grill

[D Appeldorn]

does anyone know what kind of bi metal a 1940 grill is made off?

one off the 2 is trashed, but the other is only one bar off.

want to trie and weld it, and give me some time to find a better pair.

and so i need to now what kind of metal it is made of, becouse of the type of weldingmaterial i need.

[39CENT]

the grilles are made of potmetal, it is kinda hard to rebuild a bad grille. Keep an eye open for grilles on the web, they show up now and then.

here is a outfit that will give you some info


http://www.muggyweld.com/index2.html

[D Appeldorn]

i tried to co2 weld it, did'nt melt.
sticked 5 sec together before the weld fel off.

so want to tig weld it, same as alu but need to know what it is made off.

it sparks with the grinder, and it is slight magnetic.
i did'nt melt the "potmetal" with welding, it did'nt flow together.

saw the movie, looks like a sort of "led type" and i could alway's gleu it together.

[njlimbaugh]

Pot metal castings are almost impossible to weld. You might try to silver solder the joint but I doubt if it would last long without a mechanical repair to back up the solder.

[39CENT]

well whatever Muggy weld is made of it has more tensile strength than any 'glue' or solder. It is a kind of low melting point silversolder but much more strength than regular tin/lead solder. If it does what the video shows it will weld a potmetal grille, and be a permanent fix. Has anyone here on teambuick used this stuff? Check around the net an see if any other welding sites have an answer.