Thank you very much for the help! I will be sure and post the results if the gentleman gives me the go ahead to do the job for him.

Hi folks, a fellow asked if I could help with repairing a fin on his out board motor. Looking to see if anyone has had experience welding on these. I was thinking of Tig for a process. I have 4043 and 5356 on hand for filler. I'm wondering about pre heat, post heat? Also I figure I'm going to have t...

I can't take full credit for the idea, I remember seeing a pic on the net of a guy welding a shaft and the end of it was in a bucket of water. I figured I'd put my own spin on it. Ideally if I could have had a constant flow of water going through it would have been even better. I could really tell w...

So I finally got around to building up these parts. Thanks to all that replied! I decided to tig them and built a plate/gasket for the bottom so I could fill them with water to keep distortion to a minimum. I welded with a 1/16" tungsten and 1/16" 316SS filler. I welded a little bit at a t...

Well RichardH, as a Millwright we perform any and all mechanical repairs to the equipment. When the machines break down we pick up the pieces and get them going again. Occasionally when we see fit to make improvements to make things work better and last longer we go ahead and do it. Yes most places ...

Hi all, my name is… and I'm a Weld-a-holic. I'm about halfway though Jody’s vids and I already have a full page of must know hints written down. I can’t thank him enough for all the time and work he puts into passing on all the great info. I work as a Millwright and weld as much as I possibly can, t...

Hi folks, new to the forum. I've been working my way through Jody's vids on youtube and have picked up a ton of hints and tips. I have a repair on the part below and I'm looking for some ideas on the best way to go about it. It is made of 316SS, the material that is worn off amounts to about 0.040&q...