Here's one for the boo boo room...........

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Well for anyone who checked out this thread I started regarding a stainless pump housing repair......http://www.weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=10469.......... I want to post an update that the repair I posted DID NOT HOLD. The silver braze had a very poor bond even though it appeared to flow into the joint nicely.... I know that cast stainless is a hard material to braze partly due to it's poor wetting action and what not. So I really wasn't surprised to see the poor bond.So what did I do? I couldn't get any cast stainless rods in any reasonable time frame so I used Harris NW99. A little pre - heat, weld it up and controled the rate of cooling. Seems to have done the trick.........  Time will tell but I feel confident that It won't be back._________________Chris
Reply:Good news! Always good to know what works and what doesn't. Off topic, have you tried the chat room today? It seems the admin door to enter is down, wondering if you can get in?John -  fabricator extraordinaire, car nut!-  bleeding Miller blue! http://www.weldfabzone.com
Reply:I can't get in either.DavidReal world weldin.  When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.
Reply:Roger that David, I'll send a note to the admins. Thanks.John -  fabricator extraordinaire, car nut!-  bleeding Miller blue! http://www.weldfabzone.com