Am I screwed??

[Billy-Klubb]

I used RectorSeal #5 which is food safe soft set sealant. I was able to grind most of it down on one of the other keggles and it does look much better. I was reading that any stainless steel will rust after welding because the heat disturbs the surface tension and will need to be re-passivated with something like Bar Keepers Friend. I was wondering if anyone has experience using that.

don't use pipe dope on your fittings. just sayin'. you could take advice or don't. either way, good luck in your adventures.

 

[invictusbrew]

Jebus! And here I thought I was a poor welder. Good Lord.

 

[Spludge]

Looks good to go, get some wort in there!

 

[atoughram]

Stick with grinding...

 

[erichsmith]

I've been welding for over 20 years and brewing for 18 and I just welded my first keggle two years ago. It turned out perfect but I practiced on scrap stainless for about two weeks using pure argon as a shielding gas and back purge with pure tungsten and 316L filler rod. I have since welded up about 15 keggles and have yet to see anything like this. Carry it to your local scrap yard and start over with an educated welder or weldless fittings.

 

[sablesurfer]

I've been welding for over 20 years and brewing for 18 and I just welded my first keggle two years ago. It turned out perfect but I practiced on scrap stainless for about two weeks using pure argon as a shielding gas and back purge with pure tungsten and 316L filler rod. I have since welded up about 15 keggles and have yet to see anything like this. Carry it to your local scrap yard and start over with an educated welder or weldless fittings.

Hell, I practiced with silver solder about eight or nine times before I went near my pot. And solder can be cleaned up.

 

[WPStrassburg]

Grind it, passivate it, brew on it.

If the holes are small enough to silver solder then fill them yourself or have it touched up by a welder. It's stainless so no matter how bad it looks it can be salvaged and used with no issues.

 

[shortyz]

Grind it, passivate it, brew on it.

If the holes are small enough to silver solder then fill them yourself or have it touched up by a welder. It's stainless so no matter how bad it looks it can be salvaged and used with no issues.

^ this. im a SS tig welder and anything can be saved when it comes to SS.

that might be the worst weld i have ever seen done with tig, jesus.

 

[ryan_george]

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He welded them using a tig welder, with 75% argon 25% CO2
...

This is part of the problem. 100% argon should be used for this work.

But yes, as others have said, the weldor's skills are indeed seriously lacking in this field.

 

[tigmaster]

Some welds I fixed up today. There was no penetration. Meaning there was room left for bacteria to grow.

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[tigmaster]

If you could get another keg to me somehow, I would put fittings on it for you for free bro.