nice finish its a pig to turn
I used some for an axle on a buggy
i just engaged the half nuts and stood away, lol.
I have seen a few videos of brittle rebar literally shattering when dropped but that might have been "fake news" put out by a disgruntled buyer...
It was the Iranian stuff -
I'll be very interested to learn about rebar. How it may (or may not!) be welded and how to establish it's composition and material type. I think "common" forms of rebar are most likely medium carbon steel, hot rolled and shipped over from China. I have seen a few videos of brittle rebar literally shattering when dropped but that might have been "fake news" put out by a disgruntled buyer...
No need to preheat to arc weld that Parm, just turn the welder up and weld it, about 100 amps with a 2.5 will do itpreheated with a propane torch while all clamped up
No need to preheat to arc weld that Parm, just turn the welder up and weld it, about 100 amps with a 2.5 will do it
Either size electrode will be ok for 20mm bar, next time you are over this way call in and I'll give you some pointers.