[AT] welding problems

[charliehill]

John,  I used to work for an industrial contractor.  Every year this 
particular company had the same job during the maintenance shut downs at a 
paper mill.  It involved some heavy duty welding on some de-barking drums. 
One year our welders (these were big wire welders) wouldn't do the job. 
They were the same welders and same kind of wire we had always used.  We 
called the welding supply people to figure out what was wrong.  When they 
finally figured it out they realized that the new steel we were welding in 
had somehow gotten magnetized.  It wasn't the welders or the wire,  it was 
the steel.

I'm not saying your steel is magnetic.  I'm just saying the problem might be 
something you're not expecting or looking for.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Hall" <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] welding problems


>A lot of good comments fellows, thanks.
>
> I checked the rods today and all 4 boxes of Hyundai rods I have are marked
> AC or DC.
>
> I work next door to a metal fabrication shop. I'm going to take a couple 
> of
> the rods over there and see if they can have any luck with them. Also, 
> I'll
> try to bum a couple of rods off of them to try here.
>
> If any one else comes up with comments or suggestions I would love to hear
> them. I'll let the list know what the problem turns out to be.
>
> John
>
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