contact http://www.responsemarine.com/ they are one of the best welded aluminum design firms in the US,...
Mass Versus "Ride" EddieWeeks, I would like to remind you that an old '59 Caddie had 'ride'. It would smooth out a gravel road, a potholed,...
