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Re: Lightening darkened steel
I found someone interested a color match is a real pain. It is surprising of different colors in cast iron. I like brazing too it does great job and can done with almost sun glasses and a torch. I
By davesmith1800 · #118445 ·
Re: Lightening darkened steel
There are some Ni based rods that do a reasonable job of color matching cast iron. Success is helped with experience - find a welder who's done it repeatedly. Us mere mortals are more likely to be
By Roy · #118444 ·
Dd a folder for Projects
This is project I plan to do for a long time A flame eater engine aka candle eater engine. See file section for complete set of drawings Dave
By davesmith1800 · #118443 ·
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By Group Notification <noreply@...> · #118442 ·
Re: Lightening darkened steel
After I sold my business I work as Repair Machinist.? You see a lot of attempts at cast iron repair.? JB weld was one best to see , you had take time to remove all JB from casting. This same for bad
By davesmith1800 · #118441 ·
Re: Lightening darkened steel
This Old Tony has a video about this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usRMtTFKpmI <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usRMtTFKpmI> It¡¯s not easy. In the past when I¡±ve had to repair a cast iron piece
By Bruce J · #118440 ·
Re: Lightening darkened steel
As a life long mechanic and also a shop owner, I never ever messed with welding or brazing cast iron. If it needed to be done I took it to a pro. Mickey moused work will always fail. If it's basically
By [email protected] · #118439 ·
Re: Lightening darkened steel
I use both I like brazing over using cast iron rod But cast iron rod is closer match. Dave
By davesmith1800 · #118438 ·
Re: Lightening darkened steel
Look into brazing. Usually quite successful in bonding cast iron. Surface prep is the key for either welding or brazing. Gordon Gordon Taylor gptaylor98363@... Those that say a job cannot be
By Gordon · #118437 ·
Re: Lightening darkened steel
YA need to use a nickel rod & pre heat but not too hot & go slow & let cool often is the way I was taught way way back . I've always bee luck enough to be around some real good wenders when I have
By mike allen · #118436 ·
Re: Lightening darkened steel
help if you know casting iron how can we weld it? I have an old tool, a type of miter saw for wood that is broken, the parts seem impossible to weld or repair with a screw Can cast iron be welded?
By Jacques Savard · #118435 ·
Re: is this an original minilathe
Yes, that's fine.? ?The "this" I commented on is the separate spacer, which the 8x's I mentioned do not have. -- Lone Tree, Colorado? ?USA
By Craig Hopewell · #118434 ·
Re: Lightening darkened steel
I have machine a lot of cast iron most a high quality class 45 . It has dill look just machining. The Chinese cast iron has a brighter can not till you why. Dave
By davesmith1800 · #118433 ·
Re: $1000 Budget: Which 7 x 14 to buy?
well that gives then the extra inch or some . ??? animal
By mike allen · #118432 ·
Re: Lightening darkened steel
That¡¯s not necessarily something you want to remove. If it¡¯s not rust, it¡¯s likely oil, bluing (which doesn¡¯t have to be blue) or some other rust preventative, some might be the finish left by
By Bruce J · #118431 ·
Re: is this an original minilathe
Most lathe use a casting for head stock and bolted to bed. Most turret lathes and screw machines have the head stock and bed cat together. Dave
By davesmith1800 · #118430 ·
Re: Lightening darkened steel
In plating they use acid. Dave
By davesmith1800 · #118429 ·
Lightening darkened steel
This is peripheral to lathes I guess, hope it's OK to ask.? Have a couple of items from another lathe that I'm cleaning up and repurposing for my 7x. I'm guessing you all have seen older bare metal
By chrisser · #118428 ·
Re: $1000 Budget: Which 7 x 14 to buy?
I just purchased my first mini . I read all ads it said *center to center* is *14"* in detail it said *13.8"* When I receive the I put centers in lathe it was about *16".* After that I look closer at
By davesmith1800 · #118427 ·
Re: is this an original minilathe
I've not seen this.? ? ?Looking at Grizzly and Vevor (amazon), they appear to be a single piece headstock in the images. -- Lone Tree, Colorado? ?USA
By Craig Hopewell · #118426 ·