How To Weld Aluminum Pot Metal. Many pot metal repair rods melt at 700ยบ F and can be dangerously close to melting the pot metal before you even apply them. Most pot metal is aluminum based though.
10-14-2006 0439 AM 4. It takes a significant amount of metallurgy understanding casting impurities what form of zamac was used to create the pot metal part or antique decor etc. We get it clamped together and braced with fire brick.
Lower your face shield and thoroughly clean the metal.
Lower your face shield and thoroughly clean the metal. After finishing parts of metal that contain aluminum it is best to wait around 10 seconds for it to cool down. Give it the magnet test its either going to be steel based or aluminum based and I highly doubt its stainless. Turns out you can weld aluminum without a welder.