Folks,
I am thinking of welding a cast-iron camp-oven. Not to fix it, but to
weld a
logo onto the metal lid. Our family property (ranch?) is celebrating 100
years
in our family next year, and we had an idea of personalising some
camp-ovens for
the people attedning the partay.
I have read a few articles about welding cast metals with a MIG, but I
thought
I'd ask you sage people.
The weld would simply be a bead on the lid somewhere; no structural work,
or
expectation for it to retain a lot of strength. However, I wondered if I
will
fracture the lid in the process, or create a weak spot. All i want to do
is run
a bead, and then grind it back.
I currently have gasless mild steel wire in the MIG, but also mild steel
rods of
varying sizes, and some Tungsten rods as well. I can source other wire
and/or
rods, but I'm not sure what I need.
I read that there are 2 types of cast iron, and one welds okay with care,
wheras
the other doesnt weld very well. Is this correct?
I also read one article on welding cast with stainless wire, but it was
somewhat
vague. There was also mention of MIG brazing, but again it lacked
specific
info.
Any info greatly appreciated. I am going to buy a small camp-oven from
the
camping store, and experiment with it in the near future. I dont think
they are
worth very much, so I can ruin a few getting the technique sorted.
Any ideas greatly appreciated.
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Cheers,
Rod...Out Back
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