OT Dayton Fayette Trailer Brake Drum

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4 years 5 months ago #214869 by daron

OT Dayton Fayette Trailer Brake Drum was created by daron

Dayton Fayette trailer brake drum 122369-a 12 1/4" 1980

Is this brake drum cast steel or cast iron? I want to use it as a 'reducer' for a mail box 'post' and weld it to a large earthmover wheel.

Thanks, Daron

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4 years 5 months ago #214883 by Old Magnet

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Do the grinder spark test to check if cast steel or iron.

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4 years 5 months ago #214944 by Oil Slick

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OM, please give us another sentence or two on the grinder test.

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4 years 5 months ago #214946 by Skip in CT

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Weld a bolt on the inside where it wont be in the way and hit it with a hammer. if it stays it's steel.

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4 years 5 months ago #214949 by Old Magnet

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"Oil wrote:
OM, please give us another sentence or two on the grinder test.

Take your portable grinder to the metal in question and identify the spark pattern. There are u-tube videos on the net that show the process in color.

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4 years 5 months ago #214950 by Rome K/G

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Only Phil Swift can cut a aluminum boat in half and make sparks! lol at 0:22

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4 years 5 months ago #214953 by daron

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"Old wrote:
Do the grinder spark test to check if cast steel or iron.

OM-

Last evening, after the sun wasn't interfering so much, (and i retrieved a document saved years ago explaining spark tests) I got very small short stream sparks vs much longer sparks from known steel samples. Oh well, back to the scrap pile to try to find something to do what I'm trying to do.

Thanks, Daron

Mike- Emily is working for Berry (I hope I spelled it right) from home now

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