Quote Originally Posted by performance View Post
You can do it TIG or Stick. Yes, you need to run about a half a rod and and let it cool if stick... Mainly for the rod's sake. Use something good like red baron /excalibur for stick. Don't go cheap or you'll regret it.
It is 316 stainless so the Excalibur is out and I was planning on using Lincoln 316L with TIG, my concern was if there is a change in grain structure from overheating. I've had stainless shafts built up before and they were nasty to machine and just wondered if they used the wrong filler or it was from overheating.