[TheForge] ranite hardfacing rods

[schade at acegroup.cc]

On May 24, 2006, at 9:05 AM, Ron Childers wrote:

> I think of a gash as a small torch cut in the face- A friend has just 
> such
> an anvil for which I'm trying to work out a trade. It works just fine 
> as is
> and I've used it in demos, but the torch scar killed its value. He 
> bought it
> dirt cheap. The Lincoln dealer said 7018 would work fine and the weld 
> would
> be close to the same color as the steel face. What do you think would 
> happen
> to the bead if I hammer on metal at forging temp? Fall out like a 
> broken
> filling in a tooth?....
>


I don't see any reason why 7018 would "fall out". The worst that might 
happen is that the 7018 would not be as hard as the original anvil 
face. That shouldn't be a problem if you are forging hot metal. If the 
repair does mush out a little over 20 years the next guy can redo it.

Bob