Go ahead and weld it. You know more about stick welding than me. If you say nickel will work on cast iron, I'd believe it. I just ordered a cheap flux core wire welder yesterday. I'll get a real mig after a while, but I may get a stick welder soon because they're cheap. I'd like to know how your stick welding goes, if you choose to try it.
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Originally Posted by Drago86' date='Aug 3 2003, 10:53 PM
my machinest friedn once welded shut a break thru the water jacket on a rotor housing from an nsu spider motor once. they guy had extended the P port a little to high. I dont know exactly how he did it but it just looked like he built up the aluminum. im pretty sure it worked out ok.
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Doing that would bug the **** out of me, good luck.
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The most common approach to your problem (and the easy way) that I have seen is a hi-tech epoxy with metal in the formula. As for welding, I would recommend TIG welding. It is the most accurate and strong welding process out there. It localizes the heat ( less chance for distortion) and is very controlable to the expert. I would look into having a pro do it if that is the route you want to take.
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A good weld should be stronger than the actual material you are welding.. so I dont see why it wouldnt hold. Just make sure someone who knows what they are doing does it.
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its not the weld hodling up u shoudl be worried about its if it will stick to teh cast housings, its a little harder to weld to some types of cast tehn others
weld it then tap it with a welding hammer and check if its stuck good and doesnt pop off, i say do it and see what happens i woudl if it was MY car, no wif u are buildign a car fo ra customer thats a diffrent story... |
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