[TheForge] welding rusting metal

Ron Kimball [email protected]
Thu Oct 24 21:21:01 2002


On Thu, 24 Oct 2002 16:59:21 +0000, [email protected] wrote:

>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?

If you are going for maximum strength get it to bare metal.