can you weld coins together

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Just wondering..I was bored, with the tig machine, tried welding 2 pennies together in a lap joint...Very low amps.A small puddle formed on the bottom one and the top one just burned away
Reply:What kind of heat sink is the bottom one laying on? One is getting hotter than the other. Guess which one.
Reply:Yeah thats kinda what I figured..Its a 1/2" thick steel  table and I had them just laying on it
Reply:Most of the pennies out there are copper coated zinc. Zinc has a pretty low melting point. Scrape one with a knife hold it to a flap wheel/grinder, it'll be silvery under the copper."The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first, the love of soft living and the get rich quick theory of life." -Theodore Roosevelt
Reply:Originally Posted by SandyMost of the pennies out there are copper coated zinc. Zinc has a pretty low melting point. Scrape one with a knife hold it to a flap wheel/grinder, it'll be silvery under the copper.
Reply:Last year for a copper penny was 82, but that was also the first year the zinc one was introduced. Hehe I used to remember using a pair of scissors to cut them in half and mess with people having them try cutting the same year penny but the copper one....Synchowave 180SD  Bernard 3500SS water coolerMillermatic 200Parker Plasma Tec 40dvOperating Engineers Local 12
Reply:Not two coins but one.Mate brought his van key around the other day, stealers wanted 275GBP to cut a new oneSo I brazed a Two pence (British Coin) to the shaft.Sifbronze No8Red 1.6mm Tungsten20ish amps Attached Images
Reply:Two spots on each side and she's together again. (My welder is made for this kinda stuff). Attached ImagesOrion pulse-arc welderStick an O/A too
Reply:stack of dimes Attached Images
Reply:You can weld the new pennies together using 4043 aluminum as filler.. it bonds well with the zinc if you don't overheat it.. I just tried it a few mins ago. Tig, DC- low low amps..
Reply:Originally Posted by weldbeadstack of dimes
Reply:Originally Posted by weldsupplyYou can weld the new pennies together using 4043 aluminum as filler.. it bonds well with the zinc if you don't overheat it.. I just tried it a few mins ago. Tig, DC- low low amps..
Reply:Wouldn't this be considered defacing govt currency? You never know who's watching But LOL at the stack of dimes.
Reply:probably more than wrong.. I was just playing in the shop and thought I would try it.. Googled it afterwards, saw the post, and didn't see an awnser to the penny part.. thought I would throw in my 2 cents..
Reply:you didnt deface anything just made the new 40 cent piece dam dime wont buy much buy itself these days350P 30A spool gun cut master 51  syncro 250 other stuff " take a dog off the street and make him prosper and he will not bite you sad the same cannot be said for man" i didnt use punctuation just to piss you off
Reply:He gave up hope and now it's soo bad he's giving up change!Sorry, I couldn't resist."Where's Stick man????????" - 7A749"SHHHHHH!! I sent him over to snag that MIC-4 while tbone wasn't looking!" - duaneb55"I have bought a few of Tbone's things unlike Stick-Man who helps himself" - TozziWelding"Stick-man"
Reply:Originally Posted by Shox DrMate brought his van key around the other day, stealers wanted 275GBP to cut a new oneSo I brazed a Two pence (British Coin) to the shaft.
Reply:Originally Posted by zapsterTo a whole nother level...You do realize you wasted 40 cents......zap!
Reply:Originally Posted by weldbeadi did that a few years ago when i was still working..had money coming in...