Harrison L5 lathe rebuild

[Micktoon]

Hi Steve , yes its aluminium between about 3-4-5mm thick depending on which part, I have used T.I.G welder set on AC with pure argon sheilding gas, ended up about 100amps ish, the welder is a Migtronic MTE220 which is nice heavy bit of Kit, I dont have a foot control pedal and at times you need it doing aluminium as heat can build up and melt the part into a mush , this happened last night on an edge when I was getting tired and trying to finish the shelf support, I will post photos of what happened and how I fixed it ( I hope , as not sure how I will do it right now lol ) I am just self taught with the alloy welding , books and Youtube, so still learning as I go. If you want to learn check out weldingtipsandtricks on Youtube , Jody has the best videos on welding and explains things very well, I would imagine he has booked his place in Heaven because of his videos
Cheers Mick.