Aluminum Flux core Wire?

[Stomis]

I have a tippmann 98 paintball gun that I built a while ago. The body is made of aluminum and I chopped the front grip off of it to mount a custom one.

The JB weld I used to fill in part of the gun where the old grip was just doesnt cut it for something to tap. I need to manage to fill it in with some weld.

The question is do they make fluxcore aluminum wire seeing as how the only welder I have access to is my garbage easy mig (no gas, der on the name) from harbor freight.

 

[tRustyK5]

No flux core aluminum that I've ever heard of, and it sounds like your machine wouldn't have the jam to run aluminum anyways. Then there is the need for a spool gun...

Rene

 

[bigblock72]

Aluminum requires shielding gas to weld properly. Flux would probably contaminate the weld so bad that all you'd get is a molten mess.

If you want you can ship it out to me and I can TIG it. It would only cost the shipping which probably wouldn't be much if you stripped it down to just what needs welded. PM me if interested.

 

[tRustyK5]

That'd be the best way to repair it, and that is a generous offer.

Rene