[TheForge] Welding cast wood stove baffle

[Dave Brown]

Michael,

Are you close to the campus of the Madison Area Technical College?  If so, 
then I'd suggest going in and introducing yourself to Valerie Weihman in 
the welding and metallurgy department.  Tell her I sent you.  If anyone can 
answer your question or tell you what you did wrong or whatever happened, 
then she can.

Dave Brown

At 10:24 04/08/02 -0500, you wrote:
>I tried welding a cast iron wood stove baffle this weekend, and had a 
>complete failure.  I preheated, and used a nickle rod ("premium 99 Nickle 
>electrode).  I've used it in the past, and have had great results.  This 
>time, the nickle ran away from the base metal, and the base metal was 
>eaten away.
>
>I tried colder, more preheat, low amps, high amps.  Nothing seemed to help.
>
>Casting is from  a Vermont Castings stove.
>
>Am I that bad a welder, or is there something about this particular metal?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Michael
>Madison, WI