How can I manage to get the golden look on SS material , i usually weld with a 308rod , the wall thickines is schedule 10 304stainless steel and the amps I use is around 90-120 as is suggested on the Miller guide...

is there any special tecnique used to get the golden look?


My welds are usually gray looking...


thanks

 

grey is actually what you want. the pale yellow colour means you don't have enough heat usually. i believe most people use a different filler to get a different colour but i feel that is not the best way to weld your stainless.

 

heat-treating stainless also creates that golden color.

 

Grey is not what you want...grey color means you are using to much heat. Idealy...although it probably wont sell as good as the "golden" ones...you dont want any color in it at all. If there is no color at all, everything is perfect.
Kyle

 

if you rapidly cool the weld somtimes this will help get a gold color so dunk it in a bucket of water but this will promote warping and probally decrees the weld streingth

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by weirRacing &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">grey is actually what you want. the pale yellow colour means you don't have enough heat usually. i believe most people use a different filler to get a different colour but i feel that is not the best way to weld your stainless.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'm sorry but no no no and no again. Color is a pretty good indication of proper heat and cleaning material and gas coverage. If your stainless welds are turning gray you have problems somewhere( most likely much to hot or going to slow) Remember that differant people will weld the same thing at differant amps because we all move at differant speeds. Do some experimenting with differant settings and speeds and see what happens.

If you meant "clear" instead of "gray" forgive me Weir. I'm not sure everyone knows the differance between no color and gray. If you just welded something with a tig and never let off the peddle at all the weld would most likely go something like this from start to finish....clear shiny silver -&gt; golden -&gt; shades of blue -&gt; dull gray (to hot because you didnt drop the amps)

 

I believe this is incorrect unless your thinking of a different gray then i'm thinking


I would give you some tips but we do not weld anything that thick, you can try usual advice i give people, go slow, keep the heat out (make sure your still penetrating) take your time and prep your work well

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gtconcepts &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">How can I manage to get the golden look on SS material , i usually weld with a 308rod , the wall thickines is schedule 10 304stainless steel and the amps I use is around 90-120 as is suggested on the Miller guide...

is there any special tecnique used to get the golden look?


My welds are usually gray looking...


thanks</TD></TR></TABLE>color is good! grey means its too hot or your going to slow or your not getting good sheild and your weld is getting contaminated by the free air. use a gas lens. practice by turning the amps down low so it dosent penetrate to fast so you have to sit for a second to make penetration and a good puddle and just drag it slowely. once you get the hang of going slow and working your puddle along with minimal amperage, bump it up a little at a time until your at a comfortable speed. look up different technics and study pictures of some good welds. practice, practice, practice. you'll get it.