[TheForge] RE: Stick rod vs mig & forged welds

[Ron Childers]

Terry,

The term for that technique is "forged weld" per Dr. Ed Crane; weld it, heat
the whole area and forge it. I made a tapered 5 rod basket twist for a
candle holder and wound up re-welding the ends with a torch. The next one I
just forge welded which was a hellova lot quicker

BTW, the welding book says "don't weld with a cutting torch", but that's
what I had to use and it worked fine. It is a pretty small cutting torch but
the welds were neat and almost invisible.

Ron C 

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 8:41 AM
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Subject: [TheForge] RE: Stick rod vs mig (Larry Brown)


   Larry,
    I  have  noticed  that  Mig  welded then hammered left an undercut or
   inclusive  like  zone  around  the  outside  HAZ (heat affected zone).
   However,  I  regularly  TIG  joints,  especially on small joints and a
   little  hammer  work  blends  the weld almost invisibly. It rivals the
   cosmetics of a good forge weld. That is my opinion.
   Terry
   TBRForge
   Athens Ga.
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