What kind of steel is spreader bar made of?

WildDuke · **Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2012 1:40 am

What kind of steel is the spreader bar made of and how can I weld it? Arc, mig or tig?

fourperf · **Joined:** Mon Jan 26, 2004 4:27 am **Posts:** 251

WildDuke wrote:

What kind of steel is the spreader bar made of and how can I weld it? Arc, mig or tig?

stainless. tig

pj sofine · **Joined:** Thu Jun 16, 2011 2:21 am **Posts:** 210

304 stainless steel If you use mig you use a tri mix shieding gas and a 308L wire.

Oldnbroken · **Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2012 4:29 pm

I bought a couple pounds (a box) of 304 stainless stick welding rods and my son welded my bent Jay spreader bar and it worked very well, we added some 3/16 plate reinforcements.

flyingweasel · **Joined:** Tue Jun 05, 2007 2:00 am **Posts:** 387

I thought it would be 316 stainless.

Motion · **Joined:** Tue Dec 14, 2010 2:31 pm **Posts:** 181

It is 316. 304 would rust in sea water.

backcountry · **Joined:** Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:34 pm **Posts:** 82

OBN what kind of reinforcements did you do to your jaybar. Have had some issues with the chicken loop releasing prematurely. I think I have it figured out now, but am always looking for a full proof solution.

Backcountry

Oldnbroken · **Posted:** Sat Sep 15, 2012 4:14 am

I have the freestyle version 6 and I bent the whole thing from boosting, it went from a shape like this ) to a shape like this U.
So I got some 3/16" thick stainless plate and my son Lee cut it to size and rolled it into a smiley shape, and cut a bit of the rod reinforcements Jay built on there, and then he put in the plate piece all the way across and welded it.
Looks to be pretty strong now.

Nico · **Posted:** Sat Sep 15, 2012 4:33 am

Arc tig and mig will do the job.
Just need different finishing techniques
Nico

flyingweasel · **Joined:** Tue Jun 05, 2007 2:00 am **Posts:** 387

Motion wrote:

It is 316. 304 would rust in sea water.

Correct! And in this scenario congratulations to users of 304. You have created a galvanic cell!! :claps:

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