‘89 Sportster: gas welding the crossover pipe
Last weekend I pulled the exhaust off my ‘89 Sportster (to get to the sprocket cover, but that’s another story) and noticed that there was a crack around where the crossover pipe is welded on. The fact is, chroming can make steel brittle (this is why you shouldn’t chrome steering components).
I decided to weld it up with my acetylene torch. Now, I could have mig welded or brazed it or even arc welded it, but gas welding works great for stuff like this. No spatter like arc or mig and once you braze something you can never go back and weld it.
You can fill holes easily by gas welding, you don’t have to worry about starting and stop an arc and you can regulate the heat by just pulling away (sure, a tig welder with a pedal would do better, but not for the price of my torch and no sunburn). I am actually using tig rods and brazing flux, but it works.
Next time I’ll put a shade 5 lens in front of the camera so the actual welding can be seen better.
I love reading short stories like that. I am a D.I.Y. and love to learn all types of tricks for all kind of welding. ” THANKS KEEP EM COMING “
Comment by Beau — September 21, 2009 @ 9:36 am
helllo
Comment by Anonymous — October 22, 2009 @ 6:53 am
send me detail theory of the welding. i want to know each and every thing
Comment by SOHAIB — November 3, 2009 @ 5:27 am