How to Repair Cracked TIG Welds #tigwelder #welding #automobile #diy

What about JB 😅 lol

Tbh this gotta be put on hammered dogshit

Atrocious

one thing I have learned over the last 10 years or so is do NOT prep any kind of aluminium repair with a stone wheel on an angle grinder even flap wheels it makes things harder than it needs to be the stone will smear into the weld prep and give u a weld not at its best
And a bit of a fight to weld
a
a carbide in a die grinder single cut
Or a 4.5 inch carbide tipped blade on a 5 inch works best
For digging out cracked welds
The hole idea could help if the customer isn't feeding biggish boost into that there chilly core tank
And that looks like the case here there's a reason good core tanks have rounds where they can psi will find a corner to hinge on and flex the flats either side
I'm not saying you can't weld over angle grinder cuts and grinds you can
But ain't real nice I have done it myself in no pressure situations and it ussually ends messy

Mmm, using a grinding wheel? Not impressed with the weld. Can we say contamination.

" CLEAN ! "

What about the metal shards in the tank, won’t tiny pieces get stuck in ventilation unit

Will you purge the inside with Argon ?

He really should not be using an abrasive wheel on aluminum, the material will embed into the aluminum. All prep work should be with stainless steel tools dedicated to aluminum.

That is trash😂

You don't need to drill holes at the end if you know how to weld drilling holes at the end is actually for cast iron to make sure that the weld is a nice weld at the ends

Wow nice repair. Complete with metal debris and everything to be blown in to the engine!! 😂

True craftsman at work 💪 love seeing good repair jobs

Nice to see someone doing a repair job where they actually give good advice and do it right... Very nice job.

I ran to the comments to see the Welders rage

Why’s dude not answering comments regarding the particulate

No need for holes in aluminum. That comes from cast iron work. Cast iron you drill holes. Not aluminum

did you pressure test it after your weld?

Close your eyes and tell me he doesn't sound like John C Riley

Some booger welds, but it'll hold.

That weld looks terrible

You sound like Adam McKay, lol.

It doesn't have to be pretty to be effective. All these elitist TIG welders are ridiculous.

I'm just being a smart ass good job guy

Your hired

Shouldn't you clean out the metal shavings inside after drilling? Before sealing the metal inside...?

Nothing like shavings and grinder dust inside a radiator with booger welds to hold it together

😂😂nasty ass glob welds you just put after talking shit about the weld that looked 10 times better then urs 😂😂😂

But it is an air cooler, the crack is to let the air escape... :D :D

a car dentist

I'm not sure what the drilling in this case would actually do. Find the end of the crack, start welding an inch on the safe side and you're practically making the crack disappear. A welded joint won't know where the hole was.

As a blind welder with 35 years experience, I can honestly say I'm glad I can't see this mans crack.

Huge mula involved on aluminum fuel tanks.... !! No one wants to-do them up in the Muskokas !!

Intercooler...costs 200 to 500, this weld job, cost 700...

Maybe some ridges across the panel to stiffen it and reduce vibration would prevent it cracking again...

slick

c'est quoi cette tenue de torche, sur du un peu plus épais vous auriez malgré les gants transformez vos doigts en merguez bien grillées

No pressure test?

I don't even weld and that looks terrible to me.

Nope - swarf inside the intercooler headed towards the engine....just replace it

I think you should have said no, you can't weld aluminium.

It may be a functional weld. Its just so crooked and looks like shit. Hooe it all works out.

What lurks inside....

Looks like shit

What about the metal shavings from drilling in the intercooler now? Use plumbers grease on the drill bit

That is some sloppy ass work

DUDE!BUT THAT MUSIC WAS TOP SHELF!

That looks like crap

So didnt use oil on the drill bit.. shavings inside the cooler now. Not to mention from the grinder. The welds look like crap. People paid for that? I be pist.. unless it was a 20$ job

Man needs a career change...tig ain't in chief...them welds gonna crack next year too