[TheForge] Welding advice needed pronto

[Woolley]

Sorry meant to say argon.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Woolley" <wjec at verizon.net>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Welding advice needed pronto


> 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
> >
> >
> > > 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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