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Ignoramus31991 wrote:

On 2010-09-04, Joseph Gwinn wrote:
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Ignoramus24760 wrote:

Great idea. I do not think that 1/8" is too large. Feels about right
to me.

They look pretty robust. We shall soon see it 1/8" is the right size. The
first two skewers are out of the dishwasher.


A question for the welders out the Which SS alloys can be welded or
hard
(silver) soldered without destroying the stainless property? I see lots of
advice to re-passivate SS items that have been heated to a red heat, to
avoid
subsequent corrosion, but for many things I might make re-passivation would
be
pretty awkward, and I don't think all SS alloys require this.

For instance, food service furniture is welded and silver brazed, but is
far too
large to be dipped into a tank, and brush passivation is too slow.


Joe Gwinn

Joe, this is bull****.

No, it isn't. Depends on the alloy. Many stainless steel alloys will rust,
given the right excuse.

One thing that I'm finding in sellers of commercial-grade skewers is that Type
304 seems to be what they all use for SS, if they mention an alloy by number.
However, these items are never heated to incandescence, as would be needed
during hard soldering.


Do not worry about it. It will not rust through. I have a stainless
grill that is 10 years old and has seen a lot. The stainless on it is
stained, but is in perfectshape.

Yes, and so do I. But do you know which specific stainless steel alloy was
used? That's the question.

Joe Gwinn