[TheForge] Brooms and Welding Cast

[Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer]

Aubry: If you are repairing a bar like piece rather than a plate 
or wheel, the effects of thermal distortion matter a lot less and 
you can be much looser about pre and post heat. Brazing ought to 
be the easiest and quickest in that case...just don't overheat 
the cast before you lay the brazing rod on a well fluxed surface...PF

frosty at customcpu.com wrote:
> I understand, I have a couple post drills and know just what you're repairing. 
> 
> I wasn't saying you should stick weld it. I was saying I've never gas welded 
> cast so I'd probably stick weld it but that's what I know how to do for sure.
> 
> I might braze it too but I don't have it in hand so I can't say.
> 
> One thing for certain, I'd forge or fab the replacement first. Just like you. 
> <grin>
> 
> Frosty
> 
> Quoting "Washington, Aubrey O." <awashington at ou.edu>:
> 
> 
>>Frosty,
>> The piece I'm going to weld is more like 1/2 X 1" bar stock rather than
>>plate.  So I think gas welding should go okay.
>> 
>>Aubrey
>>
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