Toyota F1 welding bubble

[JBrady]

found this searching. Looks like for fabbing certain parts the bubble contains everthing in a no oxygen environment.

 

[JBrady]

More cool Toyota F1 pics... warning, slow to load.

http://www.supercars.net/Gallery?cmd=viewTagGallery&tag=Formula One&pgID=1

 

[TundraEddie]

I need one of those for the garage :mischievo

 

[Anaema]

vaccume welding, smart.

 

[Kiwi.in.aus]

Most probably he is welding titanium which must be done in an inert atmosphere .

 

[Pro]

zero porosity....?

 

[Tex]

zero contamination due to airborne dust or losing gas coverage due to cross drafts.

 

[graeme79]

Most probably he is welding titanium which must be done in an inert atmosphere .

/\ /\ right on the money, titanium needs to be inert, or the weld and metal turn to crap, and goes brittle. I looked into to getting titanium tubing for some projects, until i got told about the extra effort to weld it.

 

[Kiwi.in.aus]

That reminds me off way back [ bout 20 years !! ] when the GP racing dirt bike manufacturer's started using titanium frames as they were heaps lighter , you had all these little sealed tents in the pit area's which enabled them to weld up all the cracks , they all gave it away in the end as the advantages were far out weighed by the hassle factor .