Hi there,
done a course on tig welding last year, got round to actually welding something useful the other day, (as opposed to just welding stuff to other stuff!) but now doubt has gotten into my mind!
so i welded a tab into the swingarm to mount a mudguard. I'm confident about this weld because I managed to bend the tab before any of the welds snapped when I was installing said mudguard!
however, the swingarm is connected to the frame with two shocks, one on either side of the swingarm. it had nuts welded to the inside, but they had threaded out. so I welded around the top half of the new nuts.
the swingarm is 1.6mm thick and the nut is a 8.8 17mm. was welding at around 50 to 60 amps. the welds seem strong enough. arent full of porosity or anything.
should I have bevelled anything to make sure there was enough penetration?
the bolts are only welded there to make it easier to install the shocks I believe, Its also a small displacement bike, only 125cc, so its never going to be going over around 55mph!
thanks guys!
done a course on tig welding last year, got round to actually welding something useful the other day, (as opposed to just welding stuff to other stuff!) but now doubt has gotten into my mind!
so i welded a tab into the swingarm to mount a mudguard. I'm confident about this weld because I managed to bend the tab before any of the welds snapped when I was installing said mudguard!
however, the swingarm is connected to the frame with two shocks, one on either side of the swingarm. it had nuts welded to the inside, but they had threaded out. so I welded around the top half of the new nuts.
the swingarm is 1.6mm thick and the nut is a 8.8 17mm. was welding at around 50 to 60 amps. the welds seem strong enough. arent full of porosity or anything.
should I have bevelled anything to make sure there was enough penetration?
the bolts are only welded there to make it easier to install the shocks I believe, Its also a small displacement bike, only 125cc, so its never going to be going over around 55mph!
thanks guys!