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Hey thanks, I wondered about making a tray to weld in, sounds like that's my next job.
I've got the cheap readers all over the place too, hadn't thought about the higher mag ones to be honest , there's a cheap shop just around the corner so I'll nip and get some to try.
Thanks
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Yeah, the tray holds the parts beneath the gas, and, protects from wind or fans.
Out there doing it best I can.
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You started off this thread, asking about 3 1/2% nickel rod. My late friend Bill Riess used this rod with his torch welding, specifically because it did "color" to match. As I recall, Brownell sold it for that purpose.
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EN9 been using it with the gas torch for years .
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You started off this thread, asking about 3 1/2% nickel rod. My late friend Bill Riess used this rod with his torch welding, specifically because it did "color" to match. As I recall, Brownell sold it for that purpose.
Mike I use this stuff also with the little welding I do. Using torch & this it fills pits and old letters easily. Recuts and polishes w/o issues and Casecolors and blues (rust blue) w/o a problem.
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Ah, maybe I should try some of the nickel rods too then ?
If they're used withy gas torch I'm presuming it's with a neutral flame ? I've heard the composition can be altered using a carbonising flame, it's been a long time since I picked up a torch so I'm a bit sketchy with that.
Gunman, do you pre heat parts to be welded with en9 rods ? I'm guessing that's easier with a gas torch than using gas then arc to weld
Sorry for throwing in so many questions but you've all been very helpful with your replies .
Thanks again
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A neutral flame with oxy-acetylene is 1700 F at the cone of the flame- if you back off on the oxygen and the flame is orange instead of white surrounded by cones of blue, you will not "carburize" the parent metal you are welding. When I TIG weld mild steel (1018) with my Miller 250 TIG/Stick welding machine, I use Tempilsticks, which run waxy at the denoted temp. as indicated 0n the paper wrap- I usually preheat both the HAZ and the adjacent weld path area to about 600 F-- then TIG weld, using a nickel content filler rod and of course, 100% Argon shielding gas. Then I post heat and then wrap in heavy asbestos and let the weldment cool in that asbestos blanket for 24 hours-time consuming, but a flawless job is always worth taking the proper preparations- 90% of a successful welding job. RWTF
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You started off this thread, asking about 3 1/2% nickel rod. My late friend Bill Riess used this rod with his torch welding, specifically because it did "color" to match. As I recall, Brownell sold it for that purpose.
Mike I was wondering if anyone was going to mention the Brownells 3-1/2 rod. It has colored well for me.
Bill Johnson
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