Yes. I am doubtful that this could be made by any other means considering how small the metal for the ribs is. Maybe solder would work, but I am not sure if you can solder steel that hasn't been copper coated though, I haven't ever tried it. In order to do it even with my TIG I had to use wire out of a MIG as filler rod since the smallest TIG rod I can find is 1/16 inch, which means it starts to melt after the ribs have already burned through.
you can solder steel with silver and brass solder. The other possibility would have been oxy/acetylene but that is quite slow. But it is by far the cleanest way. Just also the slowest.
Interesting. I have not experimented much with oxy/acetylene welding, since it is so bad about speed and warpage. I never use solder for anything but electronics and copper pipe.
Since i also work with silver i had to learn how to solder. And brass solder is quite strong. I used it on mechanic parts were i could not weld. (because i only use a rod welder for budged reasons) And on tungsten carbide tools to connect the crabite with steel.
Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed it!
stupid question: are you using a TIG welder?
Yes. I am doubtful that this could be made by any other means considering how small the metal for the ribs is. Maybe solder would work, but I am not sure if you can solder steel that hasn't been copper coated though, I haven't ever tried it. In order to do it even with my TIG I had to use wire out of a MIG as filler rod since the smallest TIG rod I can find is 1/16 inch, which means it starts to melt after the ribs have already burned through.
you can solder steel with silver and brass solder. The other possibility would have been oxy/acetylene but that is quite slow. But it is by far the cleanest way. Just also the slowest.
Interesting. I have not experimented much with oxy/acetylene welding, since it is so bad about speed and warpage. I never use solder for anything but electronics and copper pipe.
Since i also work with silver i had to learn how to solder. And brass solder is quite strong. I used it on mechanic parts were i could not weld. (because i only use a rod welder for budged reasons) And on tungsten carbide tools to connect the crabite with steel.
Right on. I did solder a silver ring I made once, but that is all.