Anyone heard of Alumaloy?

[captainron]

This stuff is supposed to have a super high tensile strength. Comes in "welding stick" form and you can use a simple propane torch to use it. Anyone have any experience with this stuff? Seems like you could repair a set of aluminum heads (or just about anything aluminum) at home with this stuff.

 

[Geoff87]

I bought some but have yet to try it. Looks good on TV though...

 

[topfuel]

I saw that stuff on tv, I was really tempted to get some but never did. It sure did look good though.

 

[Brooks]

It's good stuff but don't bother buying off the late night TV comercial. This stuff has been around for years as aluminum brazinf rod. Check out http://www.aladdin3in1.com for the same stuff you would find at your local welding supply shop (where it will be about 1/5 of the infomercial cost). They call it "3 in 1 rod."

I've used it to put injector bosses in an edelbrock intake manifold for a port injection conversion and to fab odds and ends from aluminum. I had to use a MAP gas torch for the EFI conversion because the manifold itself was such a big heatsink. Propane worked for anything else I used it for. Still have several pounds of it.

You wouldn't want to use it to repair a head though. The melting point is relatively low, maybe half what aluminum is?


Charles Brooks

 

[Pronto]

Could you use that stuff to weld on a Dutt neck?