bar welding

LNluckylucky

LNluckylucky

Bronze member
Hey guys

My District AL-2 bar has this crack under the right side of the bar and its been getting bigger and bigger. one of my friends mentioned weldind.


would welding work? and is it a good idea?
 
Bobby R

Bobby R

Steel Member
LNluckylucky said:
Hey guys

My District AL-2 bar has this crack under the right side of the bar and its been getting bigger and bigger. one of my friends mentioned weldind.


would welding work? and is it a good idea?
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You're probably better off just buying a new pair of bars.
 
issac p

issac p

Silver Member
i wouldnt ride them anymore because they might just randomly snap on you, then you're fucked. just buy new bars asap
 
instinctscooter

instinctscooter

Silver Member
you could get longer gussets welded on but i dont know how well it would be done and too long gussets would be annoying so its up to you
 
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Mr.H

Member
Welding would help in the short term, say another few months but the bars ultimately will snap. Aluminium has a very low fatigue resistance compared to steel and is more prone to sudden snapping also. The cyclic load bars are under when in use is ideally suited to steel as once fatigued steel (of good quality) is more like to bend gradually (safer!) than the sudden snapping of aluminium.

In short, dont waste any money on welding, gussets etc just get some new (steel) ones.
 
instinctscooter

instinctscooter

Silver Member
Mr.H said:
Welding would help in the short term, say another few months but the bars ultimately will snap. Aluminium has a very low fatigue resistance compared to steel and is more prone to sudden snapping also. The cyclic load bars are under when in use is ideally suited to steel as once fatigued steel (of good quality) is more like to bend gradually (safer!) than the sudden snapping of aluminium.

In short, dont waste any money on welding, gussets etc just get some new (steel) ones.
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if you could get bars welded for free, go for it but otherwise as this guy said it probably wont be cost effective and the sudden snap could be dangerous, especially if you had a tomk style fall. also mr.h knows his stuff about bars. possibly the best in the game (havent seen one snap)
 
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All-Weld

Member
Carson said:
Just try to stick weld it.
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What??? No!! The last thing you want to do is "stick weld" (SMAW) your broken aluminum bars. Have you ever used aluminum welding rod?? Its terrible shit and should only be used as a very last resort on non-critical welding applications. Even aluminum MIG (GMAW) is not a very good choice for welding something like scooter bars.
Your only option for welding broken aluminum scooter bars is to TIG (GTAW) weld them... and even then, I would just suggest getting new bars.;)

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Tyler P

Tyler P

Bronze member
All-Weld said:
What??? No!! The last thing you want to do is "stick weld" (SMAW) your broken aluminum bars. Have you ever used aluminum welding rod?? Its terrible shit and should only be used as a very last resort on non-critical welding applications. Even aluminum MIG (GMAW) is not a very good choice for welding something like scooter bars.
Your only option for welding broken aluminum scooter bars is to TIG (GTAW) weld them... and even then, I would just suggest getting new bars.;)

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This.
 
Carson .

Carson .

Steel Member
I've welded chromoly and aluminum with my tig, I was being sarcastic because if you have to ask others if you should weld your bars then you probably shouldn't do it.
 
Robert Reichley

Robert Reichley

Bronze member
Carson said:
I've welded chromoly and aluminum with my tig, I was being sarcastic because if you have to ask others if you should weld your bars then you probably shouldn't do it.
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lol true. im not the one with the bar problem though.. just trying to help him out
 
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