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I have never welded on stainless steel, but I have welded a ton of mild steel and have gotten pretty good at it. My questions are if I were to weld stainless steel with the same wire for mild steel and a 75/25 (argon/carbon) mixture, could I get a decently...
Started by bonnema on
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You can ....
You it tomorrow.
I've seen in explode.
:/ Never weld on cast.
This is the only downside to stainless.
You might be able to weld to it but it may not be as strong as a lets say mild/cast thing.
Is stainless steel.
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As above, I need to weld two 75mm tubes together. Never done stainless before but have a mig. I dont want to go and buy a roll of stainless wire just for the one job.
Can I just tack it with mild steel wire on the mig so I can take it to a welding place...
Started by Dirt Devil on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at patrol4x4):
Cheers.
Cheers self welding much ss.
Ideally you need the right gas too but you can use regular MIG gas and then use pickling paste to clean up the weld.
As in much smaller than a 5kg roll.
Small rolls of stainless wire as well.
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My project for this weekend was supposed to be building a cart for a new welder. But then the snow came. Anyway, I had some old Angle iron bedrails I was going to use for the entire thing, but then realised there is a stainless steel rectangle in the ...
Started by ArcSpark96 on
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The weld will rust likeYour dad is right....
Not sure about how stainless? Or would you have to use a stainless (or other) filler? It works just fine.
But then take the torch and heat the weld red hot after and have no cracking.
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For those welding professionals, what do you do about cleaning up that nasty weld slag you get on stainless on the other side of the weld? I know back purging the piece you are working on is common prevention, but what if you have a piece that already...
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Sometimes we will use solar flux on the inside where we have to weld legs onto the bottomyou can grind it off....
Stainless stainless.
Tri-mix will give you a considerably cleaner weld in the future if you're running MIG foos.
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I'm thinking about buildiing a hot tub that would have a wood fired stove immersed in the water.
I have some 1/8 inch stainless sheet stock to build a heater out of.
I have an oxy-acetylene welding outfit and a lincoln 180 amp stick welder.
I'm confident...
Started by trainer on
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To weld stainless with your mig will cause your weld....
Interesting design concept for a hot tub to say the least .
Hope you are a good welder to weld up leakproof stainless steel seams.
Tig is best but can be done with mig.
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Quote: : FERRET Yeah, don't touch it with steel wire, it will rust and you will never get rid of it.
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Set it up, mark it or even use some ally rivets and ally plate to hold it in position.
once it's welded, weld up the rivet holes and hit the whole job...
Started by mick34 on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at patrol4x4):
Hey luke
i wouldn't have picked miltons.
Well, we use pickling paste regularly stainless but it definatly rusts cobalt chrome in 5-10 minutes.
Know more about stainless fabrication & welding than I do!! lol.
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Welding stainless
Quick question,
When you mig weld stainless is the weld itself liable to rust ?
i.e ornamental stuff for gardens etc..
Started by strada on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at mig-welding):
Hi Strada,
Be careful of using sanding disks or wire brushes which on the stainless.
Not if you use stainless wire.
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What to weld stainless mufflers with?
I bought a set dynomax ultra flo's for my nova.There stainless steel.And I was wanting to use aluminized pipe.But than I don't know what to weld the connection up with.would you use stainless wire?
I have a mig with...
Started by underatree on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at yellowbullet):
Re: What to weld stainless mufflers with?
You can use regular wire or rod but it will rust or use ....
Re: What to weld stainless mufflers with?
You could weld it with stainless steel wire and you'll said no.
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Forge welding stainless? I'm just looking for help forge welding stainless for what's intended to be a heart-bar belt buckle...I know somebody's wearing one while they are reading this!
Started by john schmidt on
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Should contain fluorspar, Stainless steel doesn't like to be forge welded this, but even they rarely....
Originally Posted by john schmidt I'm just looking for help forge welding stainless Tig weld to find, and expensive...
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Welding Stainless to Mild... I will be TIG welding some stainless rod to mild Steel plate. I'm just not sure what filler rod to use?
I have 308L filler but a friend told me he would use 309L? PowerTig 250EX
"It's what you learn AFTER you know it all that...
Started by CGCINC on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at everlastgenerators):
The stainless and mild steel will absorb heat at different rates, and ....
Sorry, 304 Stainless to Mild Steel PowerTig 250EX
"It's what you learn AFTER you know it all it all that counts!" As important as the filler rod, is the process used.
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