WmHorus Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Hey guys, forgive me if I have asked this before and gotten an answer , I do have a horrible memory, I have an old wagon wheel that I squared up and want to forgeweld to a cable blade to use as a handle, but try as I might I cant get them to stick together. I am using a very high temp ( high yellow ) which I thought was the correct temp to get old iron to stick but I cant seem to get it to stick.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 High yellow seems a bit *cold* for welding real wrought iron. A "snowball" weld is often suggested for it. Of course the blade steel will need to be at a colder temp to keep it from burning up. Makes it more fun when you have to heat two pieces to different temperatures and then weld them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WmHorus Posted December 16, 2013 Author Share Posted December 16, 2013 I figured as easy as it was to forgeweld some A36 to cable that this would be just as simple, boy was I wrong...snowball weld? Not a term I am familiar with.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 more white than yellow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLMartin Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Try a different tire piece or maybe some other wrought iron. Some of the old tire wrought iron is full of sulfur and welds very badly. Maybe you could split the wrought open on the end and close it on the short tang of the steel cable like people often weld hi carbon onto a ax edge. Then your wrought on the outside would get hotter than the steel inside and the piece would be one unit in the forge. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WmHorus Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 Actually that is what I am attempting to do is add the blade to the split end, if it doesnt work out this time I will probably either drill and use a couple specialized nuts or rivet it....havent decided yet really....thank you though for the advice guys.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forger Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Are you using a coal or propane forge? Some propane forges have a difficult time getting hot enough for wrought iron. Another thing that may help is trying a different flux. Good luck, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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