Reminds me of an old Garfield cartoon. "If they say it on TV, it must be true". I totally agree with your comments of RU-vid hackers. It's not that it can't be done. It's more of you don't have the skills, knowledge, of confidence to do it. Of course, proper tools are needed also. "Honey, where is the checkbook. I need to use it". 🤣🤣 PS: Young folks don't know what a checkbook is.
It does sadden me that the younger ones these days aren't getting into skill trades or even trying to learn them. At the same time those hack videos and tic Tok challenges deceiving young minds into thinking the wrong way of doing things is right. However it is on them to have an open mind and want to learn. They hear hot glue and horse hair worked for one guy and they completely put off any other option, right or wrong.
You can weld most (if not all) metals and alloys. No problem (just select right method/procedure). The problem is the part itself, how it was made, especially castings. There is a grain structure from the casting process (and post heat treatment, rate of cooling etc.) you will compromise during welding. Long story short it will weaken the part (>90% of the time) + distortion and or internal stress (means cracks). That's why some welders refuse to repair such parts (and the simplified version for the clueless public is: "it can't be welded" in quote marks).
Only nit pick I can come up with, is that if that ear had corroded away, the material would be a LOT more contaminated. I had a Lawn Boy aluminum mower deck that was corroded to the point it cracked. The welder was able to stick it together, but it wasn't pretty... and probably wasn't water tight. lol Your technique looks like it's good for removing impurities, though. Nice job
That is true, for corrosion first thing a guy should do is grind or cut out the corrosion till you get to good clean metal. In this situation a burr bit would be perfect for getting to good metal.
@@10thAveFreezeOut 😁 But where would be the fun in that? I'm hoping for a reply with suggestions on how to improve. I mean Tom did ask if I'd like tips and hints.
@@VPTfab Wowwww...man if I scrapped something every time it got a spot of corrosion,I'd be living on the street🤣🤣 Definitely glad to see someone that doesn't accept defeat. Haha I mean you could get crazy and probably remachine the o-ring surfaces so they're nice and corrosion free and then do it again 5yrs later when it's opened up again. A little dab of your favorite SCHMUTZ goes a long way ✌️
@@MrTheHillfolk I usually just blast the pockets or wire wheel them depending how bad they are. Once clean that's when I use the RTV. Been working great for me for many years on all types of similar situations.
