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Is there a rod that will weld bronze?
WeaverWelder -
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 3:20pm
ac | arc welding | dc. | rod I might need to weld bronze to steel out in the field. I have a miller constant current ac/dc welder generator. Is there welding rod that can accomplish this? ![]() http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HILCO-B
visitor -
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 8:34am
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HILCO-BRONSIL-3-2MM-2-0KG-NON-FERR-SIF_W0QQitemZ130326796532QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_3?hash=item1e581518f4 expensive though ![]() "Expensive" doesn't even
Rich Waugh -
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 2:14pm
"Expensive" doesn't even begin to describe that stuff! For the price of ten pounds at those rates, you could buy a MIG welder and the wire for it! Rich ![]() Its really a lot better to
Ries -
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 3:29pm
Its really a lot better to tig weld this. Its clean, neat, and requires no grinding or cleanup, no sparks flying or danger of setting anything on fire, and is really the best way to go for this type of work, shop or site. ![]() Yeah, what Ries said! If
Rich Waugh -
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 6:59pm
Yeah, what Ries said! If Ries says it, you can take it to the bank. Having the TIG capability for your CC welder is a good thing, anyway. Nothing beats TIG for clean, accurate work. Especially if you have to work near finished floors, walls, glass, etc, where sputterballs and smoke aren't an allowable option. Rich |
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bronze stick rods
Stephen Fitz-Gerald
There certainly used to be.
Here's a link to one of my father's monolithic sculptures that I worked on stick welding bronze in 1970.I think they were 1/8th inch rods.The sheet bronze buckled a tremendous amount from the heat. We had to "stress release" every seam after welding by hammering...
http://people.tribe.net/stephenfitz-gerald/photos/aca3bb2f-d2ed-40e9-83d6-ce188b6f213f
If you find bronze stick rods ,I'd like to know where you find them too.