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Where do I get Tungsten welding electrodes?
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From: Malcolm Watts [SMTP:MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz]
Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 1998 2:27 PM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: Where do I get Tungsten welding electrodes?
Hi Matt,
> From: Matthew Mills [SMTP:mattmills-at-mindless-dot-com]
> Sent: Monday, March 16, 1998 8:18 PM
> To: Tesla List
> Subject: Where do I get Tungsten welding electrodes?
>
> Hi I have been reading the posts lately and see that someone recommended
> tungsten tipped welding electrodes to be used for rotary spark gap
> electrodes. I went into a welding supply store the other day and asked
> if they had any of these. All they had were 2% Thoriated (guess that
> means radioactive!) 2.4mm diameter X 120mm long welding electrodes
> (rods) and also 1.6mm diameter of the same length. I guess this is not
> what someone meant. Maybe Malcolm Watts could help me seeing as he and
> I are from the same end of the world (New Zealand).
>
> Matt.
Contact me offlist for details. In my static gaps I've been using
1/2" brass rod with tungsten carbide tips brazed on and machined by a
local firm. I also work close to a BOC welding centre so I could make
enquiries there.
Malcolm