11 replies to this topic

[Carlos W]

I'm making a BBQ and need to make a cooking plate. Can I weld stainless steel using normal mig wire? I'm not too bothered about a little bit of corrosion around the edges as I'll probably make the frame from mild steel anyway.

 

Any advice would be much appreciated

[nicklouse]

It works.

[Carlos W]

It works.

 

excellent, I have a cunning plan

[Carlos W]

What about cast iron?

[The Matt]

Cast iron is a pig to mig

[Carlos W]

I'll carry on hunting

[Ben_O]

I have some stainless mig wire i don't need or want

[ANON]

if you want to weld cast with a normal filler then you need to get it glowing red hot first, even then it can be a bit hit and miss.

[Carlos W]

Thanks for all the advice everyone, I've hopefully found a mate who's a metal fabricator who's going to make me something to do the job. I'm just trying to get a price

[peter-b]

Cast iron is a pig to mig

Then when you're done you put the pig on the bar-b-que

[paulsmithlookerafterer]

If I believed in God, I would want to shake his hand just for making pigs (yum).

[Carlos W]

I've just sent my mate a shocking picture of what I've got in mind.

 

Sorry about the edit in paint but it'll give you an idea

 

 

 

The shiny section on the left is a gas heated hot plate, the section on the right is a charcoal bbq