So, I'm finding myself needing to do some non-mechanical joining of metal parts for a current project. I've done some welding many years ago in school (Industrial Design), but this is strictly hobby-related, and I need to be able to achieve my ends in my home shop, which is pretty standard residential (wired for 110V).
I normally work with aluminum/brass, but my mini machines (Sherline) can run mild steel just fine, and for this particular project, I can select materials and design the joint interface based on what would be easiest to join.
My questions:
I normally work with aluminum/brass, but my mini machines (Sherline) can run mild steel just fine, and for this particular project, I can select materials and design the joint interface based on what would be easiest to join.
My questions:
- Should I be looking into welding gear? Can the HF-level welding setups run on 110V? If so, any particular machines would you folks would recommend I look into?
- Would brazing be a better fit for my setup? Can one braze brass/aluminum/steel with a MAPP hand-torch? (I've never done brazing, but I know the basic principals, and have plenty experience with electrical soldering)