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Offline radguy

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Welding Rod?
« on: August 10, 2011, 02:56:42 PM »
I am guessing that this is a brand of welding rod. So lets see what everyone thinks. As you can see it says Fuse-Well on it.


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Re: Welding Rod?
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2011, 09:13:59 PM »
Could that be lead? Might be from when body filler was lead.
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« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2011, 09:25:48 PM »
Could that be lead? Might be from when body filler was lead.


I was thinking the same thing! It would be very easy to find out, just lay a little heat on the end of it. I have never seen soft solder with the company name printed on it, so if it is solder, they were very prowd of it.

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Re: Welding Rod?
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2011, 11:17:29 PM »
 Could it be a fuse by the Fuse-Well Co. ?
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« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2011, 07:57:37 AM »
Could it be a fuse by the Fuse-Well Co. ?



Like a fire door, or A/C fire damper fuse? It sure could be!

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Re: Welding Rod?
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2011, 08:13:26 AM »
Google gave me zilch on Fuse-Well in various configurations.
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Re: Welding Rod?
« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2011, 09:43:57 AM »
Fuse-well made cast welding rods,

http://books.google.com/books?id=etQiAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Fuse-well%22&dq=%22Fuse-well%22&hl=en&ei=YOpDTtiWDcPksQK_6tXPCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAA

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CAST IRON WELDING RODS OR ELECTRODES FUSE-WELL No. 1 1, Squore-Gray Cast Iron Welding Rod for Acetylene use in ... FUSE-WELL No. 22, Electrode - Light coated Rod to be used for AC or DC welding in the fabricating and repairing of cast ...
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« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2011, 09:50:52 AM »
Fuse-well made cast welding rods,

http://books.google.com/books?id=etQiAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Fuse-well%22&dq=%22Fuse-well%22&hl=en&ei=YOpDTtiWDcPksQK_6tXPCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAA

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Id say you solved it RLT! This must be their cast iron brazing filler stick rod? I can see now why they were so prowd to put their name on it. Pobably for repairs on engine blocks and or heads.

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« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2011, 10:39:38 AM »
Yep that's what it looks like the bits of material I could find also said they were used in Manufacturing the cast ironassemblies.

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Re: Welding Rod?
« Reply #9 on: August 12, 2011, 04:24:06 PM »
Most, of not all, weld rod for TIG will have flats on the ends with ID of what the rod is.  Here is an example of a rod we use here at work.

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