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Welding stainless steel to galvanized pipe ?

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James

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Jan 3, 2008, 10:41:01 AM1/3/08
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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


JT

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Jan 3, 2008, 11:22:23 AM1/3/08
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"James" <jnipp...@nospamfdn.com> wrote in message
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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 ?
>

I did this last summer. Welded a guide on to my boat lift. The guide is
galvanized pipe and the mount is stainless. Used an Oxy-Acetylene torch with
brass rod. The weld wasn't super pretty but it held up through the summer
just fine.

JT

bill allemann

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Jan 3, 2008, 11:34:17 AM1/3/08
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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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George

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Jan 3, 2008, 12:07:06 PM1/3/08
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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.

Joe

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Jan 3, 2008, 1:12:17 PM1/3/08
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On Jan 3, 11:07 am, George <geo...@nospam.invalid> wrote:

>snip<

> 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

GTD

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Jan 3, 2008, 7:39:34 PM1/3/08
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Galvanized pipe is just mild steel that has been galvanized, it can be
ground or wire-wheeled off, , be sure to get it back at least a fat inch
from anywhere a weld will be, , and be cautious, the fumes from burning
or grinding galvanization, which is zinc, isn't that good for you.

There are stainless steel welding rod/wire made for welding stainless to
mild steel, the number is 309. For a simple mount, you might be ableto
get away with 7018 (lo-hy) welding rod, , but it's not recommended,
especially for anything structural. .

I could be wrong though, I've been out of that field for a while now. . .

James

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Jan 3, 2008, 8:47:27 PM1/3/08
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Thanks for all the nice replies !!!


James


S. Barker

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Jan 3, 2008, 9:34:33 PM1/3/08
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This is actually best done with a high nickle stick weld.

s


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S. Barker

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Jan 15, 2008, 6:28:37 PM1/15/08
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being distressed by lawsuits
and quarrels, now no longer thinks of them? Do not wonder; he is quite taken
up in looking out for the boar which his dogs have been hunting so hotly for
the last six hours. He requires nothing more. However full of sadness a man
may be, he is happy for the time, if you can prevail upon him to enter into
some amusement; and however happy a man may be, he will soon be discontented
and wretched, if he be not diverted and occupied by some passion or pursuit
which prevents weariness from overcoming him. Without amusement there is no
joy; with amusement there is no sadness. And this also constitutes the
happiness of persons in high position, that they have a number of people to
amuse them and have the power to keep themselves in this state.

Consider this. What is it to be superintendent, chancellor, first president,
but to be in a condition wherein from early morning a large number of people
come from all quarters to see them, so as not to leave them an hour in the
day in which they can think of themselves? And when they are in disgrace and
sent back to their country houses, where they lack neither wealth nor
servants to help them on occasion, they do not fail to be wretched and
desolate, because no one prevents them from thinking of themselves.

140. How does it happen that this man, so distressed at the death of his
wife and his only son, or who has some great lawsuit which annoys him, is
not at this moment sad, and that he seems so free from all painful and
disquieting thoughts? We need not wonder; for a ball has been served him,
and he must return it to his companion. He is occupied in catching it in its
fall from the roof, to win a


George

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Jan 15, 2008, 4:41:32 PM1/15/08
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satisfying view, that the mercy and grace of God is
sufficient for them-that their sins, though never so great, shall be no
hindrance to their being accepted; that there is mercy enough in God for
the whole world, and the like-when they give no account of any
particular or distinct thought of Christ. But yet, when the account they
give is duly weighed, and they are a little interrogated about it, it
appears that the revelation of mercy in the gospel is the ground of
their encouragement and hope; and that it is indeed the mercy of God
through Christ that is discovered in them, and that it is depended on in
Him, and not in any wise moved by any thing in them.

Sometimes disconsolate souls have been revived, and brought to rest in
God, by a sweet sense of His grace and faithfulness, in some special
invitation or promise; in which nevertheless there is no particular
mention of Christ, nor is it accompanied with any distinct thought of
Him in their minds: but yet, it is not received as out of Christ, but as
one of the invitations or promises made of God to poor sinners through
His Son Jesus. And such persons afterwards have had clear and distinct
discoveries of Christ, accompanied with lively and special actings of
faith and love towards Him.

