Guess what went wrong with this weld?

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You tried to weld stainless to aluminum? Wrong polarity, You tried to walk the cup and failed?

https://www.esabna.com/us/en/education/blog/can-i-weld-aluminum-to-steel.cfm

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@yashsedai and @Ferman you guys nailed it! I didn’t do it, but it seems like people ask about doing it all the time on the forum.

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Not enough boogers to glue them together?

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Once you know the answer, the differences in the metals are just blindingly obvious in the photo.

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Damn, I didn’t see the thread in time to win the prize.
oh no

Poor Johnny-comelately!

Honestly taping the metal together would have provided a better weld :stuck_out_tongue:

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And not have made a royal mess of the tungsten and torch!

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JB. Weld, that is…

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It definitely hurt me.

Same, the want to introduce to hickory shampoo is great!

In the process.

Found a decent welding channel that anyone looking into getting into it might want to subscribe to(apart from video linked above).

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TIL: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hickory%20shampoo

I like TFS, Weld dot com, & Welding tips & tricks channels

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I aim to educate!

Hot glue…I mean JB Weld.

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Looking at the pieces in the background, it looks like they were welded?

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Thanks for posting this. As a N00B it had some really good pointers