- 1). Set one piece of stainless pipe onto a pipe vise. Loop the vise chain around the pipe. Slide one end of the pipe two inches past the edge of the vise. Hook the chain into the vise catch. Turn the vise handle clockwise to lock the pipe in the vise.
- 2). Run an angle grinder with a hard wheel around the end of the vise to place a 15-degree bevel on the end of the pipe.
- 3). Remove the beveled pipe from the pipe vise. Repeat the process to place a bevel on one end of the second piece of pipe. Leave the second piece of pipe secured in the pipe vise.
- 4). Push the open end of the hose running from a gas regulator into the non-beveled end of the pipe secured in the pipe vise. Cover the end of the pipe with duct tape to hold the pipe in place and seal the pipe. Connect the regulator to a bottle of argon gas. Turn the valve handle counterclockwise to start flowing gas into the pipe.
- 5). Set the beveled end of the first pipe against the beveled end of the pipe secured in the pipe vise.
- 6). Place a combination square across the two pieces of pipe. Ensure both pieces of pipe are sitting even with the bottom of the combination square blade.
- 7). Turn on a TIG welder. Hold the TIG torch in the weld joint. Activate and hold the torch in the weld joint for two seconds to tack the pieces together. Rotate the pipes 1/4 turn. Place a second tack weld in the weld joint. Repeat the process two more times to place four total tack welds between the two pieces of pipe.
- 8). Seal the open end of the pipe with duct tape.
- 9). Align one end of a piece of stainless steel filler rod with the weld joint. Activate the welder. Move the TIG torch and the filler rod together along the joint to weld the pipes.
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Allow the welded joint to cool before removing the pipe from the pipe vise.
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