Questions about welding stainless

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Re: Questions about welding stainless

Postby bluc » Wed Jan 05, 2022 4:50 pm

It certainly buckled ruddy :laughing-rolling:
I am a loong way of attempting anything useful with the welder..
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Re: Questions about welding stainless

Postby RuddyCrazy » Wed Jan 05, 2022 6:42 pm

bluc wrote:It certainly buckled ruddy :laughing-rolling:
I am a loong way of attempting anything useful with the welder..


:violence-smack: :violence-smack: :violence-smack: :violence-smack: :violence-smack: :violence-smack: :violence-smack: :violence-smack:

Now get off ya ass have a small dram then turn down the amps to 25 or a tad less and tack those plates then 'ave a go. If it goes south on you don't cry :laughing-rolling: just think about the way you did it then try a different way :handgestures-thumbupleft: Fuse welding thin SS aint a easy job at best and it will rise on you BUT if the 2 plates are meeting and theres no gaps you should be able to do a decent fuse weld. Now a trick fuse about 10-15mm then with a soft hammer once the weld has cooled a bit just tap it flat then do a weld at the other end working to the middle. Rinse and repeat then put up pic of that great learning job you just did.

If this doesn't give you any confidence then mate :scared-eek: we won't say that word will we :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:

Just give it a go mate and keep practising and no more saying what your last line said

Cheers Bryan
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Re: Questions about welding stainless

Postby bluc » Wed Jan 05, 2022 6:44 pm

I aint lacking confidence just talent :laughing-rolling:
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Re: Questions about welding stainless

Postby iOnaBender » Wed Nov 23, 2022 7:48 pm

Hi bluc, not sure where you're at with your welding these days? This guy has some good video's for learning.

https://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/
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Re: Questions about welding stainless

Postby bluc » Thu Nov 24, 2022 1:21 pm

Thanks mate. Have not done anymore yet my mind is too full of other stuff to concentrate on anything else at the moment..
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Re: Questions about welding stainless

Postby Skitz08 » Fri Jan 06, 2023 6:11 pm

Investigate laser welding, we supply them into australia and welding stainless and copper is so simple a child could do it. I can give names of a few companies who contract the work or if its something small can do it as a "sample"
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