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Old 02-03-2009 | 06:22 PM
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does a cromemoly cage haft to be tiged to be legal or can it be miged.
Old 02-03-2009 | 07:33 PM
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has to be tig welded.
Old 02-03-2009 | 07:44 PM
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thanks for the info...
Old 02-04-2009 | 08:17 AM
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TIG is correct.
Old 02-05-2009 | 07:23 PM
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why does it have to be tiged? just asking.
Old 02-05-2009 | 07:28 PM
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i was under the impression you can only tig moly.. I could be wrong, Never welded it. But according to the 09 rule book it has to be tigged.

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Old 02-07-2009 | 08:22 PM
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tiged. But if ur building something else out of Moly tubing like a rad support can it be miged?
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i have mig welded cm tubing to mild steel plate & it worked perfect for projects.

not roll cages.
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Originally Posted by ou812/z28
why does it have to be tiged? just asking.
MIG welding heats the metal too fast causing internal stress making it more brittle and more likely to crack. although it is not allowed to MIG weld a chromoly cage it is my understanding that you can MIG weld small projects safely by preheating the area first.
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Originally Posted by 9sec93
MIG welding heats the metal too fast causing internal stress making it more brittle and more likely to crack. although it is not allowed to MIG weld a chromoly cage it is my understanding that you can MIG weld small projects safely by preheating the area first.
now i know why. thanks.




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