I'm going to TIG a new handle onto a Mauser 24/47 bolt for a friend. I've got standard (mild steel?) rod from the supply house and some of the alloy rod from Brownells. Which to use? I'm not so much worried about strength as I am consistency of the blueing due to dissimilar metals.
Greg

Email Dan at dans40xc@hotmail.com. I would venture to say he has welded more handles on bolts than anyone on this forum and maybe all of them put together. He is a master and will share info.
Butch

I have used the rod from Brownell's to weld several bolt handles and to fabricate other small parts that took bluing well. I also had where I had to use weld to build up a part, also with good bluing results.

I use 1/16 inch ER70S2 rod.

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Posted 14 November 2008 08:50 Hide Post
I use 1/16 inch ER70S2 rod.

exactly

I've been using Tartan G.

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Originally posted by Westpac:
I use 1/16 inch ER70S2 rod.

I use the same.

I've tried the rod from Brownells but I was told by a welder who's better than I that that rod is gas welding rod and isn't as pure as tig rod. I spend forever cleaning the scale off after each pass to try and get a pit free weld.

Remove the copper plating from TIG rod/wire for color match weldments that are to be blued.
Any/all of the oxy-acetylene/gas filler rods have additives to reduce oxidation/scale and are not manufactured for TIG welding,as are the nickel additive rods offered from Brownells.
Color match can not be established adding nickel to CrO.
The nickel is added to reduce cold cracking.