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BrianG · **Welding Aluminum? -** 06.03.2008, 03:24 PM

Is there a relatively inexpensive way to weld aluminum? The online sources I found talk about spending well over $1,000 for just a halfway decent TIG setup. Some say it can be done with MIG or ARC.

However, I don't see myself doing a lot of welding, just the occasional chassis brace and the like. I'm kinda tired of using nuts-n-bolts to hold stuff together...

Then, there's this stuff, which is probably a gimmick, or is probably not as strong as I'd need. Seems too cheap and easy...

Any ideas?

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	Welding Aluminum? - 06.03.2008, 03:24 PM Is there a relatively inexpensive way to weld aluminum? The online sources I found talk about spending well over $1,000 for just a halfway decent TIG setup. Some say it can be done with MIG or ARC. However, I don't see myself doing a lot of welding, just the occasional chassis brace and the like. I'm kinda tired of using nuts-n-bolts to hold stuff together... Then, there's this stuff, which is probably a gimmick, or is probably not as strong as I'd need. Seems too cheap and easy... Any ideas?