To: tacticalogic
Heat 'n beat?Just a bit past that. It had to do with stitch welding in a bit of an arc, like tightening the lug bolts on a tire with a combination of slow cooling and peening.
Here is my favorite link. to the days before "heat 'n beat"!!!!
84 posted on
11/28/2003 11:00:20 AM PST by
Eaker
(When the SHTF, I'll go down with a cross in one hand, and a Glock in the other.)
To: Eaker
Yep. Sounds like welding cast. Weld a little, and beat on it awhile, then weld a little more and beat on it. Stitch welding in about the same pattern you'd use to tighten head bolts. Here's one of my favorite
stress relieving links.
91 posted on
11/28/2003 11:11:18 AM PST by
tacticalogic
(Controlled application of force is the sincerest form of communication.)
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