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A woman on Wooden Boat Forum asked what this symbol means.No context given and no clues so far from her.Here it is:ERSTL_M_EGSTL_MI does not look like a welding symbol ( the under scores).IT does not look like a welding process.It does not look like a filler wire (no numbers).Old railroad term?I could be nonsense written by an uninformed person ?AWS certified welding inspectorAWS certified welder
Reply:It's getting some ineresting replies on the boat thread.  Including steel type and welding background.http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthre...tion&p=3853300Dave J.Dave J.Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~George Bernard Shaw~ Syncro 350Invertec v250-sThermal Arc 161 and 300MM210DialarcTried being normal once, didn't take....I think it was a Tuesday.
Reply:Tell her to look up Matthias (Swedish guy) on youTube (welding stainless boat railings). Send that question to him and I think he may be able to answer it.  That spec looks possibly in German or Deutch.
Reply:Donald BranscomIn God We Trust  -  All others bring data.ERSTL_M_EGSTL_MWithout provenance/context, the inquiry is tantamount to gold-digging [data mining].Deference to MWalden, the hallmark pointsto steel, or a derivative component.STL is a Northern Germanic abbreviationfor steel: stahl, stalo, staal, stal, and most infamous - Stalin -  aka 'Uncle Joe'.To all wood-boat welders  -  can anyone help to identify this: acronym, abbreviation, or hall-mark. Opus
Reply:On the wooden boat forum The woman that asked finally fessed up where it came from sort of. Was still not completely clear. Some chinese manufacturer or something.She just would not tell the entire story. I gave up on it. Forget about it.AWS certified welding inspectorAWS certified welder
Reply:Hi Don,Did you run your boat up the Russian River and crash into a redwood tree?  Rob Nilsen
Reply:Originally Posted by robertnHi Don,Did you run your boat up the Russian River and crash into a redwood tree?  Rob Nilsen