[TheForge] welding rusting metal

Thu Oct 24 13:34:00 2002

        Clean it, no polishing required.........weld it.   As far as rod,
1/8  7018 works well for dissimilar metals.  Make multiple passes or
"stringer passes" instead of one big weave bead - you'll get better results,
especially when fastening a pipe to a plate.  I'd weld it THEN fill it with
the crete.

Ralph


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Subject: [TheForge] welding rusting metal


> Can someone recommend a good stick to use for welding rusting metal.  The
1/2
> wall 6" by 6" steel tube for the upright of the power hammer I am going to
> build has been sitting outside for a few months and now it is rusted all
over.
> I am going to fill the in inside with concrete to add stability but the
outside
> has to have the hammer support welded to it. Clean it?  Polish it? weld
right
> through the rust? suggestions?
>
> Dan
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