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  • Who likes Ni-rod?

    Broke an iron part today which really capped a rough day badly. Got some Ni-rod at a supply shop and they reamed me for $29 a one lb pack of 3/32. Good stuff though; plugged in the Lincoln 225, set it to 60 amps, built-up the broken out area, and cut it back first with 4" angle grinder, then carbide and file finished with a sharp new Nickelson file. Spent about 2 hrs on it but the thing came out as good as new! I felt pretty good about fixing it, and was surprised that the Ni-rod weld could be cut with the carbide and hand filed. Usually the rod is too hard. This stuff was hard, but still workable. UNI-99 rod from Uniweld Products, Inc.

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    Re: Who likes Ni-rod?

    Cool. Glad it worked for you. My experiences with welding cast are, at best, mixed, and that was with a pro weldor.

    Dan

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      Re: Who likes Ni-rod?

      I used certanium rod years ago on an old tractor manifold, its nice to have specialty rod availble for those odd jobs.

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        Re: Who likes Ni-rod?

        I watched a friend of mine use Ni-rod to weld up a crack in an antique bell for a local church about 10 years ago. Worked great, and as far I know they still use the bell, so the repair must have worked.

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