Poor mans stainless

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Had this women come and ask me to make a stainless hand rail just 6 feet long. Kinda like wrought iron rail a top and bottom rail with vertical pickets. She told me she went to a guy who does custom rails he told her around 1500$ if made with poor mans stainless more if he used better material.What the hell is poor man's stainless.ThanksTimMiller 330 A/BP Bernard SS coolerMiller cst 250Miller Big Blue 251DCentury 210 Mig (first welder I bought)Hypertherm PowerMax 800Victor torch setRu Fong 31 MilAtlas lathe
Reply:I am guessing galvanized.pro-level dumpster diver                                     Hobart 125EZ
Reply:Yes I thought the same thing at first but 1500$ seem's high for galvinized?Miller 330 A/BP Bernard SS coolerMiller cst 250Miller Big Blue 251DCentury 210 Mig (first welder I bought)Hypertherm PowerMax 800Victor torch setRu Fong 31 MilAtlas lathe
Reply:304. most likely.  Or aluminum.Esab Migmaster 250Lincoln SA 200Lincoln Ranger 8Smith Oxy Fuel setupEverlast PowerPlasma 80Everlast Power iMIG 160Everlast Power iMIG 205 Everlast Power iMIG 140EEverlast PowerARC 300Everlast PowerARC 140STEverlast PowerTIG 255EXT
Reply:Im willing to bed he was talking about 304 stainless.   as 316 would be over 2KVantage 500's LN-25's, VI-400's, cobramatics, Miller migs, synch 350 LX, Powcon inverters, XMT's, 250 Ton Acurrpress 12' brake, 1/4" 10' Atlantic shear,Koikie plasma table W/ esab plasmas. marvel & hyd-mech saws, pirrana & metal muncher punches.
Reply:depends how poor the poor man is. could be light gage ms with a coat of aluminum paint...
Reply:My best guess would be galv., but it may be 400 series stainless.Brett B & B Fabrication and Welding Inc.Spalding, MI.
Reply:I have heard of a number of different things called "poor man's stainless" including galvanized steel and a number of low grade alloys, even surface ground plain steel that was coated with clear lacquer so it looked like brushed stainless.I think there may be an opportunity here if you go back to the woman and explain this and then offer to do the job specifying the alloy you recommend.  Maybe offer two or three alloys, describe the benefits of each and what the price would be.-MondoMember, AWSLincoln ProMIG 140Lincoln AC TombstoneCraftsman Lathe 12 x 24 c1935Atlas MFC Horizontal MillCraftsman Commercial Lathe 12 x 36 c1970- - - I'll just keep on keepin' on.
Reply:It has to be similar to my version of poor man's powder coat...Rubberized Underbody paint!
Reply:We always call duct tape poor man's chrome- If you can jump across it you can weld it!  - anonymous old boilermaker
Reply:I think Kangi is on to something I have ask a lot of people and some have said it is mild steel chromed.As Mondo replyed I'm going to get several options togather and see which they like best. If I get the job I will start a thread on it.Thanks for the helpTimMiller 330 A/BP Bernard SS coolerMiller cst 250Miller Big Blue 251DCentury 210 Mig (first welder I bought)Hypertherm PowerMax 800Victor torch setRu Fong 31 MilAtlas lathe