American Welding Society AWS D17.1 is the specification for Aerospace Fusion Welding Applications. This Specification provides details for welding certification as well as production welding.
A typical test required to certify a welder in aluminum is the 2f tee fillet weld test.
The awning was built inside a shop using mostly tig, but for installation, a spool gun running off a generator helped move things along
There is a lot to talk about.
things like tungsten electrodes..type and size ( i like 2% lanthanated for everything and 3/32 takes care of most of my daily welding)
shielding gases ...argon is best to start but if you begin to specialize in thicker aluminum, it might make sense to use a blend of ...
In this video, I compare travel speed of an aluminum joint welded with TIG vs one welded with a spool gun
