Welding Stainless Steel Keg. US 10L Beer Keg For Micro Brewery Standard Thickness 12mm 15mm. The keg is quite thin so im worried it might just blow.
The welds used for kegs are of two types. Gas is the heat source and various combinations are used. At the factory a stainless steel sheet if rolled and welded together to form the barrel.
MIG welding utilizes shielding gas that helps define the characteristics of the welding arc.
Stainless weld on top for keg is an 8 inch diameter25 tall 16 gauge thick with a rolled top so it can be used with any of our milk can lids. Polishing this much stainless will be no fun however it will go four times faster and take a quarter of the time still a substantial amount of time though if you use a light oil to polish with. Even though most of the welding machine manufacturers have included a table of materials and voltage settings in the machine it is highly important for you to pick the right kind of gas and electrode wire to be used for MIG welding stainless steel. Use good quality psa adhesive abrasive discs on a random orbit sander and use a liberal amount of polishing oil at all times and you will be able to accomplish your job without spending hundreds of dollars on sandpaper.