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Re: Stevens 44 welding
Reply #15 - Mar 27th, 2024 at 3:36pm
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I'll reach out to him and keep you posted thanks for all the help
  
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Reply #16 - Mar 28th, 2024 at 11:39am
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I’ve got a 44 that is in what I’d call good shape other than the bore. Half round half octagon I’d let go reasonable. Perfect project.
  
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Reply #17 - Apr 13th, 2024 at 4:06pm
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Just got back from dealing with my dads estate, and had the #2 from Peter Nagel waiting.  I can't find the before pictures, but both sides were cracked through from the corners of the internal hammer mortise.  Here's it welded, and crudely filed back by me so I could see how it came out  Beautiful, well done work by Peter.

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Re: Stevens 44 welding
Reply #18 - Apr 13th, 2024 at 5:48pm
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My experience with Mr. Nagle is like yours.  So was my #2, cracked just like yours!  Now its perfect! Smiley
  
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Re: Stevens 44 welding
Reply #19 - Apr 13th, 2024 at 6:18pm
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Dave, 
I see he cooked it at the 400 degrees to take the stresses out.  Does he recommend a full annealing before any bluing or case hardening on a frame like this, like he has done for small parts I have sent him?
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Re: Stevens 44 welding
Reply #20 - Apr 13th, 2024 at 7:02pm
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Yes, Bob, he drew it out at 400, and recommends full annealing.  I was going to have him ship it through to Alan Springer, to do that, but he wanted me to file it and verify that the welds had no porosity before I did more work to it.  I may just anneal it myself, since I have a furnace and an annealing critical temp indicator tool.  Usually just too lazy to set it up and do it myself.  Take less time to do it than send it off, though so probably will this time.
  
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Re: Stevens 44 welding
Reply #21 - Apr 13th, 2024 at 9:23pm
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John Taylor wrote on Mar 26th, 2024 at 10:07am:
TIG welding will leave it as hard as glass. Tried to anneal and not much luck. A torch and bailing wire might be the best option.


The highly skilled welder who taught me gas welding used coathangers.  Grin


  
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