Beer Can Welding!!

I was looking through some welding forums the other day and noticed some people talking about welding two beer/soda cans together. They said it was fairly hard to do. I had to give it a try! Went out to the shop and this is what I came up with. I really didnt find it that hard to do. To me the hardest part was getting the cans tacked together. After that you can concentrate the heat on the bead you have started. Has anyone else tried this?

Mike

 

Now try doing it with the Oxy Acetolene!!

 

Nice welds but when I talk about welding up a beer can I meen through the sides where the can is thinest. Imagine cutting two cans in half to make a top and bottom then welding them back together to make a normal looking can again. I'm sure this is way off topic but it's a fun challange!

 

I heard a story about welding two foil chewing gum wrappers together. It that possible?

 

That would be very impressive. I tried to lay a bead on the side of a can and it instantly blew through as soon as I struck the arc. I would love to see a picture if anyone has sucessfuly done it.

 

Lemon lime soda ????
Hey we're talking BEER cans !!!

 

now try welding some aluminum foil together!

 

HAHAHA sorry I was fresh out!

 

Ever had any luck with alumna weld .It works great on beer cans ,Have not had any luck with it on any other aluminum.

 

Here is my welding Instructor. Won-hung WayTulo ..He was a master welder of cans. Problem was he kept lighting his face on fire..

 

Wow! Thats very impressive!

 

Well bugger me sideways with a Sally!

With skill like that, bet you could build your own cylinder heads starting with just a neat little bead!

 

Dang I thought you were talking about using a beer can as a welder on the cheap. Or maybe even welding while drunk. I've seen some welds that looked like they were done by a drunk!

 

A buddy of my Dads, RIP, welded aircraft aluminum tail section parts during WW2 with a torch for Douglass. He said the test was tough. You didn't just weld it, it was stress tested, and checked seven ways from sundown. He claimed a guy he worked with could weld two Schlitz steel cans together down the middle. He said most was 1/16 or less alum. Lippy

 

wonder if you could slip a copper backer in through the tab hole to make striking the arc easier without blowing through??

not that anyone would cheat

 

if you want to see it done RIGHT pm deviator he is the master at this

 

some people have WAY too much time on their hands

 

Those are impressive welds.

I tried welding aluminum cans end to end both with tig and
oxy/hydrogen..Worked fine for both.
Back in the 50's I gas welded 60 feet of steel beer cans together
to make a vertical antenna..It worked great. The hardest part was
putting it up without kinking any of them.
The best part of the project was emptying the cans.

 

thats pretty cool

 

Yea, but are they water tight?

 

I've Tig'd razor blades, but I'll have to try beer cans.

 

sure, but can you do it when the cans are FULL?

 

very impressive...........im lucky if i can just strike the tourch.............

 

My uncle's sister's step-brother's neighbor says he can weld a fart to a dryer sheet...wonder what heat setting he uses..

 

Got a friend who is into vw's, they weld cooling tubes onto the fins to make water cooled conversions. Anyway, he practiced for a long time to get the cans to weld together, but by age 16 he got it. it is good to have friends.

 

Now THAT is talent!

 

i went to visit a welding class at a tech school and some guy cut a copenhagen lid in half and welded it back together, not sure what he used to weld it

 

Can you describe the method?

TIG?

What filler? What size?
What tungsten? What size?
What gas?
What welder settings?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jijW310xvp4&feature=related