Subject: Reply to: Re: anvil repair

From: Switz Forge <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 1 Sep 1996 11:45:28 -0400

Rob Gunter recamended using "Airco 2110 build up rod" to build up clear to the wrought iron base or "Airco 1105 hard surface" to do the face. Rob says the 1105 is limited to 3 passes & both need to be preheated to 400 degrees then post heated & slow cooled. I noticed on mine that the 1105 rod stress releifed itself by cracking but have had no chipping or break out problems just the micro fine cracks.
       good luck

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From: "Steven O. Smith" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 96 15:49:08 MDT

> Rob Gunter recamended using "Airco 2110 build up rod" to build up clear to the wrought iron base or "Airco 1105 hard surface" to do the face. Rob says the 1105 is limited to 3 passes & both need to…

If you look at the description of the Stoody/Airco 2110 and 1105, I
think you will find that Rob has the two rods backwards. 2110 is
harder than 1105, 1105 is listed as "recommended for buildup", and
2110 is listed as a hard surfacing rod.

Randy Calhoun was the welding instructor at LCCC comm. college where
the Rocky Mountain Smiths had an anvil rebuilding workshop several
years ago. He read about the rods (2110 is harder than 1105) and
called Rob. Rob insisted that 1105 went on top. We tried it and it
cracked. Ground it all off, put 1105 on for buildup, 2110 on top for
hard surfacing, and it worked fine.

The reverse of Rob's sequence worked great on my anvil.

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Steven O. Smith
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