Fallon
Super Member
I recently inherited a coal forge made out of an old brake drum. My brother knocked it over & broke a leg & some other welds attaching a tool holder ring to the drum. He wasn't getting to fixing it any time soon so gave it to me on my recent visit back to Oregon from Colorado (Oregon humidity explaining most of the rust as it's been sitting around a while). Looks like a lack of penetration on the original weld to me, but it's held up for over 25 years until it was knocked over, so decent enough.
I can TIG & DC stick with my Miller Maxstar 200, although not with any particular skill. I seem to be gravitating to stick these days as it's faster & most of my work is dirty or doesn't need to look good. I know cast iron can be problematic to weld due to cracking & usually welds best with a stainless or high nickel rod. Not any particularly high strength requirements, but I don't want it to crack, or end up failing with a pile of burning coal in it. Any recommendations for what easy to find & somewhat economical rod locally or online I should acquire for this? Preferably something that I can store for a while without a rod oven or anything as I'll likely end up with most of a box left over for another project down the road.
Ugg, can fix typos in the post, but not subject.
I can TIG & DC stick with my Miller Maxstar 200, although not with any particular skill. I seem to be gravitating to stick these days as it's faster & most of my work is dirty or doesn't need to look good. I know cast iron can be problematic to weld due to cracking & usually welds best with a stainless or high nickel rod. Not any particularly high strength requirements, but I don't want it to crack, or end up failing with a pile of burning coal in it. Any recommendations for what easy to find & somewhat economical rod locally or online I should acquire for this? Preferably something that I can store for a while without a rod oven or anything as I'll likely end up with most of a box left over for another project down the road.
Ugg, can fix typos in the post, but not subject.
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