jk-scotland
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I've been building a stove / chiminea for a bit of fun and welding practice. The main body is a 6kg gas bottle, and the chimney is a CO2 gas bottle with the top and bottom cut off.
In welding the two together, it seemed like the CO2 bottle (with fairly thick walls) was far easier to blow a hole in than the thinner calor-type (obviously not one owned by Calor!) gas bottle. That surprised me given the walls on the CO2 bottle must be at least twice as thick. Is it just a softer steel?
Attached is my attempt - input welcome as always.
(Still don't feel like I can distinguish the puddle from the slag... do I blame my mask for that, or just need more practice?)
In welding the two together, it seemed like the CO2 bottle (with fairly thick walls) was far easier to blow a hole in than the thinner calor-type (obviously not one owned by Calor!) gas bottle. That surprised me given the walls on the CO2 bottle must be at least twice as thick. Is it just a softer steel?
Attached is my attempt - input welcome as always.
(Still don't feel like I can distinguish the puddle from the slag... do I blame my mask for that, or just need more practice?)