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    Welding forged steel

    Today my side stand on the ol trumpy broke. I thought it was cast, but a bit of a search suggests that it might be forged steel. Can I as a home welder, weld that up with my mig or stick welders?

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    Forged should be straight forward to weld.....be easier than cast

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    Yep, it should weld straight up.
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    thanks fellas, looking at it, it looks like cast, but I suppose I will find out once I have a go.

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    easy to tell if its forged or cast with the spark test from a grinder wheel , generally bright sparks = forged , dull = cast

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    Quote Originally Posted by goingbush View Post
    easy to tell if its forged or cast with the spark test from a grinder wheel , generally bright sparks = forged , dull = cast
    thanks mate, will try that.

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