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Default I hard faced my shovel
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My ground here is so full of rocks
that even my expensive tempered shovels wear very fast on the tips.
Tired of this so I tried hard facing one. I did have some trouble
with burn through at first because the hard facing wire needs a
minimum amperage which was really a little too high for the thin
shovel blade.

If you can find one, this is what a powder torch excels at doing.
Remember to only do one side so it wears sharp.

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