Testing welds
On Apr 22, 12:23*pm, Eregon wrote:
stryped wrote in news:10e92a1e-0ffb-4ab5-bbbe-
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What is a good way to test my practice welds without fancy equipment?
I have a floor jack.
(Short of beating it with a hammer)?
If your "floor jack" isn't a bottle jack:
If the pieces are long enough to extend 2"-4" beyond the width of the jack
_and_ you have a tow chain, make a closed loop of the chain that wraps
tightly over each end of the piece as it rests on the lifting point and
under the jack - then operate the jack.
If the jack breaks and the weld doesn't, you just got a good excuse to get
a better jack. grin
If the piece bends without breaking the weld, the weld was good and your
jack was strong enough.
Thanks. That is a very good idea.
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