In my opinion there is only one way to go, mig weld it. Rivets tend to
shake loose and your body filler will crack. Gas welding, unless you are an
expert will warp the hell out of your panels. Anything less then mig
welding is a cobb job.
Just my 2 mao (2.4cents)
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>From: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
>Reply-To: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
>To: spitfires@autox.team.net, mginter@concentric.net
>Subject: Re: Welding Spit body panels
>Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 07:13:25 -0400
>
>It can be done with a torch, but it is almost always advised against. The
>reason is heat, resulting in panel
>distortion. Things like spot welds and mig perform the weld almost
>instantly, resulting in a very localized
>heating of the metal. A torch is much slower at melting the metal,
>resulting in greater heat saturation, and the
>warping that results from this. Things like wet rags rolled up around the
>weld site help, but are no guarantee.
>
>Btw, do not be afraid of rivets. Yes, they get a bad rap, but that's
>because most people do them very poorly.
>They go to a hardware store and buy junk pop rivets, and don't use them
>correctly. Quality rivets, installed
>correctly, are extremely strong. Stronger in fact then welding. This is
>part of the reason rivets are used in
>airframes and high pressure systems. Pick up Carol Smiths book on
>fasteners and you'll see what I'm talking
>about.
>
> >>> Mike Ginter <mginter@concentric.net> 08/23 7:57 PM >>>
>
>Hey gang,
>
>I'm trying to learn a little bit about welding for the purpose of
>repairing Spitfire floor pans etc... I have been focusing on
>MIG/TIG/ARC/Gasless and started to wonder. Can this type of work be
>performed with a gas welding rig?
>
>Mike
>
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