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  1. #21

    Re: super light weight sleeping platform ideas?

    You're the first person I've heard of who has actually welded aluminum with a spool. Do tell. How are the welds? What's the technique? How hard is it to weld?
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  2. #22

    Re: super light weight sleeping platform ideas?

    The welds range from crap blown holes to what you would find on cheap chinease stuff (mechanically fine but not stacked dimes). The thing is the oxidation takes twice the heat to melt then the aluminum under it. You are sopposed to clean it with acid but my spray bottle was broken so i raw dogged it on the whole thing. The only technique i verified is it has to be a push rather then pull. This was thin wall and dirty so the worst case senario, but it came out usable.

  3. #23

    Re: super light weight sleeping platform ideas?

    this thing is tall haha, but its only for sleeping anyhow. I've been sliding myself in since I built my first platform.
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  4. #24

    Re: super light weight sleeping platform ideas?

    In the past when I've tig welded aluminum, I've always used a steel brush to clean up the oxidation. Is that what you mean by Raw Dogging it or you just burned through it?

    It is pretty tall.
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    1993 4runner, SAS, 3.0L, Auto Tranny
    2007 4runner, stock. For now.

  5. #25

    Re: super light weight sleeping platform ideas?

    Be sure to weld aluminum in a well ventilated area, very toxic.....
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  6. #26

    Re: super light weight sleeping platform ideas?

    It just burned through the crud. I really want to try the acid to see if it will work well. Thanks for the tip on ventilation. I had the garage door open.

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    Re: super light weight sleeping platform ideas?

    Did it hold up well at the T4T meetup?
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    Re: super light weight sleeping platform ideas?

    I didnt get to try it out, but ill be on it this weekend. It should be ok. I beat on it a bit to make sure it would hold weight

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    Re: super light weight sleeping platform ideas?

    cool, well goodluck
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