When the body man welded a repair panel to my front fender, he used a
clay-like material that was reusable as a heat sink. Just stuck a bead of
it about 1" away from the seam on either side. Used the same stuff when we
welded the door handle holes and sidemarker holes closed.
David Riker
74 Midget
78 Midget
63 Falcon
http://personalweb.sunset.net/~davidr
----- Original Message -----
From "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed at thebest.net>
To: <DLancer7676@cs.com>
Cc: "spridgets list" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: Structural Repair
> The consensus seems to be that the appropriate heat sink should be made of
> copper, for 2 reasons: 1) It dissipates heat faster. 2) It won't get
> stuck in the weld. That's what I'm going to try. Thanks, guys!
>
> Bob
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DLancer7676@cs.com <DLancer7676@cs.com>
> To: boxweed@thebest.net <boxweed@thebest.net>; WRROOPE@aol.com
> <WRROOPE@aol.com>
> Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Date: Thursday, March 16, 2000 6:01 PM
> Subject: Re: Structural Repair
>
>
> >In a message dated 3/16/2000 11:50:44 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> >boxweed@thebest.net writes:
> >
> ><< Is there anything specific that one can buy to use as a heat sink, >>
> >
> >Bob:
> >
> >I was told by an old mechanic to clamp a fairly thick piece of solid
copper
> >behind the piece you are welding. I have never tried that. Anyone?
> >
> >--David C.
>
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