Raymond Martin says: Celebrate your small victories ?. #anodizedaluminum #weldporn #welding #skiff #shop #lowcountry #contenderboats #marinefabrication #skifflife #aluminumwelding
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mel135j
Whats the Black ?
mel135j
Looks Not Good dude
martinmarinedesign
The tubing is pre-anodized @mel135j. The anodize coating does not burn off during the weld process but instead gets pushed out of the puddle and shows as the black material you see. I’m sure you are not familiar with welding anodized aluminum but this material is very common in the boat tower industry and is necessary to guard against saltwater corrosion.
j1mboo
Do you use pulse or just high frequency start? And do you paint your welds with red hot afterwards? Or do you leave them like this