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Pipe repairs
Posted: September 19th, 2012, 6:49 pm
by NightBiker07
For those of you guys that have a cracked, plated pipe, have it TIG welded using a Stainless filler rod. I have about 4 cracks on my pipe, and all look to have been Tigged with stainless. The welds dont rust a bit, and it didnt get into the plating too bad on my PC Platinum, you can hardly tell it was welded from 10 feet away. I know a steel filler rod would surface rust all day long.
Just a thought for you guys!
Re: Pipe repairs
Posted: September 20th, 2012, 12:33 am
by other
NightBiker07 wrote:For those of you guys that have a cracked, plated pipe, have it TIG welded using a Stainless filler rod. I have about 4 cracks on my pipe, and all look to have been Tigged with stainless. The welds dont rust a bit, and it didnt get into the plating too bad on my PC Platinum, you can hardly tell it was welded from 10 feet away. I know a steel filler rod would surface rust all day long.
Just a thought for you guys!
Just a footnote, use 309 filler if possible, as this is designed for welding stainless to mild steel or carbon steel, and is more ductile. 304, 316 and 316L would be more inclined to crack again down the weld margin.