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Just gotta be good enough to do it.I have TIG and I would pass on that. That tiny wire will vaporize at 1 amp!
I’ve seen old tig guys weld cig foil wrappers and razor blades, just to prove it could be done. I never woukd have believed Al foil could be welded until an old hand proved it to me. Great party trick to pull for the apprentices, but not good for much else.
I ince saw a certified pressure vessel welder tig pop cans together end to end, some pop can skin fins on it, put a Schrader valve on one end and then pressurize it. I couldn’t believe how much pressure it would take. He took it outside and pierced the end with a sharp punch and the thing had to fly a couple hundred feet straight up. was cool to watch (from a distance) but not something I would ever try. Assuming I could get the cans to weld and seal, it would likely blow up in my face!
I’m pretty good myself down to about 1/16” (in Aluminum, which is fussier than steels) but less than that then I’m just making holes. I’m no where near as good as those “foil welders”.
Those guys were pro’s before I could even spell “tig”…
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