weldporn: the beautiful and the ugly
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Battery and a coathanger?! To be fair, the "good" welds appear to be TIG. But no contest!
Check out the "Incredible Welds" thread on the HAMB sometime. Incredible welds - THE H.A.M.B.
Check out the "Incredible Welds" thread on the HAMB sometime. Incredible welds - THE H.A.M.B.
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the number of internet experts on welding is amazing. Ask any of them to see their cetification and listen to the crickets.
in the case of welding, a picture is basically meaningless.
sonic testing, pressure testing, etc...
Cut the weld in half and inspect it.
strength test it.
Show the data.
But a picture... worthless.
my experience with a pipeline welding crew was that some of the ugliest welds were the strongest.
in the case of welding, a picture is basically meaningless.
sonic testing, pressure testing, etc...
Cut the weld in half and inspect it.
strength test it.
Show the data.
But a picture... worthless.
my experience with a pipeline welding crew was that some of the ugliest welds were the strongest.
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Baptism by drowning
I had a client that wanted some Arbors so I came up with this and she said " I ll take three. Plus I would like some gates made too"
I used this hot pierced bars . If you look real close you can see that the bars in the add are only welded on the sides. Not at where they pierce each other.?
I make up a sample and show the owners . The husband was partners/owners for a big tool box / truck box / job box compony( knaack / weather guard) he said that was great but that he would like all the holes filled with weld!
So I welded and welded and .....by the time I was done . I could weld OK.
Three years later he asked me to do his deck rails the same way. All 37 sections.
O yea this was my first welding job ever.
I used this hot pierced bars . If you look real close you can see that the bars in the add are only welded on the sides. Not at where they pierce each other.?
I make up a sample and show the owners . The husband was partners/owners for a big tool box / truck box / job box compony( knaack / weather guard) he said that was great but that he would like all the holes filled with weld!
So I welded and welded and .....by the time I was done . I could weld OK.
Three years later he asked me to do his deck rails the same way. All 37 sections.
O yea this was my first welding job ever.
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Visual inspection of welds is THE primary weld quality control method, take a look at AWS literature, ASME Sections, etc. Not every "ugly" weld is bad, not every pretty weld is good, but some welds can easily be rejected or flagged for NDT based on a visual inspection - or a picture on the internet - if you know what to look for.
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This is but a small section of my good friend Mike Janis's US Nationals winning Pro Mod chassis under construction : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...size=960%2C717
When the chassis was certified by NHRA the welds were visually inspected. And no, there isn't an ugly weld anywhere.
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