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Originally Posted by rsk289
Larry, it's actually pretty good quality steel - I had no problem mig'ing the slots shut on mine. For the casing I used a spotwelder, replicating the positions of the original welds. Best to blast all the paint off the casings first.
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Yeah, it's kind of luck of the draw as to what you get in the heater, now 50 years later. Experimenting with the cannibalized unit, I felt it better to lead the slots. Also for me, my MIG doesn't do well on the lower settings. If I had a TIG welder, this wouldn't have been an issue.
Once primered and sanded, you won't be able to tell.
Larry