OK Roger.
Thanks for the graphic description. It gives me a good idea of what is
involved.
Doc, N9AM
-----Original Message-----
From: Roger D. Johnson <n1rj@pivot.net>
To: Richard Spindler <spindoc@digital.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Sunday, October 24, 1999 20:43
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Exothermic Welding?
>Hi Doc....
>
>It's done all the time. Same type of ingredients as used in the old
>THERMITE
>bombs that burn at a very high temperature. The method I've seen uses
>graphite
>molds that must fit snugly around the parts to be bonded. A special
>powder is
>poured into the molds and set alight. The mixture contains a powered
>metal that
>melts and flows around the parts to be bonded. Very easy to do out in
>the
>antenna field where you don't want to lug an oxy-acetylene rig!
>
>73, Roger
>
>
>
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