[TheForge] Welding advice needed pronto

[Woolley]

Ralph,

IMO the mixes are too expensive to warrant any benefit.  I've used stainless
exclusively for this application with excellent results.

Regards,
Bill Woolley


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ralph Sproul" <brhlbsmt at mcttelecom.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 6:21 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Welding advice needed pronto


> 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
>
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> > 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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