That was great to see, thanks for sharing, 1st time I see a repair like that, thumbs-up

@txsviking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jan.

You are a Magical welder Terry! Thanks very kindly. The piston is the best in the lot now. Woo Hoo!

@txsviking

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it worked out.

@mostlymoparih5682

3 жыл бұрын

@@txsviking So if it's the best in the lot does it go into the number one spot?

you are definitely a true mastermind in the art of welding... terrific video TXSVIKING!

@txsviking

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Looks good from here too Terry, always interesting to see KZreadrs help each other out. Stay cool.

@txsviking

3 жыл бұрын

That's what makes it fun.

Dang brother you got some MAD SKILLS!

@txsviking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Looks good from New Jersey

@txsviking

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Nice work terry!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@txsviking

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :-)

That was different Terry - I guess with a good bond and careful file work that will hopefully do the trick. Have a great Labor Day weekend. :)

@txsviking

3 жыл бұрын

I think it will work. He has a ring groove cutter.

I've always been curious about welding up the valve pockets on a piston and then machining the tops flat. And then re-machining valve pockets in a different location for a custom application.

@peterdarr383

Жыл бұрын

Me too - fill in the unused "eyebrows" and leave them a bit "proud" so you can CC the chambers and file-grind some of the weld on some of the pistons to get the CR perfect. Was thinking the weld would crack-warp the pistons or would simply come loose or other problems. This would be a street motor with 76CC smog heads.

Now to find a good machinist...nice work Terry

@txsviking

3 жыл бұрын

That's it. Thanks George.

How's she goin'? Nice to see your videos!!! Great job with the welding. Aluminium is not that easy to weld. But I'd say you had the temp right and it looks good to me!!! Take for sharing!!

@txsviking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Buddy. Hope the weeds stay away from your drive.

Cool being different!

@txsviking

3 жыл бұрын

It should work okay. Thanks.

That was different for sure. Checking out Cutworm now!

@txsviking

3 жыл бұрын

He is a sweet man.

Good to see something a bit different. Old Steve'o knows alot about Autos. Good job once again.

@txsviking

3 жыл бұрын

Yes he does. Thanks.

Good, but we must do a machinery bu milling machine and before that we must be made sure that the are not any crack or gaps at the places around the welded zone

Cutworm has a screw loose. Maybe you can weld it tight. 😄🤣😁

You do nice work Terry, question, when you're welding in the 300 amp range on aluminum. What size tungsten do you use?

@txsviking

3 жыл бұрын

1/8"

Какую присадку используете для сварки поршней ?

Thanks for the response. See if I can get one more from you. What type of tungsten do you use for aluminum? I run a syncrowave 350 at work and have tried all but zirconated tungstens and my 1/8 are all deforming. Tried different preps with no help. Mind you this is also at only 200 amps. 1/8 should carry that. Again thanks for the feedback!

@txsviking

3 жыл бұрын

I use zirconated tungsten for aluminum. They will deform but at higher amperage.

What frequency settings do you run? I can't seem to get my machine to run worth a darn on aluminum. Using a Square Wave200 Lincoln.

@txsviking

2 жыл бұрын

I don't have frequency settings on my 1987 model Syncrowave 350.

I didnt know that was even done . I definitely wouldn't try it :)

@txsviking

3 жыл бұрын

It should work fine. Its only for a 428 Cobrajet. :-)

Another one bites the dust.

@txsviking

3 жыл бұрын

Another one gone.

So I've got a question, maybe you can give some pointers. I have both an air cooled Lincoln 225 and a water cooled Miller 350 amp machines. I do quite a bit of aluminum TIG welding and I have an older Kawasaki 750 twin project I'm developing. Performance parts for this particular motorcycle engine are pretty much nonexistent. I have several sets of new OEM aluminum pistons and I'd like to try to add an additional 1/4 to 1/2 inch dome on the tops of the pistons to then machine them on my Bridgeport for a higher compression set. What are your thoughts to adding stacks of filler metal to the crown area of the piston? Do you have any suggestions on combating potential warp if any might occur? Currently I have dozens of other junk pistons to practice with, I just thought I'd ask someone else who has at least welded a few... Thanks for your time and any suggestions you might have.

@txsviking

2 жыл бұрын

Give it a try and see what happens. That's all I do.

That must be a rare piston. I had a DZ chevy 302 69 Camaro motor that had 2 cracked pistons in it that were obsolete I may have done it to that one if I thought it would work. They wanted a fortune to make me a set I ended up using a lower compression piston and it came out fine. What is it out of?

@txsviking

3 жыл бұрын

He said a 428 Cobra Jet. :-)

@scottsinfl

3 жыл бұрын

@@txsviking Yep thats another rare motor I bet a set of them are a $1 or 2.

*_Nice video. Thank you for your nice comment on my video. ♥_*

I wonder what caused that chunk to break out of the piston,,

@txsviking

3 жыл бұрын

It looked like a problem with drilling the wrist pin hole.

@mikemraz8569

3 жыл бұрын

The rod was to long!

Could be 2618 or 4032. Something with a high silicon content.

@txsviking

3 жыл бұрын

It's posable.

Seems easy enough; i don't weld,but i give out quite a few jobs to professional welders; i am a marine mechanic, and i have here a volvo penta piston off of a AQ151C, and the darn thing has been obsolet for 5 or 6 years now,can't find one; money is no object in this case,is the 4043 the best filler for a cast Al piston,do you know?

@txsviking

2 жыл бұрын

If it's a cast piston then yes 4043 is best.

@josepeixoto3384

2 жыл бұрын

@@txsviking thanks,was wondering if 4047 with the12% Si was better; edit: do you think that i should pre-heat it? it has lost about 1.5 inches of all 3 ring lands, now after cleaning,about 2 inches need filling; precision turning for the rings,afterwards, is no problem.

@txsviking

2 жыл бұрын

I never heard of 4047 filler so I can't help with that. Preheat is not required but doesn't hurt either.

You're amazing! Great skills. Your comment on another channel led us to your channel. If you'd get a chance to look at our channel, we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

Will you weld one of mine?

Unusual fault in a piston...Should be fine now.

@txsviking

3 жыл бұрын

I think so.

Golly, you can barely see the repair!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@txsviking

Жыл бұрын

It worked out well.