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nfivesl(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 4:47 am Post subject: Silly Putty Welding

Fellow Builders:



I've been doing quite a bit of welding while building

my canopy arms the last few days.  I rarely use my MIG

(wire-feed) welder but yesterday I had a chance to use

it and it came in real handy.  



I'm working on my canopy latches and each one has

three springs inside that I thought would disintegrate

if I tried to weld near them.  I know that if I used

my gas welder, the time to heat up the parts would

ruin the springs.  This left me with the idea of using

the wire-feed welder a little at a time to avoid

building up too much heat.  



I still didn't feel comfortable welding near the

springs so I decided to try something.  I spotted my

handy, Silly Putty egg on the shelf and decided to use

the putty to shield the springs.  It worked great! 

The springs weren't even discolored after welding

milimeters away from them.  



I posted picturs here:

http://www.cooknwithgas.com/6_6_06_Canopy_Latch1.JPG

and here:

http://www.cooknwithgas.com/6_6_06_Canopy_Latch2.JPG



You can see the residue from the Silly Putty on the

second picture near the spring.  I do have less Silly

Putty now for hole spotting because it gets burned up

in the process, but the springs are still working and

I'm one step closer to installing my canopy.  



Happy Building,



Scott Laughlin

www.cooknwithgas.com

601XL / Corvair 



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sky_ranger161(at)yahoo.co
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Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 9:52 am Post subject: Silly Putty Welding

Just a thought from burning some of the stuff I work with. Make sure you don't inhale burnt Silly Putty fumes. Could be toxic, and I couldn't find it on my periodic table of the elements 

   

  Debo

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