80 ltr, 6000w Boiler Project

[crow]

for real can ya weld stainless with a stick welder with the right rods or are you fella's talking about a stainless welder

[stubbydrainer]

CE
Arc welding stainless steel ( with welding rods, stainless of course ) :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[crow]

I'll be damned never new ya could what sort of rods do I need for a ss keg and what sort of amps do I want to pull

[Cane Toad]

Yeah Crow,arc welding SS is a piece of piss,easier than mild steel I reckon.You can buy the rods anywhere.Get the 2 or 2.5mm rods in 316 and keep the amps low,may pay to practice on an old keg first till you get the amps set right :handgestures-thumbupleft: :handgestures-thumbupleft:
It may even pay to degas the keg first :laughing-rolling:

[maheel]

It may even pay to degas the keg first :laughing-rolling:

i thought the CO2 would shield / purge the weld ? :))

[cdbrown]

I use arc on all the stainless fittings on my keg. Real pain - low amps made it hard to get the stick to arc compared to the normal mild steel. Also the thin wall of the stainless saw me blow a hole or two in it. Might have been due to me being a shit welder though. I'll be taking future stuff to someone that knows what they are doing ...

[audistiller]

One of the biggest things with that Brownie, is preparation and take your sweet time, getting too excited and rushing it will blow holes in it everytime.

[stubbydrainer]

I had a tinker this arvo and discover this is simpler than I thought .....Wrong :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:
after acting like an octopus on steroids for 1/2 hour I ended up with this as a dry run to see what is going to be involved in this part of the build




I used a spare 18 gal keg from behind the shed ( thats where the spare kegs live :laughing-rolling:)and it is that close to fitting perfectly its not funny, but I have some fine tuning to do :angry-banghead: but the 1/2 hr I spent fucking around with this, I have a big smile of relief on the dial because it fitted inside ( nearly ) :D :D

[MacStill]

I'm jealous :roll:

Fuckin hell dude that's awesome :handgestures-thumbupleft: