Re: Welding, what do you know?

Posted by shinyribs on
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You can weld headers good with a mig.I spot mine in 3 place to hold the location,then just spot around with little zaps here and there.If you use a tig on them you can almost melt them together with little or or no filler rod.Makes for a really smooth seam.The factory pipes on these bikes are SUPER thin and light weight and would be very difficult for a new welder to mig up.Not impossible,though.Unless you are using tubing with a very thick wall thickness you will not need a v-groove as most exhaust tubing is very soft and will penetrate easily.My most successful headers joints have actually been done with an oxy-acetylene torch.Same technique as a tig,but without the electricity.