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Dec 05, 2016 8:42 pm
Dec 05, 2016 8:42 pm
Subject: Re: G9 gearbox
Further to my above post I have been told (by an engineer who knows these things and also knows what an LG gearbox looks like) that it could be possible to weld cracks in old castings by laser welding or alternatively by high velocity welding. Previously these techniques had only been available to professional customers but are now apparently available to ordinary mortals. These welding techniques apparently avoid all the heat build up associated with conventional welding and are not affected by the impurities in old castings.
Does anyone have any experience of these techniques ? Are they very expensive ?
Further to my above post I have been told (by an engineer who knows these things and also knows what an LG gearbox looks like) that it could be possible to weld cracks in old castings by laser welding or alternatively by high velocity welding. Previously these techniques had only been available to professional customers but are now apparently available to ordinary mortals. These welding techniques apparently avoid all the heat build up associated with conventional welding and are not affected by the impurities in old castings.
Does anyone have any experience of these techniques ? Are they very expensive ?