[TheForge] RE: Stick rod vs mig (Larry Brown)

[Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer]

When forging hollow body pieces..synclastic forming sort of stuff 
where the steel is really pushed to it's limits....I've had great 
difficulty continuing to work previously welded areas.
Crack repair most commonly is where i encounter problems.
I've tried different kinds of welding (MIG,TIG,stick, gas,), 
filler material, prep, post weld grinding, heat treating...most 
everything i could think of over the years.
Some techniques work better than others, but none work well.
I've not been using deep draw steel however.
Sure would welcome a solution.

tbrforge wrote:
>    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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