Re: [MV] welding armor plate

From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Mon Mar 22 2004 - 11:07:42 PST


At 8:39 AM -0500 3/22/04, Richard Lathrop wrote:
>Anyone on the list have experience welding armor plate?
>
>I have a crack in the door on my V100 that I need to fix.
>
>Looking at the V100 maintenance manual and the
>Army welding manual online I have a bit of
>understanding.
>
>My concern is about the amperage I need to weld 1\4 plate.
>
>I have a Lincoln SP-175 mig and access to a
>AC-225 stick welder but I am not sure if these
>will give the amperage I need to weld the plate.

You have stainless steel rod right?

I came across a page a year or so ago about this
very subject. Armor welding is below the section
on underwater welding.
http://www.angelfire.com/my/welding/special.html

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