I hope so. Gotta roll with the punches.
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74 case 350 crawler loader resortation
- Thread starter hvguy
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I hope so. Gotta roll with the punches.
I planned on brazing it with some silicon bronze rod and an oxy-acetylene torch, however I might tig braze it using the same rod. I also considered using a nickle rod and just arc welding it, however that doesn't quite have the success rate I'm looking for. All else fails I'll just jb weld it.
I have had very good luck tig welding cast with 309 stainless rod, it has a little flex so it doesnt crack on cooling, with a big chunk of iron like an engine block you could weld it cold go an inch at a time and let cool down so the block never gets too hot to expand and then cool for any cracking issues..
No cast here. Only cast I have is the case lol
The only rods I have are 316 rods... think this will work?
it should be fine any of the stainless rods on cast will have the same effect...just go slow , like an inch at a time and dont heat up the area , let it cool between each inch..just make sure the area is clean of any oil or antifreeze, wipe with acetone before welding, cleaner the better with tig..
wait till you can touch weld area with your bare hand, with that much volume of metal it shouldnt be that long between welds, you can start at both ends and meet in the middle, so weld an inch on the right and go right over to the left, then back to the right...DONT spray any water or use any wet towels to cool it down , just let the air do it..
The Peej
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I'm no expert but Ive heard you should hit the weld with a needle scaler before it cools
if your welding hot yes, it releases the tension in the weld to prevent cracking from thermal expansion, when keeping the piece your welding you dont have to, but if you wanted to it wouldnt hurt..
correct, no preheat, unless you take the block out and can preheat the whole piece and then control the cooling... use enough amps to tig weld the thickness of metal on the side of the block .....