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    by Published on 02-09-2011 10:16 AM
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    Cast iron is difficult, but not impossible, to weld. In most cases, welding on cast iron involves repairs to castings, not joining casting to other members. The repairs may be made in the foundry where the castings are produced, or may be made to repair casting defects that are discovered after the part is machined. Mis-machined cast iron parts may require repair welding, such as when holes are drilled in the wrong location. Frequently, broken cast iron parts are repaired by welding. Broken cast iron parts are not unusual, given the brittle nature of most cast iron.

    While there are a variety of types of cast iron, the most common is gray cast iron, and these guidelines are directed toward this type of material.
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    by Published on 02-09-2011 07:48 AM  Number of Views: 3652 


    The hottest new products from Classic Performance Products Inc. were on display at the 2010 SEMA Show Nov. 2-5 in Las Vegas. Including new never before seen, first time on the market 1962-67 Nova power steering box, a new 1947-59 Chevy truck drop spindle, another first for the guys at CPP. New Modular 1970-78 Camaro drop spindes which allows the use of CPP's "Big Brake" disc brake kit. Also new roller bearing hub conversion kits and new "Classic Fit" steering columns which are available in chrome or paintable versions. This is just a few of the great new products available from the leader in steering, brake and suspensions. Check out the video and contact CPP today to get your project rolling and stopping better than ever and don't forget CST members get a 5% discount!
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    After cajoling the stumbling automobile manufacturer’s backers into embracing his plans for recovery, entrepreneur par excellence Errett Lobban Cord became the Auburn Automobile Company's General Manager during 1924. One of his immediate methods of raising short-term capital was nothing short of genius: merely livening up unsold models sitting in the small-town factory’s dispatch lots. Cord did this with new paint schemes that were accented smartly by brilliantly nickel-plated trim. Coupled with Cord’s savvy marketing skills, he managed to triple sales of the Auburn in each of the following consecutive three years.

    Cord soon rose to take his investors over and finish out the 'Roaring Twenties' by acquiring the ultra-exclusive Duesenberg nameplate as well as launching a brand within his new empire that would bear his own name. Yet no greater skills were asked of Cord than those that were tested during the early years of the Great Depression. From coast to coast, businesses of every type faced dissolution and destruction at every turn. While sales were without question slower, Cord’s Indiana manufacturing concern remained strong thanks mostly to the well-built, well-engineered and not the least of which skillfully-styled automobiles that straddled the line between opulent and affordable.
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    by Published on 01-01-2011 04:19 PM
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    Join veteran educator Karl Hoes of the Lincoln Electric Welding School as he covers some basic welding topics sure to appeal to any farmer, rancher, or welder.

    The Welding Workshop is seen regularly on the Successful Farming Machinery Show on RFD-TV

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    by Published on 01-01-2011 04:17 PM


    In a video made for the EAA, Lincoln's Scott Skrjanc talks about TIg welding ...
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