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Old 05-01-2007, 09:25 PM
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my buddy got stainless cats, can I just use my MIG to weld them into the ORY pacesetter sent? or does it have to have a certain gas. Im hopin not and its just more the heat settings.
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Old 05-01-2007, 09:30 PM
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some guy is making you weld cats to his ORY? what an *******.
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The usual stuff to weld steel to steel is just fine. You don't need anything special to do it unless it was stainless to stainless, etc.
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Use SS wire to weld SS to steel.
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ok i got two different answers now...
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To weld SS to steel, you should use SS filler rod or wire.
It is possible but not recommended to weld SS with regular mild steel wire.
You would also need a Tri-Mix gas for SS Mig welding.

When were you planning on doing this?
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soon, we got a lincoln welder for welding galvinized fence pipe. i believe i had used to weld stainless, its only two welds so Im not going to buy all that for just two welds, sounds like itll be fine if I weld em with what I got.
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Thats cool.
Just wondering how soon, I have a Tig welder. But, my generator is on the fritz.
If I can get it running I could swing by and zap it for you.
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where do you live? cuz I could deff use your expertise in the future. if your interested.
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I'm in Waltham.
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