Any welders? I need a weld inspected.

[Shawn Braquet]

So im an electrician not a welder but recieved a crash course from my dad. I borrowed his hobart mig to do some welding on an implement im building and wanted an approval before i carry on. Thanks

[Hopedale Hustler]

How much weight are u expecting these welds to hold??

[southern151]

Wrap the ends and seal weld it all around and you'll be ok. Make sure of your material type. I'm assuming regular carborundum steel. If so, make sure that you're using 70s-2 or 70s-6 wire, otherwise, you'll have breakage.

[southern151]

Carbon steel! Not whatever my phone came up with!

[southern151]

That looks like stainless plates. If so, you need to use 309 wire because the pipe is definately carbon.

[jlincecum]

was the gas on??

[Shawn Braquet]

Originally Posted by southern151

That looks like stainless plates. If so, you need to use 309 wire because the pipe is definately carbon.

Plates galvanized

[LPfishnTIM]

if the gas wasn't on there would be more little holes in the weld! so it looks like it was! I use to work in a shop inspecting welds on scaffold before it got galvanized, all welds had to be 3/4 of an inch long on all points to be approved safe. as long as your weight isn't too much your welds should be good.

[Shawn Braquet]

Originally Posted by jlincecum

was the gas on??

Using flux core, i dont have gas available

[Hopedale Hustler]

Did u grind the galvanized first? Also if your not planning on supporting over 1000lbs or something extreme like that your gonna be fine man...this is getting made out to be more than what it is.

[Shawn Braquet]

Originally Posted by LPfishnTIM

if the gas wasn't on there would be more little holes in the weld! so it looks like it was! I use to work in a shop inspecting welds on scaffold before it got galvanized, all welds had to be 3/4 of an inch long on all points to be approved safe. as long as your weight isn't too much your welds should be good.

This going to be a row builder for gardening, the plates allow me to slide my discs wider and narrower and adjust the angle. What im gettin at is that it'll have apush against it but the dirt will already have been broken up by the time i use this.

[Shawn Braquet]

Originally Posted by Hopedale Hustler

Did u grind the galvanized first? Also if your not planning on supporting over 1000lbs or something extreme like that your gonna be fine man...this is getting made out to be more than what it is.

I did grind the galvanized first, i tried without first and it looked rough due to throwin a lot of slag

[Shawn Braquet]

Would i be right by thinkin that if i was worried about strength that i should have taken my welds wider when i was making my "U" s? Or should i have put a bead over these beads like a story house idea? Just tryin to get a better understanding of this.

[Hopedale Hustler]

Man you got plenty enough on there...your gonna be fine

[Hopedale Hustler]

If anything...tie them in with each other and make one long one

[Shawn Braquet]

Originally Posted by Hopedale Hustler

If anything...tie them in with each other and make one long one

It crossed my mind may do that just to be safe, i know its not a lot of pull on it but hate for it to give me problem years from now

[smooth move]

now that you've got some meat on it. turn up the heat about 20-30 and blend it together. a good weld is one that don't break. don't worry about cosmetics.

[southern151]

Again, wrap the ends of the plates. That will be more than plenty for what you need.

[Shawn Braquet]

Originally Posted by southern151

Again, wrap the ends of the plates. That will be more than plenty for what you need.

I did that on the other two, not sure y i didnt do this one like that

[southern151]

You had a me moment! Lol!...Know what ya should do and still don't! Lol