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Don Foreman
 
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Default What are the aluminum repair welding rods ...

Jigging putty. Part# 19032. Oops, I don't see it on their website
anymore, though I'm looking at a 2 lb tub of it. It may be the same
stuff as current #31042 "Anti-Heat Compound". Looks the same: blue in
color, comes in a tub.

I've also used petrobond sand. Both work. The jigging putty is more
convenient for small jobs.

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 22:47:28 GMT, George wrote:

That heat sink putty of theirs?

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 11:45:35 -0600, Don Foreman
wrote:

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 01:34:44 GMT, George wrote:

I've never had to repair pot metal. Out of curiosity, what do people
usually use?


That's what this stuff does best. The trick to potmetal is to
confine and contain it so it can't collapse or run away when it
melts. Eastwood sells a re-usable putty that works well. Approach it
more as "casting in place" than as welding.