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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.   
      
      
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