Aluminum and stainlesswelding in Fresno.

Joaquin Ag Repair does aluminum welding and stainless welding on smaller repairs once the part has been reviewed.

Call (559) 210-7899

Photo first$85/hr at the shopReviewed before accepted

Aluminum and stainless work we take

Aluminum brackets and mounts

Aluminum guards and panels

Cracked aluminum castings, ask first

Stainless brackets

Stainless guards and covers

Food-plant parts, cleaned and quoted

What decides whether aluminum welding will hold

How thick the wall is, because thin wall burns through before the joint wets in.
Which alloy it is, since most extruded and plate alloys weld fine while some castings crack next to the repair.
What has soaked into it, because aluminum that has sat in oil or fertilizer for years boils out of the joint, and it gets cleaned first though not all of it takes a weld afterwards.
What the part holds up, since a cracked guard usually gets welded while castings that carry a load often end in a new part instead.

Where the work happens

Aluminum work is bench work.

Brackets, guards, panels and castings are welded at the shop, where the heat and the cleaning can be controlled. Send a photo before you drive over, because thickness, alloy and contamination decide whether the part takes a weld at all.

Stainless in food plants

The facility hot-work permit comes first, so ask who runs the fire watch when you book the job.
The joint gets cleaned before and after, because stainless picks up carbon from a dirty wheel and rusts later on.
Passivation is a separate step when the part goes back into a wash-down area, so tell us what the part does and we will say whether it needs it.

Rates

$85/hrPart brought to the shop, by appointment

Quotes and estimates: No charge
Billing after the first hour: By the quarter hour

Part brought to the shopMost work	$85/hr	One hour minimum
Callout, Monday to Saturday, 7am to 9pmBooked ahead	$130/hr	$450 minimum
Callout after 9pm, Sundays and holidaysAfter hours	$195/hr	$550 minimum
Same-day callout, any hourEmergency	$260/hr	$650 minimum

Most of the work here is done at the bench, and a part brought in is billed by the hour from the time the work starts, with a one hour minimum and nothing added for a trip. A callout is the other way around: the minimum covers the drive, the equipment for the day and the first two hours on site, and the clock runs by the quarter hour after that. Several jobs at one address, or several stops on the same run, are billed at the hourly rate without a second minimum. Rates do not stack, so a callout at 10pm is billed at the emergency rate rather than at the emergency and the after-hours rate together. Example jobs and what they came to are on the welding rates page.

Questions we get

Do you weld aluminum?

We take smaller aluminum work, and a photo sent ahead is usually enough for a yes or a no on the phone.

Can you weld cast aluminum?

Cast is harder to call than plate or extrusion, so the photo decides whether we take it.

Why do you ask for a photo first?

Because the thickness, the alloy and how contaminated the metal is are not visible over the phone, and all three decide the job.

Do you weld stainless for food plants?

We weld stainless in food plants with the facility hot-work permit and a fire watch in place.