[AT] A long shot--Wisconsin part

[Ed Stewart]

John it just, comes with time, I have been building and repairing junk 
for fifty years now. I was born a poor farmer and soon learned from my 
dad to make do with what you got.. I use a Miller wielder now, but we 
sure gave the old Forney machine a workout for many years. Ed

John Wilkens wrote:
> 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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>> Ed Stewart
>> Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania
>> 15851
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