Tig Welding Aluminum Bike Frame

I specialise in bike frame welding welding bike frames to improve strength to the frame repairs to prevent future frame cracks after the bicycle frame welding has be done.

Tig welding aluminum bike frame.

Above is a mission frame made of 4130 chromoly steel that s been tig tungsten inert gas welded. That is a pretty cool feature that has benefits for tig welding aluminum. Welding melts the frame tubes with a filler metal to create a single solid piece of metal. Please note that cracks and other damages that require welding are generally not economical to repair on aluminum bike frames.

Manufacturers use two types of welding to build bike frames tig and mig. Aluminium bicycle frame repair using tig aluminium repair welding equipment. We can align face chase tap inspect and paint your new or vintage aluminum bike. Mike uses a miller dynasty 280dx for tig welding aluminum bike frames and he also has the expansion pack which allows for independent amplitude settings.

Bike frame fixtured on a stronghand tools welding table and welded out using both er70s 2 tig rod along with weldmold 880. Tig welding a bike frame with 032 wall alloy steel tubing and with weldmold 880 tig rod and then smashing it with a hammer. Aluminium bicycle welding is one of the most difficult of all welding procedures. Torch got you down.

We regularly design fabricate and manufacture components and parts of or with aluminum. Generally tig welding creates a stronger cleaner looking weld. What you re seeing is raw steel tubing with a clear gloss powder coat. Tig welded joints are the most common type today found on lots of bikes and lots of styles.

Another mission powder coated blue. Bicycle fabrication supply keeps in stock inweld tig welding alloys for steel stainless and aluminum.