[TheForge] Re: Welding SS

[Larry and Pat Brown]

Ries,
Do you use AC or DC + or DC - ?
What shielding gas or mix do you use for this
Never tried this before want to trim the learning curve with advice.
Larry Brown



>I braze Stainless all the time, but I cheat- I use a tig welder. Of course,
>since I have a tig welder, if I want a color match, I just tig weld it with
>a stainless filler rod, so I use silicon bronze rod to braze stainless. One
>of the great things about that is you can braze stainless to mild steel, or
>bronze, with silicon bronze rod.
>I never tried using a silver brazing rod with the tig, but there isnt really
>any reason it wouldnt work- just dont use flux. You dont need it because the
>tig sheilding gas does the same thing.
>
>Ries