- 1. Topband: CADWELLS (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Greenway" <K4PI@BELLSOUTH.NET>
- Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 18:58:05 -0400
- I some have old style Cadwell that require lighting off with a torch. I have had them for many years and apparently the chemical mixture has gotten too old to fire off as I tried one today and just n
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- 2. Re: Topband: CADWELLS (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Wichers <billw@waveform.net>
- Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 23:18:51 +0000
- Check if you can scratch some of the starter compound off of the inside of the cap from the weld metal container. I've found the older the stuff gets, the more the starter gets caked onto the cap. I'
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- 3. Re: Topband: CADWELLS (score: 1)
- Author: Cecil <chacuff@cableone.net>
- Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 20:35:32 -0500
- There is a spark igniter that is used with cadweld...I've had trouble lighting them off with a propane torch. Usually if they have been stored in a dry location they are good for years. The blue tube
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- 4. Re: Topband: CADWELLS (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Wichers <billw@waveform.net>
- Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 02:11:00 +0000
- Just to add: the spark igniter is a flint-type unit. Those used for starting a torch would probably work too but would be more difficult to aim into the mold than the gun-like cadweld ones are. -Bill
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- 5. Re: Topband: CADWELLS (score: 1)
- Author: Art Snapper <art@nk8x.net>
- Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 22:57:50 -0400
- Sparklers (kids fireworks) can be an effective fuse for Cadwelds. It even works in the rain. 73 Art _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
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