[TheForge] Welding advice needed pronto

[Ralph Sproul]

Just curious as I've never had much luck with just argon, I always used the
argon/co2 or argon/co2/helium mixes for stainless.

Ralph

----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Schaefer" <craig.schaefer at verizon.net>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Welding advice needed pronto


> I have used straight argon with stainless with TIG or MIG.  Have also
> used argon/co2.  Works out about the same when I do it.
> Maybe I am not very good.
>
> CraigS
>
> Ralph Sproul wrote:
>
> >Craig,  Straight argon with Mig (which Jeff will be using)? or are you
> >refering to Tig?
> >
> >Ralph
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Craig Schaefer" <craig.schaefer at verizon.net>
> >To: "Barking Crow" <mail at barkingcrow.com>; "Sponsored by ABANA"
> ><theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> >Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 6:04 PM
> >Subject: Re: [TheForge] Welding advice needed pronto
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>My thought is that unless you work really cheaply, he'd be better off
> >>buying a new/used version of what he wants.
> >>You can use straight argon for stainless.
> >>
> >>CraigS
> >>Gresham, OR
> >>
> >>Barking Crow wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Here's my dilemma.  A friend that I sometimes work with on remodeling
> >>>
> >>>
> >jobs
> >
> >
> >>>wants me to turn an old 3 compartment stainless steel stand alone sink
> >>>
> >>>
> >from
> >
> >
> >>>a restaurant that we've done a bunch of carpentry work in, into a two
> >>>compartment sink by cutting inside both walls of the middle
compartment,
> >>>discarding the middle section and welding the two end compartments back
> >>>together to make a two compartment sink with an inch and a half or so
> >>>
> >>>
> >piece
> >
> >
> >>>in the middle.  It seems to me like an incredible amount of work and
that
> >>>
> >>>
> >we
> >
> >
> >>>should just cut out side one of the walls of the middle compartment and
> >>>
> >>>
> >make
> >
> >
> >>>it a two compartment sink that way.  He's worried that doing it that
way
> >>>
> >>>
> >we
> >
> >
> >>>loose the nice curled top edge and that I should be able to weld the
> >>>
> >>>
> >pieces
> >
> >
> >>>back together.  Seems to me that there will be warping problems, and
set
> >>>
> >>>
> >up
> >
> >
> >>>problems not to mention the grinding and rewelding trying to make the
> >>>
> >>>
> >joints
> >
> >
> >>>look nice, and the rust problems that will show up.  I'd be jusing my
mig
> >>>with I don't remember what gas that I have for welding stainless.
> >>>
> >>>Any thoughts?
> >>>
> >>>Thanks in advance.   Jeff in Tallahassee where it hit 80 and i was hot
in
> >>>shorts.
> >>>
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