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while scrounging around for usable parts/material i was rummaging through some old lockers and i found a metal case made by castolin/eutectic. inside was a torchlike contraption that accepted a small screw on container of what i believe to be hardfacing powder. it was pretty much corroded solid or i would have tried to get it going. anyone familiar with it??
You might have a look here; http://www.castolin.com/. If you don't see what you found take a picture and use their "Contact Us" page.
Go break something, then you can weld it back the right way.
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found it. the one i saw must have been a very early model. thanks.Fat Bob wrote:You might have a look here; http://www.castolin.com/. If you don't see what you found take a picture and use their "Contact Us" page.
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A picture would be good - but I imagine it's a similar model to the one most of us older welders used for oxy / acetylene metal spraying - they made a wide range of powdered alloy for basic shaft build up prior to machining - some hard face though this was not commonly used - stainless build up on carbon steel for corrosion resistance on marine parts was common - high chrome alloy for repairing hydraulic cylinders rods - it would actually make for a great Jody video - either "old school" O/A or the more modern version that uses plasma as the heat source - I admit to never doing enough in one go to get a good feel for it - kinda like Tig - if a welding shop had it usually just one guy used it full time - if he was'nt there it did'nt get used.
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I bought some kits that are very similar from a union training hall in Buffalo. I can't remember who made these, but it was different from yours. My kits are from the late 1960's, early 70's. The hoses were dry rotted so I replaced those. This is a picture of one that I put on Craigslist for sale.
The instruction booklet said the kits were also useful for machinists, there was a device to hold the torch to a lathe carriage, so if you took a little too much off of your piece, you could just spray on some new metal and start over.
Other Steve
The instruction booklet said the kits were also useful for machinists, there was a device to hold the torch to a lathe carriage, so if you took a little too much off of your piece, you could just spray on some new metal and start over.
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that whole process looks kinda dubious to me but i really like those burning/welding goggles on the adjustable head-gear.
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i have a couple containers of that powder. i'll look closer when i get to work later this am.Alumike wrote:I've seen these marketed by a couple different companies. They were aimed at engine rebuilders & cyl head rebuilders for the repair of cast iron parts. I know of 1 company that sells the powder.