Welding

[Crow#21957]

Has anyone here extended a tang by welding material to it? I'm talking of oxygen and acetylene gas welding.Im pretty good with a torch. I have done trigger gaurd extensions and they look great. Please don't say buy a longer breech plug. That is not my way to go.Like I say I've done a fair amount of gas welding over the years.I was a 40 yr hvac tech.Mild steel is not hard to do but you do have to know when to move the torch and you have to get the metals surface almost liguifying.

 

[TDM]

I think you’ve answered your own question. If your comfortable doing it, give it a try.

 

[Crow#21957]

Iam. I didn't know if anyone may have some warnings or tips. Technically I know nothing about gas welding. I'm just a old guy who has learned the feel and experience.

 

[Ed C.]

Has anyone here extended a tang by welding material to it? I'm talking of oxygen and acetylene gas welding.Im pretty good with a torch. I have done trigger gaurd extensions and they look great. Please don't say buy a longer breech plug. That is not my way to go.Like I say I've done a fair amount of gas welding over the years.I was a 40 yr hvac tech.Mild steel is not hard to do but you do have to know when to move the torch and you have to get the metals surface almost liguifying.

I have the same background as you. I'd give it a try. Get everything real clean. Use a good rod for filler material and try to keep porosity down so it will grind down nice and clean. Good luck!

 

[TDM]

I did some oxy acetylene welding years ago. I use a Mig welder for my small projects.

 

[Crow#21957]

EDC the only rods I've use have been nails or just a piece of steel rod. Coat hangers on exhaust back when I was a teen or in my 20s.Gotta have filler. You got any reccomends on the type rod?

 

[dave_person]

Hi,
Just make sure it is mild steel rod and use a neutral flame so you don't risk carborizing the welded steel. That can make filing and grinding it to shape difficult.

dave

 

[Crow#21957]

Gotcha thanks.

 

[Jim in Wisconsin]

Using coat hangers brought a smile to my face. I did that when I had my first cars to try to keep the exhaust systems from falling off. I wonder if Ma wondered why there wasn't very many hangers left in the closet?
Gas welding on thin metal is great, on thicker stuff it's more of a challenge but certainly works.

 

[Ed C.]

Using coat hangers brought a smile to my face. I did that when I had my first cars to try to keep the exhaust systems from falling off. I wonder if Ma wondered why there wasn't very many hangers left in the closet?
Gas welding on thin metal is great, on thicker stuff it's more of a challenge but certainly works.

Yep, I'm running low right now on wire coat hangers.

 

[Rebel bull]

Has anyone here extended a tang by welding material to it? I'm talking of oxygen and acetylene gas welding.Im pretty good with a torch. I have done trigger gaurd extensions and they look great. Please don't say buy a longer breech plug. That is not my way to go.Like I say I've done a fair amount of gas welding over the years.I was a 40 yr hvac tech.Mild steel is not hard to do but you do have to know when to move the torch and you have to get the metals surface almost liguifying.

absolutely do it a weld is a weld makes no difference gas, arc, tig, mig all the same the only difference is the amount of heat is transferred to the surrounding area the only thing you should know is if your filler material is a different composition then what your welding it may show up as a different color when blued

 

[TC Tommy]

I thought the same thing when blued.

 

[SOLANCO]

Using coat hangers brought a smile to my face. I did that when I had my first cars to try to keep the exhaust systems from falling off. I wonder if Ma wondered why there wasn't very many hangers left in the closet?
Gas welding on thin metal is great, on thicker stuff it's more of a challenge but certainly works.

Remember an Austin Healy Sprite with a cut open tomato juice can wired in place over a hole in the muffler. No it did not last long.

 

[Codger Craig Wilcox]

And a Triumph Spitfire! I finally welded a piece of the can over the hole.

 

[waksupi]

Has anyone here extended a tang by welding material to it? I'm talking of oxygen and acetylene gas welding.Im pretty good with a torch. I have done trigger gaurd extensions and they look great. Plea problem, go for it.se don't say buy a longer breech plug. That is not my way to go.Like I say I've done a fair amount of gas welding over the years.I was a 40 yr hvac tech.Mild steel is not hard to do but you do have to know when to move the torch and you have to get the metals surface almost liguifying.

No problem, go for it.

 

[bud in pa]

For thin stuff i use a HF 90 amp fluxcore machine on low. The only problem with it is the feed mechanism sux. I bought a 3 in. C clamp which can apply more pressure to the feed mechanism which makes it feed much smoother.

 

[French Colonial]

And a Triumph Spitfire! I finally welded a piece of the can over the hole.

I had a Spitfire! When it ran right after a tune up it was awesome, when it got out of adjustment which happened a lot, not so much. And tin cans on the muffler pipe were standard equipment!

 

[HSmithTX]

A lot of the tang castings are 8620, fillers that work well could be 4140 class. With rust blue or browning I don't see how you'd see the weld, salt blue I think it will stand out.

 

[ZUG]

I had a 1961 MGA I bought for $800 in 1966 and ran it all through college in FL - great car and a LOT of fun. I gave it to my brother in 1970 then I bought a 1962 MGA in 1971. It was OK but not as good as the 61".

 

[Jim in Wisconsin]

Mine was a 66 Volvo 1800 - now that I think about it, that was a pretty new car at the time. I graduated high school in 65, how did I afford that? It must have been beat up and cheap.