On 5/15/2020 5:36 PM, Phil Kangas wrote:

"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message

"Phil Kangas"Â* wrote in message
"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.
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Don't waste it.
https://www.metals4uonline.com/arc-w...-1_8th-half-lb



Yup. Don't waste it. What I do is remove the coating
and TIG weld with it. As the rod gets short I'll tack
it onto the next long stick. No waste at all. I've used
up quite a few rods in my life. phil k.Â* ;)

I've been using Invar 42 that a very nice gentleman in Delaware sent
me a couple or 4 years ago . Does wonderful on CI , but is also very
good for welding tungsten electrodes to SS mandrels to be used to make
glass beads . I've also got some strips cut from an old CI stove door
that work well . But that ain't going to help the OP , who doesn't have
a TIG welder .
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and crotchety - and armed .
Get outta my woods !