Alloy Welding

[Capt_Marlinspike]

Anybody know where I can get an alloy exhaust welded? Ideally somewhere in Hampshire.

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[jerryat]

Hi Capt MarlinSpike,

Hope you don't mind my hitching a lift on your thread, but the cast alloy furling line guide on my Hood Seafurl roller gear has broken in half. Does anyone out there no whether this sort of stuff can be successfully welded?

Good sailing!



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[mirabriani]

I took a welding course once and the answer is yes to both of you.
You will be told you need a specialist. It was explained to me that you need to use like for like, in other words the welder needs to know the makeup of the original metal, or be able to guess. Also a good eye is necessary to see when it "runs"
Try one of those small industrial units and ask around; or ask in a motor cycle repairers.

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[paddywackcocker]

You could look in your local bussines directory for alloy truck body fitters/fabricators, pop in and talk to them, the boys round the back are normally to happy to help for the price of a bear. The quality of the work is high and you can almost garantee thats it done to or better than origanal speck, seeing that they work with the stuff day in day out and it will probably be a while you wate job, as oposed to leaving it at a local engineering shop and haveing it subed out to someone else. If it looks neet and the flow lines good than you can usely be asured that the penatration is good.

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[Talbot]

In addition to the small metal craft people near boatyards (The one at Hayling Yacht Services deserves a special mention), I would also consider the trailer manufacturers, cause a lot of their work is in alli. Yellow pages is as good a place to start as any /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

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[jerryat]

Hi Mirabriani, Paddywackcocker and Talbot,

Many thanks to you all! Why didn't I think of the simple approach?!! I'll do as you suggest and have a mooch round the local small manufacturing outfits/boatyards. I'm sure I will strike gold, I mean alloy!!

Thanks again

Jerry

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[philwebb]

I can recommend Portchester Engineering 19 Windmill Grove Fareham
Tel 02392 374771 They did a good job on one of my alloy engine mounts.
Price was fair too.

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