RE: M4A3 Builders in need of InsPiration lol

[nzsmeg <nzsmeg-at-clear.net.nz>]

I'm an Engineer with an Airline downunder, and the Virtually
everything alloy is riveted, it's a lot stronger than
bolting (if you end up going in that direction).

Smeg


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> >HI Aahz I work with steel and mig weld ,work with
> hydraulics scissor lifts Id like to try tig 
> >out with scrap first till I get the hang of it its a
> practise makes perfect thing as far as 
> >price on aluminium it depends on grade and gauge you plan
> on using 
> 
> 
>     My press brake will bend and shear up to 16 gauge so
> that's where my choice is made but my welding skills are,
> in a word, abysmal. Most of my Aluminum I get at scrap
> prices at the Boeing Surplus store but they mostly have
> sheets and blocks, not tubes square or otherwise. Since I
> don't have a welding rig or the ~500.00 to buy one right
> now I guess renting is my main option. Heck, I'm even
> considering bolting the whole thing together to avoid the
> welding for now, anything to make progress.
> 
> Aahz.
>