[TheForge] Welding Cast Iron

[Ron Childers]

Chris, what is the # on the electrode and what are you welding with it? 
Ron C

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Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 12:06 PM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] Welding Cast Iron

I personally stick (no pun intended) with name brand
electrodes.  I like the lincoln ones pretty well. 
ESAB has a good line as well.


--- Chris Kilpatrick <crimsonkil at lycos.com> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>      Is there a difference in welding rod based
> onwhere you buy it?  I am buying rod from Harbor
> Freight and my welds are cracking.  Now, admittedly,
> I am a lousy welder, but I have good penetration and
> not totally ugly welds, it just seems like there a
> pot of voids and inclusions.
>      Any help is appreciated.
> 
> -Chris K.
> 
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> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Welding Cast Iron
> Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 11:31:21 EDT
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> > 
> > I've had good luck welding cast iron with the mig
> welder, just peen with a
> > needle scaler after welding and it should hold up
> ok. This seems to help the
> > weld.
> > Ralph Neumeister WRABA
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