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<blockquote data-quote="Aidan" data-source="post: 287302" data-attributes="member: 5952"><p>Spark test will tell you the carbon content and give you an idea what alloying is in there. I'd bet they're just mild steel though. In which case you have to worry more about the 4130 you're welding to the mild steel spindle. Either way, I doubt it's really too far beyond the average garage welder, a competent guy should be able to do it just fine.</p><p></p><p></p><p>For what it's worth, welding cast iron (not steel) isn't impossible either. It's just a matter of picking the filler rod and making sure you cool slow enough. Problem is that without a furnace it's real difficult to get the cooling slow enough.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aidan, post: 287302, member: 5952"] Spark test will tell you the carbon content and give you an idea what alloying is in there. I'd bet they're just mild steel though. In which case you have to worry more about the 4130 you're welding to the mild steel spindle. Either way, I doubt it's really too far beyond the average garage welder, a competent guy should be able to do it just fine. For what it's worth, welding cast iron (not steel) isn't impossible either. It's just a matter of picking the filler rod and making sure you cool slow enough. Problem is that without a furnace it's real difficult to get the cooling slow enough. [/QUOTE]
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