On 5/15/2020 9:46 AM, Phil Kangas wrote:

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
On 5/14/2020 7:00 PM, Christopher Tidy wrote:
Am Freitag, 15. Mai 2020 03:56:03 UTC+2 schrieb Cla

I'd grab a hunk of cast iron and a hand grinfer and reproduce the
missing part - and weldit on with stainless steel wire and a tig
torch.

Cast iron is possible, but I've not got TIG. Just the AC arc welder
where the motor is located. I've got a DC arc welder elsewhere.

Chris



Nickel 99 rod might do ok with what you have.Â* I think its intended
for welding cast iron.Â* Lots of clean and prep work, small welds to
minimize heat input, and peen continuously on each weld as it cools.

I have heard of guys using cheaper nickel 55 rod, but ... I don't
reall seeing it reccommended.

I'm not a real welder. I just play one on the Internet.

No weldor would ever choose a filler rod by price.
Nickel 55 has the peculiar property of expanding
slightly on cooling minimizing the tendency to crack.
Look it up.... phil k.


Learn something new everyday. Thanks. I actually have some nickel 55
rods. I bought them a few years ago because they were dirt cheap (not
as cheap as 6013 or 7018) when a local store was closing out one line of
welding products in order to bring in a different line. I figured,
"what the heck. I might use them someday." Stuff was so cheap guys
were filling up entire grocery carts with supplies to stock up their
shops.

I'm still not a real welder.