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|    Bob La Londe to Bob La Londe    |
|    Re: Welding Chain Links    |
|    11 Dec 25 12:48:02    |
      From: none@none.com99              On 12/11/2025 12:44 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:       > Its pretty easy to make a short very light duty chain with an       > appropriate bender. I have a few. Purchased and shop made. Its       > adequate for decorative work, or even something like a light fixture,       > but I'd like to be able to weld the links. I've seen a process (don't       > recall where) that looks like they get the ends hot and stick them       > together, but the logistics don't make sense to me. Electricity don't       > flow the right way for that to happen in my mind.       >       >              Of course I could MIG, TIG, Stick, FCAW, or even O/A weld them, but this       looked electrical and autogenous.              I might be be able to autogenous TIG, but it be a thin spot. This       looked like they pushed the ends together.                     --       Bob La Londe       CNC Molds N Stuff              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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