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firenighthawk
06-11-2011, 10:35 PM
I have the 90 amp flux wire welder from harbor freight. Is it possible to weld the rails in with this?

jojo
06-12-2011, 01:04 AM
I think you could if you "plug" welded them. The first thing you would have to do is to temporarily secure the rails "exactly" where you wanted them. Then drill small holes into the receiver where you were going to plug weld them. Check, recheck and recheck again for fit. Don't drill thru the receiver and the guide rails, only the receiver. You'll want the guide rails to act as a backing plate for the weld. Maybe you could look at an original one as a example to see roughly how far to space the plug welds.

Practice on two pieces of similar metal to get a feel for the temp and wire speed you would need.

firenighthawk
06-12-2011, 01:08 AM
thanks man thats exactly what I was looking for.

Tx Dogblaster
06-16-2011, 11:29 PM
Perfect answer Jojo. I've done 5-6 of my builds that way.