A little Micro weld restoration

[Mark Beasland]

Repairing pitted tang.
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[Eric Estes]

That is real nice. I wish I knew someone around here in Maryland that could do that. Thanks for sharing.

[Justin Julian]

Amazing improvement, Mark. Who did the welding and re-engraving?

[Mark Beasland]

Thanks for the kind words!

Ruff, I did the welding and engraving.

[paul adams]

Amazin restotation. Could you share a few brief thoughts about welding process, type of equipment, etc.

I do know of one individual that repaired a barrel with a small hole. He commented 5 months of investigation and a few seconds of actual welding.

[chris dawe]

Nice Job Mark !

[John Powers]

As a fellow restorer, nice job. Are you going to case it as well?

[Bill Zachow]

Who was the maker of the gun? Just wondering as its' not a Parker. Thanks.

[Mark Beasland]

It will be case colored

It is a Fox

[Mark Beasland]

After color case hardening.
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[Justin Julian]

Looks good so far...how about some pics of the entire frame? Who did the coloring work?

[Preston Chaney]

Hi,
Could you recommend any specific micro welder equipment and or discuss the relative merits of the equipment that is available? I am interested in acquiring this capability.
Regards
Preston Chaney

[Tim Wells]

I don't know what he did this with but I've used a laser welder with excellent results. I lost the availability of it a few years ago and have another Colt SAA 1st gen project to do.

A jeweler friend has a micro tig welder that's actually made for welding dental bridges, that he wanted to sell me so I tried it out and it does work to a point but the arc is not predictable enough for the fine work and pit filling I want to do so I gave it back. That arc is just too inconsistent for me.

That laser welder was accurate as all get out and made the same size puddle every time, which by the way is adjustable. They are the greatest thing since sliced bread.

[Preston Chaney]

Hi,
What was the brand and model number of the laser welder?
Regards
Preston chaney

[Tim Wells]

I don't know the model but it was a Rofin 80 joule machine. There are table top versions of these welders that are half the price of the floor models but even used they are still expensive.