Welding experts - help
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Melting Slicks
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From: Bay Area CA
Welding experts - help
Hi guys,
How much should a welding job like this cost (see pics)?
I am assuming that this is a simple job.
I have done all the prep work. All that the welder has to do is just weld the tube in and weld close the hole with the supplied patch.
I got an $80 quote for this.
How much should a welding job like this cost (see pics)?
I am assuming that this is a simple job.
I have done all the prep work. All that the welder has to do is just weld the tube in and weld close the hole with the supplied patch.
I got an $80 quote for this.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Boca Raton Florida
It shouldn't cost that much, but it will. Guy in a shop will bill you an hour and spend almost that much time. Kind of a lot for a $20 job tho
Maybe see if you can get a rubber plug and a gromet to get by with
Maybe see if you can get a rubber plug and a gromet to get by with
Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2002
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From: Sherwood Park AB
$80 sounds right, I agree with SIXFOOTER.
Brazing or soldering requires a tight fit since the brazing rod is what bonds the joint together using capilary action, rather than the parent metal being melted with filler rod added.
You can buy a small oxy/mapp torchset from Homedepot for about $50and you could weld that yourself.
Maybe you can find someone who works at a bodyshop and wants to make some cash on his lunchbreak... I got a crack in my bellhousing fixed for $20 from a guy who builds riverboats.
You know JB weld will work...
Brazing or soldering requires a tight fit since the brazing rod is what bonds the joint together using capilary action, rather than the parent metal being melted with filler rod added.
You can buy a small oxy/mapp torchset from Homedepot for about $50and you could weld that yourself.
Maybe you can find someone who works at a bodyshop and wants to make some cash on his lunchbreak... I got a crack in my bellhousing fixed for $20 from a guy who builds riverboats.
You know JB weld will work...
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Bay Area CA
Yeah, the weld shop guy said it's an hour's work to weld that thing.
I said I could pay up to $40. Then he wanted me to wait for his partner to return from lunch so that he can really do it for $40
Thanks guys, all great ideas.
I am going to call a couple of small time welders fro Craigslist first. If that does not work, I'll have to do something as folks suggested here.
Thanks again.
I said I could pay up to $40. Then he wanted me to wait for his partner to return from lunch so that he can really do it for $40
Thanks guys, all great ideas.
I am going to call a couple of small time welders fro Craigslist first. If that does not work, I'll have to do something as folks suggested here.
Thanks again.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Bay Area CA
I couldn't find anything like that at Home Depot for $50. I would be willing to spend up to $150 if I can find something like what you suggested. I am sure it will come in handy later.
Drifting
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From: Sault Ste. Marie Ontario
Yeah, the weld shop guy said it's an hour's work to weld that thing.
I said I could pay up to $40. Then he wanted me to wait for his partner to return from lunch so that he can really do it for $40
Thanks guys, all great ideas.
I am going to call a couple of small time welders fro Craigslist first. If that does not work, I'll have to do something as folks suggested here.
Thanks again.
I said I could pay up to $40. Then he wanted me to wait for his partner to return from lunch so that he can really do it for $40
Thanks guys, all great ideas.
I am going to call a couple of small time welders fro Craigslist first. If that does not work, I'll have to do something as folks suggested here.
Thanks again.
Race Director
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: Florida
Too bad you aren't closer, I'd sell you a regular oxy/acet complete setup with B and Q tanks (I think, trying to remember) for the $150.00
Melting Slicks
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From: Savannah GA
That's actually a tricky weld job because the metal's so thin. I'd braze the repair myself... easier to control and less risk of burn through. A MIG is not the best for this... a TIG and an experienced hand needed not to make a mess. Or epoxy like onaqwst says... not a structural repair.
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Melting Slicks
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Burning Brakes
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From: Foxfield, Co
That is not an easy weld. The picture looks like you have a pretty big gap between the pipe and the hole, and very thin metal. For metal that thin you need a much tighter clearance. If the guy does a good job that ends up looking good then $80 might not be that bad.
$80, what a dreamer.....