This is a video to show my boat build progress and share some tips on how to weld using pulse. the machine i have is a miller xmt304, the alloy aluminum i used is 5086, 5052, and some 6061 extrusion.. I am building a 44 ft sailboat (all aluminum) and can reach every place without having to move the welder. the hull material is the 5086-h116 and the 1lbs. wire spools are 5356 alloy. the welder easily welds 3/8" material with .047 dia wire while the .035 wire works very nicely on 1/4" or 3/16" plate.. The number of people with aluminum welding skills and access to fabricating equipment has increased considerably over the years. yet many are unaware of fundamental considerations confronting the short-handed amateur building a single boat for his own account..
I think building boats in the miracle metal is the most enjoyable boat building there is. my goal is to support the glen-l builders that are interested in building the designs in this fine catalog, by mr.'s witt and hankinson, in aluminum; to produce the best boats they can.. Boat building courses: we run aluminium welding and boat building courses five times per year. the courses are run at our premesis, and are scheduled as weekly intensive courses. the courses are designed to teach the welding and boatbuilding techniques required to build a boat.. Recently i was asked to prepare a few notes on weld sequence for an owner-builder. what follows is the core of my notes about the final weld-up, using a large aluminum hull as an example. the following notes are also applicable to steel boats, though weld sizes will be much smaller and spacing will.
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