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Question-- can stainless steel be welded to a piece of galvanized pipe ?

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James

If you're talking about mig welding, it's no problem. I've used fluxcore
mild steel wire to weld sstl to carbon steel.
You'll need to grind away the zinc on the pipe where the weld will be.

Bill

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Question-- can stainless steel be welded to a piece of galvanized pipe ?

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Sure, you just prepare the pipe by removing the zinc and then you are
just dealing with mild steel. Just remember you will need to coat the
weld site with something to prevent rust.

On Jan 3, 11:07*am, George wrote:

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Sure, you just prepare the pipe by removing the zinc and then you are
just dealing with mild steel. Just remember you will need to coat the
weld site with something to prevent rust.

Any zinc-rich paint will do a dandy job. Look for brands like Co-Galv,
etc. Popular with folks who do work on chain link fences, for example.
HTH

Joe

On Thu, 3 Jan 2008 10:41:01 -0500, "James"
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Question-- can stainless steel be welded to a piece of galvanized pipe ?

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James


If you plan to weld galvanized metal, wait until you finish welding
yourself a coffin. Galv metal is highly toxic when welded and you
will die from the fumes. But you wont be the first, hundreds of
thousands of men lie 6 feet under because of this. Breathe these
fumes for about 30 seconds and say goodbye. Except you wont have time
to say that word. You'll just drop dead.


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This question relates to building a custom made antenna mount for a Jeep or
an atv.

Question-- can stainless steel be welded to a piece of galvanized pipe ?

Thanks !!

James



If you plan to weld galvanized metal, wait until you finish welding
yourself a coffin. Galv metal is highly toxic when welded and you
will die from the fumes. But you wont be the first, hundreds of
thousands of men lie 6 feet under because of this. Breathe these
fumes for about 30 seconds and say goodbye. Except you wont have time
to say that word. You'll just drop dead.

I guess I am dead then. Multiple times over. I have breathed
the fumes, I have gotten sick. Now I drink milk before
welding or burning it and I don't have any problems.

We used to call it Fume Fever. It is actually called Metal
Fume Fever and it is rarely fatal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_fume_fever

And you call yourself a metal fabricator! How many chemical
plants have you built?

--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX

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On Thu, 3 Jan 2008 10:41:01 -0500, "James"
wrote:

This question relates to building a custom made antenna mount for a Jeep or
an atv.

Question-- can stainless steel be welded to a piece of galvanized pipe ?

Thanks !!

James


If you plan to weld galvanized metal, wait until you finish welding
yourself a coffin. Galv metal is highly toxic when welded and you
will die from the fumes. But you wont be the first, hundreds of
thousands of men lie 6 feet under because of this. Breathe these
fumes for about 30 seconds and say goodbye. Except you wont have time
to say that word. You'll just drop dead.

The fumes from welding galvanized are toxic, but not that toxic.

At a minimum, do it outdoors with the wind or better a fan blowing on
your back to blow the fumes away from you.

--
Jim Pennino

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This is actually best done with a high nickle stick weld.

s


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Its amazing at the crap you get from a question answered by ignorant
contestants.

To weld stainless to galvanived pipe, first understand that you are
actually welding stainless to carbon after you totally remove the
galvanize from the weld zone.

Next you will need filler material or shielded rod (depending your
process) that is designed for just that job like eg: 316L SS

As far as galvanize being highly toxic, bunk you would have to
purposely suck up a lot of the smoke to get even sick temporarily.


Of course its best to breathe none.


Finally coat the welded area with a cold galvanizing spray you can get
just about anywhwre that sells paint.


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Just FYI, I worked in a scrap yard running a crane and cutting steel
into chunks for the shredder. A co-worker was cutting galvanized water
tank and got a snoot full of the smoke. He had a nose bleed for a
couple days and was really sick to his stomach and made a hospital trip.

Now I don't know that he got sick from the galvanized smoke or something
else in the tank, but we 'sure' were careful to be 'up wind' when
cutting after that.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
'New' frame in the works for '08. Some Canadian Bush Trip and Build
Photos: http://mikeromainjeeptrips.shutterfly.com


The Gate Post wrote:
Its amazing at the crap you get from a question answered by ignorant
contestants.

To weld stainless to galvanived pipe, first understand that you are
actually welding stainless to carbon after you totally remove the
galvanize from the weld zone.

Next you will need filler material or shielded rod (depending your
process) that is designed for just that job like eg: 316L SS

As far as galvanize being highly toxic, bunk you would have to
purposely suck up a lot of the smoke to get even sick temporarily.


Of course its best to breathe none.


Finally coat the welded area with a cold galvanizing spray you can get
just about anywhwre that sells paint.


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Question-- can stainless steel be welded to a piece of galvanized pipe ?

Thanks !!

James


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