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groundhogy
Explorer
Sep 24, 2018

Furnace Igniter.. what is that wire made of? Mine erodes.

So, my furnace igniter, basically 2-3 wires sticking out over the burner where the propane comes up, is no longer in production. Last season, I took it to a welder, who proptly welded some welding ...
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joshuajim
Explorer II
Sep 25, 2018
groundhogy wrote:
So would a normal welder have thin tungsten rods on hand?
Just measured the diameter at 0.084 inches. Seems an odd diameter.


Tungsten TIG electrodes come in 1/16, 3/32 and several metric sizes in the range needed. About $2 each for a 6” electrode. Any welding supplier will have them.

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