<div dir="ltr"><div>Hank,</div><div>When I made the battery pod ends, I initially clad them.  I used 309mo (which is what is specified for the dissimilar joints so I already had some).  It machined fine and according to the spec, has good corrosion resistance.</div><div> </div><div>In the end, I didn't go with that method as I couldn't get it thick enough and kept machining too much off so I gave up and did it a different way.</div><div> </div><div>might be worth a look?  <a href="http://www.magmaweld.com/ei_309mol_stainless_steel_stick_electrode.html">http://www.magmaweld.com/ei_309mol_stainless_steel_stick_electrode.html</a><span></span></div><div>James</div><div> </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 15 November 2016 at 03:20, Hugh Fulton via Personal_Submersibles <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-NZ" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_-8874406832272607352WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt">Hi Hank,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt">303 SS is easiest to machine.  Better than 304.  However there is the corrosion issue.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt">Google it for properties.  Hugh<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border-width:1pt medium medium;border-style:solid none none;border-color:rgb(181,196,223) currentColor currentColor;padding:3pt 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> Personal_Submersibles [mailto:<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles-<wbr>bounces@psubs.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 15 November 2016 3:49 PM<span><br><b>To:</b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion<br></span></span><div><div class="h5"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] overlay welding<u></u><u></u></div></div><p></p></p></div></div><div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:9pt">Brian,<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:9pt">Overlay welding is very common-Gamma has overlay weld on the hatch land.  I do fully expect it to warp, but the overlay weld will be sufficiently thick to machine it true again.  I will order some ss wire and weld up a shaft and see how it machines in my lathe before I jump into this.  I can always hang it upside down in a vat to nickel plate it.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:9pt">Hank<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:9pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">On Monday, November 14, 2016 7:38 PM, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>> wrote:</span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div id="m_-8874406832272607352yiv2910925228"><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Would not really be feasible to do that, Hank, It's very tough material first of all, and I want to be able to change props to tweet performance.  I don't want some odd ball prop connection that is not compatible with the rest of the world.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">  You could have the thing machined perfect ( or you do it)  first before you put it on, then machine out any warp-age .  I think you're asking for trouble doing a overlay.  That could warp as well.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Brian<br><br>--- <a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a> wrote:<br><br>From: hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>><br>To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>><br>Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] overlay welding<br>Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2016 01:02:20 +0000 (UTC)<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div id="m_-8874406832272607352yiv2910925228yqt17893"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:9pt">Brian,<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:9pt">That would be tough because the seat is conical, also it will be much cheaper to overlay weld.  <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:9pt">Why don't you make a bolt on axel extension to hold the prop.  machine the axel hub down so it is just big enough to bolt to it.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:9pt">Hank<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:9pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">On Monday, November 14, 2016 5:30 PM, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>> wrote:</span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Hank,    Why don't you just weld on a stainless ring an inch or so thick and then machine that?<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Brian<br><br>--- <a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a> wrote:<br><br>From: hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>><br>To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>><br>Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] overlay welding<br>Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2016 00:17:56 +0000 (UTC)<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:9pt">Hi All,<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:9pt">I am back to work on Elementary 3000 and first on the list is to overlay weld my hatch seat with stainless steel and machine it down again.  I am building a vertical turret lathe instead of using my flange facing machine.  I am building the lathe as an experiment also for a future project.  <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:9pt">My question is, what type of SS wire should I use.  There is a chance that the sub will see salt water.   I need to keep in mind that the material needs to be machining friendly.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:9pt">Hank<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">______________________________<wbr>_________________ Personal_Submersibles mailing list <span class="m_-8874406832272607352MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a></span> <a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/<wbr>listinfo.cgi/personal_<wbr>submersibles</a> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a><br><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/<wbr>listinfo.cgi/personal_<wbr>submersibles</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">______________________________<wbr>_________________ Personal_Submersibles mailing list <span class="m_-8874406832272607352MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a></span> <a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/<wbr>listinfo.cgi/personal_<wbr>submersibles</a> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div id="m_-8874406832272607352yqt16562"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a><br><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/<wbr>listinfo.cgi/personal_<wbr>submersibles</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>
Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a><br>
<a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/<wbr>listinfo.cgi/personal_<wbr>submersibles</a><br>
<br></blockquote></div><br></div>