[TheForge] Fw: Anvil repair

[dan tull]

Exactly what that MG750 rod is.(build up not hard facing)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Frost" <akfrosty at mtaonline.net>
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Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Fw: Anvil repair


> Probably the most common mistake I see is folk using hard facing rod.
>
> If on the other hand you use build up rod like that used in rock crushers
> all you need do is make sure to control the HAZ and heat treat properly
> after it's all over. Build up rod is very much impact resistant but will 
> not
> get brittle and sticks to darned near anything. It's intended to build up
> under hardfacing rod, there's a serious limit to how many passes you can 
> lay
> with hardfacing rod. One. We used a bunch of both on drill bits, auger and
> such. boy I'm glad I'm not a driller anymore!
>
> Jer
>
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