Another interesting vid! As an electrical engineer who can (barely) mig/tig weld could you please tell me why you couldn't weld or metal stitch the scrap case enough to re machine it and reuse it?
You perhaps could, but welding the case risks distorting it or causing it to crack. Also the cases are 80-90+ years old, and are of varying aluminum quality and heavily impregnated with oil, so they do not always weld. I would only ever risk welding a Scott case if it was already assumed to be scrap - if there are alternative methods I would always choose those first to save the crankcase.
Scottparts Ah I see, only weld when it doesn't matter if it turns into scrap as its scrap already. And as you say who knows what particular aluminium alloy was used :)
Another interesting vid! As an electrical engineer who can (barely) mig/tig weld could you please tell me why you couldn't weld or metal stitch the scrap case enough to re machine it and reuse it?
You perhaps could, but welding the case risks distorting it or causing it to crack. Also the cases are 80-90+ years old, and are of varying aluminum quality and heavily impregnated with oil, so they do not always weld. I would only ever risk welding a Scott case if it was already assumed to be scrap - if there are alternative methods I would always choose those first to save the crankcase.
Scottparts Ah I see, only weld when it doesn't matter if it turns into scrap as its scrap already. And as you say who knows what particular aluminium alloy was used :)
Fascinating,, , I might just catch one of these horses one day , good to know there's a team like U around, thanks still using imperial ✍️🤗👍