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AudereEng

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posted on 19-5-2016 at 10:18 AM

Are you plan on using Ti 6Al 4V?

In case anyone wants to know some of the issues you would be signing up for with Ti.
https://www.millerwelds.com/resources/article-library/titani...

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posted on 19-5-2016 at 01:12 PM

Yes...Grade 5 Ti tubing which is 6AL 4V. Thank you for the link. Very informative. I'm fully aware of the issues and complications involved with using Ti. I understand it's not going to be easy. If it was easy everyone would do it. Haha! Doesn't mean I'm not going to try.

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posted on 19-5-2016 at 06:24 PM

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posted on 19-5-2016 at 06:29 PM

you mean unobtainium?

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posted on 19-5-2016 at 06:36 PM

metal nerds. :D

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posted on 19-5-2016 at 07:48 PM

Quote: Originally posted by WELDNGOD

you mean unobtainium?[/rquote

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posted on 19-5-2016 at 07:59 PM

Anyone know of a reliable supplier for unobtainium? And or Kryptonite? Also where should I mount the flux capacitor? I was thinking on the goose neck!

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posted on 20-5-2016 at 10:43 AM

Just do not forget the tubing insides when you weld your frame up.

In the past (not buggy related) I pulled a vacuum (a cheap 2 stage refrigeration type pump) with heating (induction) to remove the water vapor then back filled the tube with Argon during the actual welding.
Probably overkill for a buggy frame but it worked really well.

The nice part is one look will tell you if you have most types of welding problems...
Ti should make a very nice buggy

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posted on 20-5-2016 at 11:34 AM

The place I was planning to do the fabrication at has a large sand blasting booth they have converted to an argon shielding booth. I should be able to do most of the smaller pieces in the booth. But that is a really good idea for the welds I'm going to have to do outside in normal atmosphere. I'll use shielding cups for the outside and I'll do an evacuation and argon on the inside. I like that. Thanks for the advice Audere.

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