[TheForge] Forge WeldingHello

[Andy Gladish]

You didn't mention what kind of fire you're using, but especially in  
propane, welding on a rising heat is very important- after it soaks too  
long it's very difficult to get a good weld...this is open joints not  
layered steel I'm talking about.
Opposite of coal, where you can soak it a bit for total heat saturation.

On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:25:18 -0800, Lynn and Susan Lang  
<langfarm at together.net> wrote:

> Hello
>
> Allen Ortery mentioned welding to hot or to cold, Yesterday I was not
> able to weld....late in the day. I had cleaned the fire, cleaned, and
> fluxed the scarf, all the things you are suppose to do.  Still not a day
> to weld....
>
> The next morning with a clean fire I was successful.
>
> My observations were that the first sign of sticking is when the
> adhesion was the greatest, as the temperature rose the sticking was not
> as great.  The previous welds were attempted just as sparks were
> emitted. The successful welding occurred just as the stickiness was
> noticed.
>
> My question: Was it dumb luck or can you get the metal to hot to weld
> and is the lower sticking temperature the right situation for success?
>
> Thank you
> lynn