Mark,

Make sure that whoever ends up doing it uses 309 or 309si filler to
weld it. Those stebros are made from ferritic 409 IIRC, and you'll
definitely want 309 to help avoid martensite formation(a term used to
describe a pattern of grain/crystal structure)  and eventually
cracking. Especially with them being brackets. I think you would
actually be MUCH better served to use big band clamps to hold the
brackets(or new ones) on and avoid both of your problems(finding a
welder, and making sure they do it properly)

Jim Akiba

On 10/6/07, Mark McCulley <markmcculley@gmail.com> wrote:
> What is "stainless welding"? There is no need for it to be perfect and I
> don't care if the weld material rusts or whatever as the brackets aren't
> visible and the muffler surface is already pretty rusty and stained.
>
> -Mark
>
> On 10/6/07, Zoltan Kuthy <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote:
> >
> > The welding part is easy, I can do it.  But it must be stainless welding
> > if
> > you want it perfect.  I don't have stainless in my machine.  And none of
> > the
> > muffler shops have any stainless at all.  So, only a specialized welding
> > shop will do it or a shop that only does stainless work.
> > Zoltan
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mark McCulley" <markmcculley@GMAIL.COM>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 9:02 AM
> > Subject: need welder in Seattle
> >
> >
> > > Hey, I need to find a welder to attach some brackets to a stainless
> > steel
> > > muffler (Stebro). Anyone have a recommendation for someone that can do
> > > this
> > > work in Seattle? I think it requires a mig or tig welding machine. Can
> > > (and
> > > will) the chain muffler stores (Midas, Meineke, etc.) do this kind of
> > job?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Mark
> > > Seattle WA
> > >
> > >
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