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Todd Rich Todd Rich is offline
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Default I want to buy a solid piece of pure tungsten, 3 to 15 lbs.

Adam Corolla wrote:

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"Martin H. Eastburn" wrote in message
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So what are Tig pure tungsten sticks do for you ?
That might be a source.

Martin


Uh, huh? I don't know what tungsten is, but I don't know what Tig pure
sticks are.


Oh, I think I found out--welding rods, right?


Not exactly. They are electrodes used in TIG welding, but they aren't
used like normal welding rods where the rod is melted and makes up part of
the weld. They eventually wear out, but they are meant to conduct the
electricity with as little erosion of the electrode as possible. Some of
them have other elements added in, like thorium, but they are usually
mostly tungsten. Here is a typical range of electrodes:
http://www.usaweld.com/products/tung...odes/index.htm