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Anybody ever heard af a welding rod called termite

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Fred Kobs

02-07-2003 00:17:23




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or something along those lines? Used to burn frozen bolts out of cast iron. Was a long time ago but I think that was the name. Guy used it to burn straight through a 1" bolt 6" long thru a casting on a dozer. Thanks for your input. Fred




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Taylor Lambert

02-08-2003 20:04:44




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 Re: Anybody ever heard af a welding rod called termite in reply to Fred Kobs, 02-07-2003 00:17:23  
Theres a welding and cutting system a mechanic had when i was an operator at a ravel screen thet had a thing called a Magma Rod they had a hoolow rd with an oxygen tank attached. I was hooked to a battery to statr the burn then used the oxygen to blast out the hole. It was also used to peirce stone as well. I ti cut very good and some modles can burn under water. I used it a few times but dont recall the works. We buurned out track pins and weld and also beveld cast iron and holes in Manganese hammers. I think they also have a website.

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Taylor Lambert

02-08-2003 19:44:21




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 Re: Anybody ever heard af a welding rod called termite in reply to Fred Kobs, 02-07-2003 00:17:23  
Theres a welding and cutting system a mechanic had when i was an operator at a ravel screen thet had a thing called a Magma Rod they had a hoolow rd with an oxygen tank attached. I was hooked to a battery to statr the burn then used the oxygen to blast out the hole. It was also used to peirce stone as well. I ti cut very good and some modles can burn under water. I used it a few times but dont recall the works. We buurned out track pins and weld and also beveld cast iron and holes in Manganese hammers. I think they also have a website.

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Fred Kobs

02-07-2003 22:41:47




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 Re: Anybody ever heard af a welding rod called termite in reply to Fred Kobs, 02-07-2003 00:17:23  
Thanks guys, as always excellant info. Where could one get thermite?



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Bus Driver

02-07-2003 06:30:35




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 Re: Anybody ever heard af a welding rod called termite in reply to Fred Kobs, 02-07-2003 00:17:23  
"Thermite". It uses heat generated by a chemical reaction of the components in the compound to melt the metal. No electricity involved. Manufacturer's instructions must be followed precisely.



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David - OR

02-07-2003 07:32:04




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 Re: Re: Anybody ever heard af a welding rod called termite in reply to Bus Driver, 02-07-2003 06:30:35  
3 parts by weight powdered ferric (iron) oxide to one part aluminum powder. Insert a magnesium ribbon, light the ribbon with a match. Stand back. Excellent demonstration of oxidation/reduction reactions. Best accomplished on a street corner by 10th graders; having filched the needed materials from their high school chemistry lab.

The temperature of the reactants reaches 5000 plus degrees -- capable of melting through almost anything -- the difficulty lies in controlling how much is melted and where.

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jake

02-07-2003 09:22:28




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 Re: Re: Re: Anybody ever heard af a welding rod called termite in reply to David - OR, 02-07-2003 07:32:04  
Thermite is used by railroad track crews to weld rails together and by military to disable artillery pieces by dropping a thermite grenade down the barrel welding the breech shut. In cutting a tungsten rod might be what you need, it melts the metal without burndown.



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Red Dave

02-07-2003 09:50:54




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Anybody ever heard af a welding rod called termite in reply to jake, 02-07-2003 09:22:28  
Used to use a powdered concoction to bond ground cable to crane rails (about the same as railroad rail) called Cadweld. Is that the same thing or something different? It got real hot and threw lots of sparks.
Saw a Conrail crew use what looked like the same thing to weld two ends of rail together once. Lots of heat and sparks, but it worked.



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corbula

02-07-2003 11:09:37




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Anybody ever heard af a welding rod called termite in reply to Red Dave, 02-07-2003 09:50:54  
thermite can even burn concrete



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