Wings and Spot Welding

What sort of vehicle?

It would help if we knew what sort of Landrover you are talking about. But assuming you are talking about the Series and 90/110/Defender, which all use the same construction - the wing side panels are spot welded to a right angle piece which is held to the bulkhead by several large hex head screws going into speednuts on the bulkhead. These are accessible from under the wing. JD

MY BAD... and apologies...DUH. Yes, it a petrol 1975 Series III 109" RHD. Thanks for the info - whew, that's a relief its not welded to the bulkhead.

regards, Oz

Not that I'm sure how you would weld aluminium to steel of course.

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The magic word there is SOLDER - soldering is merely gluing 2 items together, welding is melting them and fusing their molecular structure together so they become one contiguous item.

I think the word here is PEDANTIC

;)

Well, the point EMB made is valid after all, solders to join most metals have been on sale in the likes of Tandy for a very long time. Nowhere near as resilient as welding, only good for temporary repairs or ornamental stuff in most cases.

yes , you're both right. I'm sorry

Probably :-)

When your chassis needs rust repairs let me solder it up for you - I'm sure the result will be suitably strong and durable for it's intended purpose.

Thanks babe - I should have guessed you'd be along to support me in due course. :-)

No problem. Everyone is entitled to their point of view, it's just that some of us have formed ours through years of performing the task in question. If there's any more information you need don't hesitate to ask.

Now how does the OP come up with a silly question like that and then quote all the technical crap?

Martin

|| Duracell Bunny wrote: || ||| Well, the point EMB made is valid after all, solders to join most ||| metals have been on sale in the likes of Tandy for a very long ||| time. Nowhere near as resilient as welding, only good for temporary ||| repairs or ornamental stuff in most cases. || || Thanks babe - I should have guessed you'd be along to support me in || due course. :-) || || || -- || EMB

This sort of stuff belongs in alt.mutual.appreciation.society, not here :-)

As usual, kind Sir, I'm flattered :)

We colonials must stick together.

I guess he did this...

Do I detect an air of jealousy? :-)

I like that. Your handiwork?

Martin

On or around Fri, 27 Oct 2006 05:18:31 GMT, "Landy Man" enlightened us thusly:

not really. Soldering is only ever as strong as the "glue". you can join steel, for example, by bronze welding, i.e. a fillet of bronze which is stuck to both of 2 bits of steel. However, it's only as strong as the bronze filler.

Welding, properly done, can approach the same strength as the original material, although most often it isn't.

You could stick alloy to steel with silicone sealer. The joint, however, wouldn't be one you'd want to trust your life to.