One for the welders

[Farmer_Joe]

builders band is the stuff

ive welded stainless to mild with rods and mig, mig worked best was thin stuff but seemed to work well? not sure how strong it was though

 

[davidcardiff]

A quick question.

Is it possible to weld mild steel to stainless?

I have an Oxford mig welder with regular mild steel wire.
It’s not a very heavy job, just attaching a light mild steel bracket to stainless 1-2mm sheeting.

Just get a roll of 312 wire it’s a wire for dissimilar metals. Will weld stainless to mild no problem
You need to change your gas as well to a 98/2 or max 97/3 argon/cO2 mix

 

[Zebbedee]

Just mig weld it be fine for what you are trying to achieve

 

[JohnBoy]

@CORK this is done 2 years now at least, weirdly there's only rust on the surface of the un-ground welds, anything that was ground at the time is almost as clean as the stainless. I read somewhere once that some of the chromium ions migrate into the weld creating a crude stainless.

although I nearly prefer the dome head screws idea

 

[JohnBoy]

I can't believe I put that second pic on the internet!!! birdsh*t central

 

[Netherfield]

I can't believe I put that second pic on the internet!!! birdsh*t central

People are much too nice on here to mention that, but now you've said it, it really is a bit

 

[spanners and hammers]

you can only upset a man 3 ways,,, by criticizing his driving ,love making or his welding

 

[Mursal]

Don't stress, you're among friends @JohnBoy

 

[davieh3350]

I want to know what the bird had eaten....