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Title: stainless steel welding
Post by: M4wdFab on February 28, 2014, 10:04:05 AM

have a stainless steel welding job tomorrow- need to borrow wire and gas or bring parts to weld.  should be 2 patches on top of cats.... havent seen it yet, cutting out of truck tonight to avoid 1500$ in replacement parts...

Title: Re: stainless steel welding
Post by: rejeep on February 28, 2014, 10:08:08 AM

can you weld aluminum?

Title: Re: stainless steel welding
Post by: M4wdFab on February 28, 2014, 10:11:10 AM

i have an aluminum spool gun, wire, and the correct gas..... my skill is not great.  its amazingly hard especially with thin stuff.  i managed to fix 571's hood and thats about the only successful aluminum welding i have done.


Matt or gif with a tig would be best.



TSC has a 2lb spool of stainless wire in stock.  Research says one of my gasses might work ok haha

Title: Re: stainless steel welding
Post by: rejeep on February 28, 2014, 10:12:16 AM

I was just asking if I make an "uh oh" drilling any holes in the firewall....

Title: Re: stainless steel welding
Post by: matt on February 28, 2014, 12:26:27 PM

I will have my welder in my car tomorrow, have to do some more welding on the intake manifold out in Fairport.  Text me if you run into trouble.  I could swing by.

Title: Re: stainless steel welding
Post by: gif on February 28, 2014, 05:31:35 PM

Quote from: M4wdFab on February 28, 2014, 10:11:10 AM

i have an aluminum spool gun, wire, and the correct gas..... my skill is not great.  its amazingly hard especially with thin stuff.  i managed to fix 571's hood and thats about the only successful aluminum welding i have done.


Matt or gif with a tig would be best.



TSC has a 2lb spool of stainless wire in stock.  Research says one of my gasses might work ok haha

If your just patching holes,  I would just MIG it.

Tig needs to have the steel very clean.


http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/weld-stainless-steel-exhaust.html

Title: Re: stainless steel welding
Post by: M4wdFab on March 01, 2014, 01:43:33 AM

got this thing apart tonight, noticed one side of the crack was magnetic, and one side was non magnetic.

hit it with the mig with regular wire and gas- went together like butter.


im not asking questions.

all set on this. 

Title: Re: stainless steel welding
Post by: M on March 01, 2014, 08:59:18 AM

What vehicle has cats that's worth 1500?

Title: Re: stainless steel welding
Post by: Wingman on March 01, 2014, 09:16:42 AM

A Cat-illac?  :P

Title: Re: stainless steel welding
Post by: rejeep on March 01, 2014, 09:46:31 AM

the 4300...
and just wait till the cal cats take over...the'll all be a fortune

Title: Re: stainless steel welding
Post by: M4wdFab on March 01, 2014, 11:44:45 AM

Its an 04 land rover.  700 a side.