[AT] A long shot--Wisconsin part

[John Wilkens]

Well, I see there's a lot more to know about welding rod than I 
realized!  It'd be interesting to know more about that "rub on 
carbon" that filled the pores.   John



At 05:41 AM 06/28/2006, you wrote:
>Hi, 7018 seems to do a good job also if you have a dc machine, I 
>don't so I buy 7018ac they work ok on ac but still are hard to keep 
>burning although they start a lot better than a straight 7018, my 
>Dad used to buy Lincolin number 375 for cast iron they did a fine 
>job wielding up the head of an F20 that cracked sorta zigzaged 
>between the valve springs when we somehow forgot to drain the water 
>and it froze. As soon as the wield was done there was a fat stick of 
>carbon looking stuff you rubbed on the wield and it sucked in and 
>filled any pores. The F20 ran for many years after the repair..
>
>ivan wrote:
>>John , I used a stick welder on ac .  No not nickel , but they are for cast
>>iron . The weld is not shiney at all like a nickel rod would look .  I got
>>them at the local welding place . I think they were made by UTP ,anyhow they
>>dont carry them any more .
>>    I also have some "Forney" brand  and again they are not nickel either .
>>  I have heard of some guys using an ac 7018 for old cast iron but nvere
>>tried it .   Ivan
>>
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