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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: steve on September 15, 2008, 02:55 PM

Title: ok a weird one for you, DOES 'tidy tig' welding denote quality 4130 tubeing?
Post by: steve on September 15, 2008, 02:55 PM

i mean, if welds are dog dirt, does it automatically render the tube mild steel?

I would say so?

Title: Re: ok a weird one for you, DOES 'tidy tig' welding denote quality 4130 tubeing?
Post by: CD17 on September 15, 2008, 03:22 PM

I would say yes 9/10 times.

Title: Re: ok a weird one for you, DOES 'tidy tig' welding denote quality 4130 tubeing?
Post by: toys19 on September 15, 2008, 03:42 PM

If you had spent the money on good quality tube, you probably wouldn't chuck it all away with crap welds. It does not have to be TIG welding though, you can get great quality with MIG, MMA, brazing, and gas fusion welding - altohugh most of the "birdshit" quality you see that denotes POS frames is defo MIG.