[TheForge] Welding SS

Fri Sep 12 22:10:00 2003

Hey Frosty,
As long as you alternate the layers of Nickel and steel so you don't try to
weld nickel to itself it should be OK with the flux.
Just make sure you are using pure nickel foil or screen and make the steel
layers from 3/16" to 1/4' thick.
Pure Nickel 200 is magnetic. I don't know if the Canadian coins have any
alloys like copper in them.
Chuck

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Frost" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Welding SS

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> From: "Chuck Robinson" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Welding SS
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> > The easiest contrasting metal to add is Nickel foil; a little goes a
long
> > way.
> > After folding the billet to about 80 layers, forge the billet to square,
> > octagon then round.
> > Twist it several turns then fold it again, weld, and forge into the
shape
> > you want.
> > Very dramatic twisted contrasting layers.
> > Chuck
> >
> >
>
> I just spent a good 45 mins. digging through my change jugs and managed to
> turn up 6 quarters and 3 dimes Canadian, didn't even make wages. <sigh>
> Found a couple bucks of spendable US coinage though so tomorrow's coffee
is
> paid up anyway.
>
> Do I need to use anything besides my 4 pts borax : 1 part boric acid for a
> flux?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Frosty
> ------------------------
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> it ain't real.
> Wrought iron is.
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>
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