Chestnut Forge Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I have some oil well sucker rods and today, I threw loops on the ends of two pieces. The third one got bent in to a crank handle. No problems there, however, when I tried to taper the ends the metal started splitting a little bit. Turns out the rod is wrought. IIRC, wrought need to be worked at higher temps, right? I had it a a yellow heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 how old are those sucker rods? They would have to be quite old to be real WI; though it was still spec'd for items in high corrosion environments long after everyone else gave up on it. If you are sure it's WI try working it at a welding heat---close to white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Forge Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 I'm 99% sure it is WI. They came from my buddy's property. They were there when his great granddad bought the place. After I thought about it, the loops were at yellow. The points, I tried to do at orange. I guess I can clean them up and try again. Probably wouldn't hurt to use a bit of flux on the ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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