[TheForge] Welding Cast Iron

[Ron Childers]

Yes, you're right, but I'm going to make mine of angle iron. It won't break.


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Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 2:48 PM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] Welding Cast Iron

Brazing/braze welding works well on cast iron.  

On 4/14/05, Phil <mobjak at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I was wire brushing a piece of 1" square with the
> pedestal grinder yesterday evening.  The grinder
> grabbed the piece of 1" square.  I don't know exactly
> what happened (it happened too quickly), but the next
> thing I know, there was a big BANG, and the piece of
> 1" square was laying on the floor.
> 
> Somehow, the work support bracket got cracked.  It's
> cast iron.  I looked around for some nickel ARC
> welding electrodes, and I either lost them (which is
> easy in the shop) or I had used them all.
> 
> My question is this, is it better to ARC weld or TIG
> weld cast iron?  And, what process do you recommend?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Phil Rosche
> Summerville, SC
> 
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