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I would have to look to know for sure. If I remember correctly Ernest Sims talks about riveting. Most of the machines I have built with thinner aluminum skins were using pressed in flush pem studs where the skins were fastened to the weldment underneath and bonded in between with aircraft 3M or loc...

Absolutely, thank you! Ive just ordered a couple of these books. Guess I should have done that first!!!

Kevin, thanks so much. You make some very good points and may have saved me some headaches or even worse! One thing I realized is the watercraft we are building where the bulkheads need to go could be seam welded without too much concern about of aesthetics. I am going to sift through your responses...

Mr. Morin, Thank you so much for such an in-depth explanation of how you approach this!!! No I didn't expect war and peace length but I did spend quite a bit of time dissecting your well thought out response and sincerely do appreciate such a thorough breakdown of how to approach this! I did look fo...

Thanks so much for your responses! I investigated this and realized that it is too expensive and not practical. Tried to delete the post but apparently didnt work! kmorn thanks for taking the time for a well thought out response! Best, Pete

Hi Everyone, I have a project to build an all aluminum offshore watercraft 30ft, and after completely welding all exterior surfaces I need to seal off internal compartments, but would rather not seam weld everything. If I stitch weld everything internally, would it be acceptable to use some type of ...

Hi, I am new to the forum but long time lurker, and apologize if this has been asked before.... I have a project to build a 25ft aluminum powercat and have TIG/MIG welding capability but have seen examples of "Solution welding Rod" using high tensile strength brazing. Has anyone used this ...