Originally Posted by
Otto374
I ran a carbon 6" coupon, tig root with stainless flux core fill and cap last week just screwing around. Pretty crazy how nice/weird it comes out.
I have always liked the look of a stainless cap on carbon steel. When you see them in the field after they have aged, the contrasting color of the brownish oxidized base and the still shiny cap make it look like a cool scar of some sort.
Back in the day we used a 780 stick to make the cap.