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Originally Posted by freebeard

Punching through 1/8th inch steel would require a backing die to get a shearing action. But you've probably just figured that out.

What kind of a welder made the hole too big? If it is oxy-acetylene a smaller tip might help.

I haven't tried it yet. need some cut-off wheels that i'll get on the way home to finish cutting the blanks.
MIG is what I used. steel wire. always was told in order to weld steel to stainless, an SS rod was needed but I have welded the 2 just fine using steel wire and gas. weird how the pool of molten metal jumped across the steel table I had it on. stayed a big ball until it hit the floor. left a trail of soot where it touched.