Welding Tips and Tricks

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.

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.

found it. the one i saw must have been a very early model. thanks.

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.

I have one of these, but with out the hopper, i can take a picture as it is almost new.

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

that whole process looks kinda dubious to me but i really like those burning/welding goggles on the adjustable head-gear.

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.

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.

i have a couple containers of that powder. i'll look closer when i get to work later this am.