Tubs, your weld job turned out pretty nice.
What rod do you use to weld on cast iron?I’m currently working on my grandpa’s AC, 1945 Lincoln welder,
which hasn’t worked right for several years.
I welded something cast with it years ago, and think I
had rod with some nickel content in it.
In the 50’s, when I was first getting into fixing and
making stuff, those Lincoln 225 stick welders, like
grandpas, were everywhere. Every gas station had
one. They still sell them. They look the same on the
outside. I wonder how much they stayed the same
on the inside.
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I went through a lot of you tube videos
about welding cast iron. Had to sift through
the ones that are just useless bla bla bla.
Uncle Toni got right to providing information
so I listened for a bit to see where he was going
to go. When he said this video was not about
repairing cast iron, but welding to cast iron, he
had my attention. His advice at 10:00 in his
video was what I was looking for. While he
was using flux core, I used a mig, steel wire,
75% Argon-25% Co2.
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Lots of good info in Toni’s video. He gets right to
and stays on topic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJimQ-QorOM
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A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.