Handbook of mold, tool and die repair welding

Title:

Personal Author:

Thompson, Steve

Publication Information:

England : William Andrew Pub., 1999

ISBN:

9781884207822

Subject Term:

Electric welding -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Tools -- Maintenance and repair

Dies (Metal-working)

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A practical guide to repair of molds, tools, and dies, offering money- saving advice for companies wishing to become self-sufficient in in- house tool repair work. Offers basic TIG welding exercises for beginners, and step-by-step advice on welding techniques. Contains chapters on writing a weld procedure, identification of material, choosing a filler wire, heat control, weld techniques, equipment, and basic TIG welding. Appendices cover other steels and tool steels, and various measurements and conversions. Of interest to welders and machinists. Thompson is a maintenance welder in the private sector. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
1 How to use this book	p. 1
Can you TIG weld?	p. 1
Weld procedure	p. 2
Review	p. 2
2 Writing your weld procedure	p. 3
Why you may need a weld procedure	p. 3
Collecting your information	p. 4
Weld procedure	p. 6
Weld procedure 2	p. 9
Weld procedure 3	p. 13
Weld procedure 4	p. 17
3 Identification of material	p. 22
Tool steels	p. 22
HRC file check	p. 23
Tool coppers	p. 35
Tool aluminum	p. 36
4 Choosing your filler wire	p. 37
Buying filler wires	p. 37
Choosing filler wires	p. 38
General color match	p. 44
Photo/acid etch	p. 45
Cheapest filler	p. 45
Hardness (HRC)	p. 46
Butter/crack repair	p. 46
Filler wires for tool coppers	p. 47
Tab testing on aluminum and copper tools	p. 47
5 Heat control	p. 49
Pre-heats	p. 49
Cooling	p. 50
Heat sources	p. 52
Pre-heating	p. 52
Oven heating	p. 52
Heating larger tools	p. 53
Post-heat treatment	p. 55
Pre-heating aluminum and copper	p. 55
Minimizing pre-heats on aluminum and copper	p. 56
6 Weld techniques	p. 57
Weld procedures	p. 57
Cracking	p. 63
Previous bad weld repairs	p. 70
Sink	p. 71
Under cut (notches)	p. 73
Building pads of weld	p. 74
Preparing a tool for a pedestal pad	p. 78
Porosity (pin/blow holes)	p. 80
Arc marks (earthing and protecting sensitive areas)	p. 83
Using heat soaks and flood supports	p. 86
Getting around bad access	p. 90
Bending tungsten	p. 92
Controlling distortion	p. 94
Welding without full pre-heat	p. 96
Welding case-hardened tools	p. 97
Welding photo/acid etched and polished tools	p. 98
Using base metal as filler wire	p. 101
Welding fine details	p. 101
Filler wire	p. 102
7 Equipment	p. 105
Safety	p. 105
Safety wear	p. 107
Keeping your work place tidy	p. 110
Power tools	p. 111
Welding equipment	p. 111
Setting up your equipment	p. 115
Control panels	p. 120
Other equipment	p. 123
8 Basic TIG welding for beginners	p. 129
Holding your torch	p. 131
Torch angles	p. 132
Striking your arc	p. 133
Using your filler wire	p. 134
Welding exercises	p. 136
Appendix I Other steels and tool steels	p. 144
Appendix II Elements and their symbols	p. 193
Appendix III Millimeters to inches conversion table	p. 195
Appendix IV Temperature conversion table	p. 196
Appendix V Hardness conversion chart	p. 197
Weld procedure sheet	p. 199
Index	p. 201

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