thanks for the good feedback. today i tried to weld 2 stainless steel spoons together with a-fluxcore wire and b-oxy/acy ( reducing flame ) with mild steel electrode. i could tell the process went better where i ran the electric wire brush over the spoons to knock off the metal oxides. the gas weldi...

can one weld stainless ( gas or electric ) with regular steel rods if if one accepts that the weld wont have stainless properties??
or is it true that regular steel wont mix/alloy with iron/chrome/nickel of the stainless during the melting?

thanks,

bill in nc

i dont know the specific answers but i do have more about the book about ac arc welding arc welding lessons ( for school and home shop ) by the james f lincoln arc welding foundation and written by harold kugler june 1956 exercise 14 pp 258-79 hardfacing with arc welding equipment a good book for un...

lincoln has a "farm welding" little green book with a chapter on that, i seem to remember. you can order it cheap from www.alibris.com used. seems there is a different proceedure for "building up" and another for "hard facing". different techniques for tooth wear and bu...

also you didnt mention if you had an autodark helmit. this might make learning easier, being able to see really well as you line everything up.

cutting the rods in half might be easier at first.

6013 and 7014 might be easier to learn on