K11 Owners Group

Number 6

Guys,

My turn on the exhaust leak, who knows a good shop that can weld stainless?
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exavid · Posted: Fri May 30, 2014 7:32 pm Post subject:

Most any decent welding shop will have TIG equipment which will weld nicely on thin SS. I've had SS exhaust muffs on aircraft welded which are made of about the same thickness of SS successfully.
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Molon Labe

Number 6 · Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 1:12 pm Post subject:

It's not just the TIG it's also who handles it and can also reinforce it, not just weld if possible (otherwise it'll break again).
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exavid · Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 11:42 pm Post subject:

True, however most people who have a welding shop are competent. I had an exhaust system fabricated out of thin SS on a Commonwealth Skyranger that I was restoring. The shop did a fine job of TIG welding the pieces together. I sold the airplane with about 150 hours total time on the new exhaust system with no cracking or other problems.
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Paul W.
2013 C650GT
1995 K1100LT

Molon Labe

Number 6 · Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 10:01 pm Post subject:

This is what a guy in France does and none of the reinforced exhausted ever leaked again:

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