Welding Rod?

[radguy]

I am guessing that this is a brand of welding rod. So lets see what everyone thinks. As you can see it says Fuse-Well on it.


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Dan

[J.A.F.E.]

Could that be lead? Might be from when body filler was lead.

[lzenglish]

Could that be lead? Might be from when body filler was lead.

I was thinking the same thing! It would be very easy to find out, just lay a little heat on the end of it. I have never seen soft solder with the company name printed on it, so if it is solder, they were very prowd of it.

Wayne

[jimwrench]

 Could it be a fuse by the Fuse-Well Co. ?

[lzenglish]

Could it be a fuse by the Fuse-Well Co. ?

Like a fire door, or A/C fire damper fuse? It sure could be!

Wayne

[Papaw]

Google gave me zilch on Fuse-Well in various configurations.

[RLT]

Fuse-well made cast welding rods,

http://books.google.com/books?id=etQiAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Fuse-well%22&dq=%22Fuse-well%22&hl=en&ei=YOpDTtiWDcPksQK_6tXPCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAA

Chicago Foundery Hardware Co.

CAST IRON WELDING RODS OR ELECTRODES FUSE-WELL No. 1 1, Squore-Gray Cast Iron Welding Rod for Acetylene use in ... FUSE-WELL No. 22, Electrode - Light coated Rod to be used for AC or DC welding in the fabricating and repairing of cast ...

[lzenglish]

Fuse-well made cast welding rods,

http://books.google.com/books?id=etQiAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Fuse-well%22&dq=%22Fuse-well%22&hl=en&ei=YOpDTtiWDcPksQK_6tXPCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAA

Chicago Foundery Hardware Co.

Id say you solved it RLT! This must be their cast iron brazing filler stick rod? I can see now why they were so prowd to put their name on it. Pobably for repairs on engine blocks and or heads.

Wayne

[RLT]

Yep that's what it looks like the bits of material I could find also said they were used in Manufacturing the cast ironassemblies.

[stanley62]

Most, of not all, weld rod for TIG will have flats on the ends with ID of what the rod is.  Here is an example of a rod we use here at work.

  Jim