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Default Welding steel to cast iron head?

On Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:23:27 -0700, Tim Wescott
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On 09/15/2010 10:22 AM, Ned Simmons wrote:
On Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:51:57 -0700, Gunner
wrote:

On Wed, 15 Sep 2010 08:40:39 -0700, Gunner
wrote:



Here are pictures of my problem child.

http://picasaweb.google.com/gunnerasch/RangerHead#


I'd vee the tab and TIG braze with silicon bronze or other non-fuming
bronze rod. It's easy to do, requires no pre/post heat, and will put
very little heat into the head.

Or drill a hole in the middle of the tab and plug braze it (can you do
that?).

There's certainly lots of surface area there if you could get something
that'd bond across the whole face where the tab and head mate.


Indeed. The hole in the center is an option, as is high temp silver
solder.

But putting a slight grove on the sides and running a tig bead down each
side does sound easy to do.

Silicon or phosphor bronze?

Gunner


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