[TheForge] Welding advice needed pronto

[Woolley]

Ralph,

I always have used strait argon with stainless.  The mix I used was a
tri-mix with 90% helium the other 2 parts argon and CO2 for stainless Mig.
Only the one bottle cause it was real pricey and you had to wait for them to
mix it whereas my supplier stocks plenty of Ar.  What is the steel mix?  Is
the 75/25 Ar and CO2?

Regards,
Bill Woolley

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ralph Sproul" <brhlbsmt at mcttelecom.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 7:19 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Welding advice needed pronto


> Hi Bill, Do you mean you use straight argon for stainless?
> I've found the steelmix and 75/25 mixes to be real cheap.
>
> Ralph
> ----- 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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