The Chopper Compendium

So if you need a piece 1/2 thick is it ok to weld 2 pcs 1/4 thick together

Chris

In most applications I would say yes and you might also want to throw in some rosette welds.

Scott

Well i will put up drawings of what i am doing, thanks for your input Scott.

Whatca makin'?

Some springer parts. I have started on a few will get my son to post a pic.

Chris

hmmm... springer parts? not trying to be a wise ass but why not just get 1/2" material? what will the laminated plates be used for?

well i guess i am a cheap ass.....i will be make a front leg support and flat spuds for the legs.

here are the parts so far...

The problem I see on what you're doing is that most of the weld will be ground away in the dressing process leaving little if any real metal joining the two plates. Maybe I'm missing something but that's what it appears like to me.

Plenty of rosette welds is what I would be doing. If you think about roof truss girders, all they are is trusses stacked together will a specifiec nail pattern. Bevel your edges well, rosettes and I think it would work.

Scott

if yer gonna grind 'em smooth , first cut all facing edges to a 45 degree angle so that when you put them together you have a 90 degree slot to fill with weld THEN drill a few strategic holes thru it to fill up (rosettes) !

all parts were v'ed the welded. will also plug weld.the weld in the pic is the second pass.

thanks for all the input.

Laminated Plate mmmm..theres food for thought?

Gary said where I was headed...

so when I checked the v'ed part the v turns out to a 1/4 " wide and 3/16 deep. so would it be better to weld them and round the edges instead of grinding flat.