[AT] A long shot--Wisconsin part

[Richard Fink Sr]

Thanks Mike. And the same back at you and that YOUNG wife of yours.
R Fink
N Fink




At 03:57 AM 7/2/2006 -0400, you wrote:

>   Hello Richard,  that's a good question, I would think it is cast iron, 
> but the way you describe it taking the weld, I'd think it more along the 
> lines of cast steel. I can say however that the technology involved in 
> the manufacture of what we are using for ordinary mig filler wires is 
> really incredible, I have noticed in the last few years It has become 
> regular practice to make welds with some of the current filler 
> wires[especially the 70-s series] that just wouldn't have been possible 
> with that series wire [or for that mater the MIG process] just a few 
> years prior.
>
>  I hope all is well with you folks and retirement is treating you well, I 
> was almost headed to your neck of the woods to pick up a piece of 
> equipment in the State College area, but the deal fell thru at the last 
> minute.  All our best to you and Nancy.
>   Mike
>
>
>
>----Original Message Follows----
>From: Richard Fink Sr <nancydick at pennswoods.net>
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>Subject: Re: [AT] A long shot--Wisconsin part
>Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2006 05:33:25 -0700
>
>Mike would a motor block on say a tractor be cast iron? Or cast steel. I 
>welded one a little while back and due to the place it needed welded i 
>could not get in with nie rod. I ground it out in a V [ grinding was dark 
>red]and tried some thing new to me. Turned my mig up highest setting. 
>Welded it and it appeared to weld in very good it was just mild steel 
>wire. As you know i am no welder but can stick things together now and 
>then. And i have never used any thing except borax as a flux on bare brass 
>welding wire.
>R Fink
>PA
>
>
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