Aluminum Welding ... the Lost Art

[dieselguy]

Went to the Wichita RV show last night ... looking at 3 different Montana's ... Boy Howdy were the welds visable under the bedroom flooring sad ... sad ... sad. I'd guess the welds holding the walls together are similar. Some had no penetration, I'd bet I could have chipped the bead (if you could call it that) right off the floor beam with a chisel. Many had the tell tale black soot caused by poking the tungsten on the torch head in the weld puddle. Lotsa LED eye candy and a cantilever door hinge! Must be marketing to draw your attention away from examining the structure. Headed to the KCMO RV show next week to compare and contrast. I doubt if Montanas have the corner on the bad weld market though ...