another witch kettle

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Another kettle here. Notice this one needed new legs... the bottom was dragging the ground.  So this time I was going to try the nickle rod as a filler with the flux cleaned off.Tapered the 5/8 solid  and you get the idea with the 1/8 nickel rod used as a filler.  Started out trying to just weld the 5/8 steel rod with ER 309 1/16th...not good  ..Yeah too small ER 309..all I had at the time.  Yes pics are  blurry (Im getting there)  well with slight hammer test you see what happnedSo then I grinded all down and started up ole faithfull mig and oxy/acel torches and stopped experimenting with the nickel using the tig BTW used RED 1/8 tungsten 130 amps (all I got w/that machine) My tig caculator calls for like nearlly 200amps give or take so Im hoping it was a lack of amps.  Still learning tig method. Again achieved spray arc transfer w/ mig.  This seems to work great w/ cast iron and mild steel w/ some preheat. Anyway thought I would share this one.Here are the end results weld it like you own it
Reply:awesome job! Wish I had one of those. Don't see many in the northeast. must be people left em out during the winter and they filled w/water and broke. "Every choice you make will effect at least one other person"
Reply:Whats it do/for?
Reply:Originally Posted by The Other DaveWhats it do/for?
Reply:Originally Posted by 69 chevyCooking scrapple is what I use my 22 gallon iron kettle for.
Reply:That was nice!!  Way to show you are a nerd though because you've actually played Scrabble!!!!!!!  Scrapple rules and is a tasty treat for sure...send me some some scrapple 69 Chevy and I'll be in your debt for sure!!
Reply:Everyone knows that Intercourse makes for the best scrapple.Intercourse, PA that is.http://www.stoltzfusmeats.com/proddetail.php?prod=21I can't eat the stuff.If I did, I cook it in that nice looking kettle though.Favorite right now is a Miller Syncro 200.Tons of tools and I blame at least one of them when things don't go right.
Reply:Traditional Pennsylvania Dutch Breakfast Food
Reply:Originally Posted by pickled...send me some some scrapple 69 Chevy and I'll be in your debt for sure!!
Reply:Looks like a good one for some Potjiekos to me!Now THAT is good eating! Cheers, Loopy.
Reply:OK, I thought he was talking about the word game too,,, I had no clue as to what was being talked about,,  This looks more like SPAM  to me... However the kettle looked to me more like a WWII Magnetic mine from the ocean!!!!!NO MATTER WHAT, good looking repair on it!
Reply:Thanks JimTjrSome of my family from PA made some for me one time............."scrapple"I'll say its an aquired taste.........for sure ughhFolks that I know that use these kettles  mostly down here use them for canning purposes as in Mason jar storage for winter. weld it like you own it
Reply:Originally Posted by JimTjrThis looks more like SPAM  to me...