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swamp rat
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Well after ordering the Durafix  i've decided just to fix the crack properly and have it welded. Have been told i should be able to weld it up and not melt the UMHW  Is there any precautions i should take?? Would like to do it right the first time.
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shorty
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| Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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| are you taking it to a shop to get welded or are you doing it yourself? |
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swamp rat
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| Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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| taking it to an aluminum fab shop.. they were hesitant about the UHMW |
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shorty
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| Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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| they will have their own techniques for cleaning and prepping it. weve done welding on hulls and left plastic on, it should be fine. it may help if they have someone hold some soaking wet rags on the bottom side of the plastic where the welding will take place tho |
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swamp rat
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| Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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| okay..thanks. |
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swamp rat
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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weld repair complete... UHMW no problem. Will keep the durafix for emergency repairs  |
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ntjetboater
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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lets see....
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swamp rat
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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| ntjetboater wrote: | | lets see.... |
will take some photos this evening and post |
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On-Track
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| Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Aluminun dosen't get red hot like other metals when being welded. The UH may get hot around the welded area but not enough to do any damage. |
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