[Shop-talk] Stainless steel welding

[Dave Russell]

I have found "Thermacote-Welco" flux for torch welding of 300 & 400 
series stainless to work very well. It comes as a dry powder to be mixed 
with water. I expect that your local welding supply shop could supply it 
or an equivalent. The welding doesn't work so well at all without a flux.

Dave Russell

Chadwick E. Labno wrote:

>Thanks for the replies, very interesting reading but the fact is
>I'm welding an auto exhaust not a nuke plant so I just may
>get a couple of 308 TIG rods and see what happens. It's
>under the car so no one will see it. It's not structural, only
>needs to be leak free. I'll let you know.
>thanks again,
>chad