Iron Plating

[Lyn Islaub]

That can also be done with hi velocity plasma coatings. We used plasma coatings extensively during the airline part of my career to build up worn flanges on turbine engine casings. Once machined, you couldn't easily tell it had been repaired. Some of these coatings went as high as .030 thick and still bonded successfully.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Lyn Islaub

That can also be done with hi velocity plasma coatings.

I have never tried it, but there is also 'MIG spray welding'...

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by Lyn Islaub

That can also be done with hi velocity plasma coatings. We used plasma coatings extensively during the airline part of my career to build up worn flanges on turbine engine casings. Once machined, you couldn't easily tell it had been repaired. Some of these coatings went as high as .030 thick and still bonded successfully.

I have a flame-metalizing setup that I picked up perhaps ten years ago but have never used. It has a raft of different powdered metals/alloys from which to choose, depending on the specific application. It's basically an evaporative process which condenses/bonds to metal to build it back up to spec, same as the process you've described. Also similar to the "fume" work my son does in his glass-work.

[sheepherder]

Dave, if you can stand a 30 minute Youtube video, this Russian restores al old Ural motorcycle, and he does something like what you're looking for, I think...

https://youtu.be/y8HEZ-x4-_w

He even gives the chemical formulas...

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

Dave, if you can stand a 30 minute Youtube video, this Russian restores al old Ural motorcycle, and he does something like what you're looking for, I think...

https://youtu.be/y8HEZ-x4-_w

He even gives the chemical formulas...

He seems to be filling pits with lead by using an electroplating pad. Here's the one that started this thread: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj8KXdbuyJ4