Trying to repair an unusual chair made of steel wire (.135 ish) all the intersections were welded, several have broken. after bending them back in shape i'm wondering what might be the best approach...try to TIG tack them back? or TIG braze them back with bronze rod? any thoughts/suggestions? Thanks...

he must have one heck of a quick foot!!!!

Thanks! I see that now. i must have just skipped that when i first read the manual. now if i can just hit the right buttons and switches in the right order while the display is scrolling and before it times out (or is it till it times out?) and select the proper mode and dial the output and save the...

watching the videos i see Jody tacking all the time with just a fraction of a sec. burst. it would seem easy with a finger
trigger but what about a foot pedal? is there a setting for a burst time on the welder? (dynasty 200dx)

alright..then that leads me to believe that i should not open up the crack very much...maybe just an 8th?

got it! once again..just to be sure...I am NOT welding...I'm using the rod as "solder", a eutectic sort of thing. i am not melting the cast iron ..correct?

ok...thanks..but now i wonder how much i should "open" the crack. if this stuff melts low (relatively) it might run out like solder if there is a serious groove..will it wick into the crack on the root side if i leave it closed at the bottom? as in: V the crack but not all the way through

with this Silicon bronze rod.. am i using it like any other filler or is this suppose to be like brazing? (as in not melting the cast iron)

yes.. the gas grill was what i was thinking. as for the small hole..1/8" 1/4" ?

Thanks John! What do you think for the prep of the crack? should i bevel it out or just go right over it? i read somewhere that sand is a good insulator for slow cooling... i was thinking about using that as it would be able to be welded while buried in the sand (mostly)

oh..in case it matters..my welder is a miller dynasty 200dx

Well...as to my skill level, i'm sure in comparison to others, it is low. Ive been teaching myself TIG via the web and books. and i think i do a pretty ok job on AL, Steel is a piece of cake in comparison so I haven't had any problems there. In the past i have used MIG and some stick (not a lot). An...

i have a cast iron piece with 2 hairline cracks. I have read about a hundred different thoughts on how to fix it. tig stick gas braze hot cold etc. etc. I have never welded cast iron before, I'd love to do it myself (w/tig) but i don't want to destroy the part either. what chance do I have as a firs...