Welding Stainless Steel Stick Root Pass.

Had some coupons laying around and decided to give these 316L-16 stick welding rods a shot. I’ve capped pipes with stick but never done a root. I feel like with the right practice and setting, this is an attainable process. Will it be as clean as a Tig root? Probably not. But with the right annealing implementations, you’d have a solid pipe. Thank you guys for running in.

[@evanmixon1808]

Pretty sick. Anything can be done in welding if you try hard enough and to be able to do stainless without a purge is even better. Why kinda gap and amps were you running

[@VantageWelding]

Thanks. And definitely it can be done for sure. Just need to fine tune. I used 1/8 gap with nickel size landing. Ran it around 60 amps. If I had someone on the remote (kind of like a Pipeliner way) to turn up and down it would be more consistent. As the rod burns, it gets hotter and hotter, so you’d need to turn amperage down as the rod progresses. It’s what I figured. Restarts should be started around 70 amps, then once fused back down to 60, then down with the progression of rod. I think 😅. It’s just a theory

[@evanmixon1808]

@@VantageWelding I think for the most part a lot of stainless rods weld just like you said. They heat way up as the rod progresses. It definitely does on the 308-309 I’ve used before

[@evanmixon1808]

@@VantageWelding if you had a positioner/variable speed turn table you could adjust the speed to try and outrun the heat and work it in that way

[@VantageWelding]

Yes brother. Definitely. It’s another procedure that could definitely be attained. Thanks for watching brother.

[@harveypolanco8516]

What’s the thickness of the pipe you are welding to

[@VantageWelding]

3” scd 40.

[@MetalShuba]

Rusted Stainless ? :D

[@VantageWelding]

We are talking welding rod Mr. Genius. Thanks for watching.

[@philthyphil3324]

But why?

[@VantageWelding]

I like to learn shit.

[@VantageWelding]

And probably the same reason they have stainless dirty wire