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FOLLOWUP -- Welding on a truck
On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:26:34 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm,
Ignoramus27804 quickly quoth: I did weld it on. I first welded the hinge back to the body. A part of the hinge was missing from around where it failed, so I filled that area with weld a little. Then I welded a 3/16" patch, about 6 inch long and 1-1.5" wide (tapering shape), to the hinge and the round area where it pivots. I think that it is now far stronger than it ever was. I used 7018. I feel that the weld would be unlikely to fail first in case of abuse. So, did you add another (center) hinge and safety chains, hmmm? -- Remember: Every silver lining has a cloud. ---- |
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FOLLOWUP -- Welding on a truck
On 2007-10-14, Larry Jaques novalidaddress@di wrote:
On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:26:34 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, Ignoramus27804 quickly quoth: I did weld it on. I first welded the hinge back to the body. A part of the hinge was missing from around where it failed, so I filled that area with weld a little. Then I welded a 3/16" patch, about 6 inch long and 1-1.5" wide (tapering shape), to the hinge and the round area where it pivots. I think that it is now far stronger than it ever was. I used 7018. I feel that the weld would be unlikely to fail first in case of abuse. So, did you add another (center) hinge and safety chains, hmmm? Remember: Every silver lining has a cloud. That was not my job, but I did suggest adding support for a safety tiedown. He declined. i |
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FOLLOWUP -- Welding on a truck
On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 21:21:44 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm,
Ignoramus27804 quickly quoth: On 2007-10-14, Larry Jaques novalidaddress@di wrote: On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:26:34 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, Ignoramus27804 quickly quoth: I did weld it on. I first welded the hinge back to the body. A part of the hinge was missing from around where it failed, so I filled that area with weld a little. Then I welded a 3/16" patch, about 6 inch long and 1-1.5" wide (tapering shape), to the hinge and the round area where it pivots. I think that it is now far stronger than it ever was. I used 7018. I feel that the weld would be unlikely to fail first in case of abuse. So, did you add another (center) hinge and safety chains, hmmm? Remember: Every silver lining has a cloud. That was not my job, but I did suggest adding support for a safety tiedown. He declined. OK, Ig. It's YOUR ass on the line and your choice. I'd have declined to weld it without additional safety features. YMOV -- Remember: Every silver lining has a cloud. ---- |
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