Pretty neat:

 

I've seen similar before. Being marketed as Alumaloy. Ebay sellers seem to reference both names... I wonder if any are legit.

I've always been tempted to try it.

 

Damn. Now all I need is some of that rod, a torch that'll heat up aluminum to 730*, a beer gut, redneck accent, and a piece of aluminum to weld.

 

I have a steel gas tank that I would love to use something like that on. The only problem is I don't know where to get something like that for steel.

 

Seems really cool, but I've never had a huge hole in anything aluminum.

 

dont try to use that on anything hot though...

 

One of the videos showed the guy repairing a crack in a cylinder head between the combustion chambers... that wouldn't work would it??

 

probably not. im pretty sure its a marketing thing

 

Oh my god I need this for a pinhole leak in my AC line.

Buying now, will report back.

 

it would be ******* perfect for making custom intake manifolds and intercooler piping!

 

YUS!!! WANT!!
Totally a temporary solution to my broke *** lacking possession of a tig welder!

 

This. Someone try to make a custom manifold using this stuff.

As well as putting mounting brackets on an intercooler itself.

 

**** does not like to be drilled at all. Its neat stuff, but its low melting point would be its downfall.

 

my $299 mig welder will weld aluminum... just need the wire and gas.

 

And probably a spool gun. And then headaches from dealing with that all not working like a legit TIG unit

 

cool.

 

A spool gun would help, but just running a new liner and keeping the feed as straight as possible yielded "ok" results and not too many birdsnests.

 

I really want to give this a try someday soon.


Anyway, I have a bundle of this aluminum braizing rod in the garage. I really should test this out one of these days. My buddy has an acetylene torch I can use which will get anything hot enough. My other buddy has 10-12 cracked E30 oil pans that would be neat to try and fix with this stuff.

 

I looked it up and it was $2 per rod (I think you had to buy $50 worth).

I need something like this that will work on steel. I have a bike gas tank that needs repaired.

 

My friend had one repaired locally for his 68' 2002 and said they soldered it. I'm sure its a special solder but call a radiator shop and ask them what they use.