Frequently, when persons have first had the gospel-ground of relief
discovered to them, and have been entertaining their minds with the
sweet prospect, they have thought nothing at that time of their being
converted. To see that there is an all-sufficiency in God, and such
plentiful provision made in Christ, after they have been borne down and
sunk with a sense of their guilt and fears of wrath, exceedingly
refreshes them. The view is joyful to them to seek conversion. This
begets in them a strong resolution to devote themselves and their whole
lives to God and His Son, and patiently to wait till God shall see fit
to make all effectual; and they very often entertain a strong persuasion
that He will in His own time do it for them.

There is


bill allemann

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Jan 15, 2008, 3:24:12 PM1/15/08
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of, and seen in the midst of them. Our
young people, when they met, were wont to spend the time in talking of
the excellency and dying love of Jesus Christ, the glory of the way of
salvation, the wonderful, free, and sovereign grace of God, His glorious
work in the conversion of a soul, the truth and certainty of the great
things of God's word, the sweetness of the views of His perfections,
etc. And even at weddings, which formerly were mere occasions of mirth
and jollity, there was now no discourse of any thing but religion, and
no appearance of any but spiritual mirth. Those amongst us who had been
formerly converted, were greatly enlivened, and renewed with fresh and
extraordinary incomes of the Spirit of God; though some much more than
others, according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Many who before
had labored under difficulties about their own state, had now their
doubts removed by more satisfying experience, and more clear discoveries
of God's love.

When this work first appeared and was so extraordinarily carried on
amongst us in the winter, others round about us seemed not to k


James

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Jan 15, 2008, 6:21:43 PM1/15/08
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good. Let us see, then,
wherein these strong and clear-sighted souls have placed it and whether they
agree.

One says that the sovereign good consists in virtue, another in pleasure,
another in the knowledge of nature, another in truth, Felix qui potuit rerum
cognoscere causas,[8] another in total ignorance, another in indolence,
others in disregarding appearances, another in wondering at nothing, nihil
admirari prope res una quae possit facere et servare beatum,[9] and the true
sceptics in their indifference, doubt, and perpetual suspense, and others,
wiser, think to find a better definition. We are well satisfied.

We must see if this fine philosophy has gained nothing certain from so long
and so intent study; perhaps at least the soul will know itself. Let us hear
the rulers of the world on this subject. What have they thought of her
substance? 394.[10] Have they been more fortunate in locating her? 395. What
have they found out about her origin, duration, and departure? Harum
sententiarum, 399.[11]

Is, then, the soul too noble a subject for their feeble lights? Let us,
then, abase her to matter and see if she knows whereof is made the very body
which she animates and those others which she contemplates and moves at her
will. What have those great dogmatists, who are ignorant of nothing, known
of this matter? 393.[12]

This would doubtless suffice, if Reason were reasonable. She is reasonable
enough to admit that she has been unable to find anything durable, but she
does not yet despair of reaching it; she is as ardent as ever in this
search, and is confident she has within her the necessary powers for this
conquest. We must therefore conclude, and, after having examined her powers
in their effects, observe them in themselves, and see if she has a nature
and a grasp capable of laying hold of the truth.

74. A letter On the Foolishness of Human Knowledge and Phi


thegatepost

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Jan 22, 2008, 12:11:10 AM1/22/08
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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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Mike Romain

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Jan 22, 2008, 10:11:07 AM1/22/08
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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
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GTD

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Jan 22, 2008, 9:29:44 PM1/22/08
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Mike Romain wrote:
> 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.

Burning zinc doesn't make you sick that fast or like that usually. I've
gotten it from cutting galv pipe, and didn't know it until that evening.
It made everything taste sweet, ,even a cigarette. They say drinking
milk helps, not sure if that's true or not.

Yea, it's not very good for you, by at least one definition, it is a
heavy metal, albeit the second lightest, but it still can cause symptoms
of heavy metal poisoning.

James

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Jan 22, 2008, 10:04:11 PM1/22/08
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While we are on the subject of galvanize pipe, what is a good type of paint
to paint it black ? Would black rust-o-leum adhere to galvanized pipe ?

Thanks !!

James


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