Re: [Chrysler300] 300 brake drums and Chinese steel

[Bill Huff <czbill@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, there is no need to weld, they have 
spray on metal processes these days that should 
work well as long as adhesion is assured.

Bill Huff


At 6/15/201012:17 PM, skyhawk@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>
>You know, there was a time, back in the early 
>1950s, when welders who knew their stuff took 
>worn brake drums (usually from large trucks), 
>preheated them in a forge, then used a special 
>rod and an electric welder to build up the 
>surface. The drum was then carefully machined 
>back to original tolerances, once again, by 
>someone who knew what they were doing. I was 
>about 6 years old when I spend one whole 
>Saturday watching my Dad build up a set of truck 
>drums for Tallant Transfer, a local long-haul 
>trucking company. Tedious work, to be sure, but 
>given the low quality of Chinese drums, perhaps 
>it might be in vogue once again; assuming, of 
>course, you can find anyone talented enough to do it.
>


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