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Joe K · 05-18-2019, 07:49 AM

And given the price of stitching, or even welding - it may be more cost effective (and more certain) to simply buy an aftermarket high compression head.

I am reminded of welding an aluminum skylight frame. 1/8 section at four corners and a filler piece along the short side.

$450 was the quote locally. "I get minimum $125 an hour for welding aluminum."

Welding CAN be expensive. Maybe especially so when you're talking pre-heat, inter-pass peining, and post weld heat treatment. All possibly "chargeable time."

Even the weld materials. Eutectic brand cast iron rod runs $125 a pound - back in the 1990s.

So I bought the kit for my MIG and learned how to do it myself. But I had the luxury of time, a MIG, and could invest $100 in the conversion kit for the MIG and $125 for the full Argon bottle as a sort of gamble. Fortunately on this one I won!

Joe K

05-18-2019, 07:49 AM	#9
Joe K Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cow Hampshire Posts: 4,188	Re: Repair of Police (B) Head.. And given the price of stitching, or even welding - it may be more cost effective (and more certain) to simply buy an aftermarket high compression head. I am reminded of welding an aluminum skylight frame. 1/8 section at four corners and a filler piece along the short side. $450 was the quote locally. "I get minimum $125 an hour for welding aluminum." Welding CAN be expensive. Maybe especially so when you're talking pre-heat, inter-pass peining, and post weld heat treatment. All possibly "chargeable time." Even the weld materials. Eutectic brand cast iron rod runs $125 a pound - back in the 1990s. So I bought the kit for my MIG and learned how to do it myself. But I had the luxury of time, a MIG, and could invest $100 in the conversion kit for the MIG and $125 for the full Argon bottle as a sort of gamble. Fortunately on this one I won! Joe K __________________ Shudda kept the horse.