Does anybody know how to weld alminium or zinc ?

by Florent

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I use to make some fashion jewelery and I can't manage to fix definitively aluminium thread or zinc plates. cyano acrylate is not durable, and I thought about welding, but I don't know how to process... Thanks for any help.

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John on May 10, 2017

first ... it is almost impossible to weld aluminum because it melts so fast...I would solder with aluminum solder or if combining aluminum with other metals...braze them/ I suggest youtube...there are videos on both subjects.

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Florent on May 10, 2017

Ok, thanks for the help, I see there is not solution for my problem then... ;-(

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Bulldog on May 11, 2017

So I disagree with John because my husband welds aluminum for a living so it can be welded but you have to do it with a tig welder

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- Florent on May 11, 2017
  
  Ok, thanks, but what is a "tig welder" then...???
  
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- Bulldog on May 11, 2017
  
  There are 3 types of welder you can buy the most common being a stick welder then there is a mig welder which uses wire and finally a tig welder which is by far the most expensive to buy . Look on miller or Lincoln site and they show you what is available to purchase and the differences in them
  
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