i cant figure out how to weld it.
it was all laser cut (except the cap plates), bended and the only possible joint to keep dimensions is this. (the welds will be grinded to 0)
thats the best attempt with a back plate made from 5mm stainless that i clamped to it.
you can see an impress on it (which is not acceptable), it absorbs so much heat that the back plate is barely possible to pick with a TIG glove, not to mention the part - i call the parts seats btw.
without it, any attempt ended up with a hole and a white coloured weld.
anyways the welding process gets out of controll quickly.
settings? 70A, pulse 30A 70% time on pulse (10Hz) downslope 25A (1 sec) AC 120Hz, balance 80/85. quick movement, 2,4 filler.
my thoughts on it?
theres a lot of that stuff to weld, i would throw it ALL and i mean ALL to a garbage bin and call for new cuts, to change the dimensions and make the joints look like this:
thats a first attempt on test, and a much smaller piece. much easier to not get out of controll with that joint configuration...
post your thoughts
it was all laser cut (except the cap plates), bended and the only possible joint to keep dimensions is this. (the welds will be grinded to 0)
thats the best attempt with a back plate made from 5mm stainless that i clamped to it.
you can see an impress on it (which is not acceptable), it absorbs so much heat that the back plate is barely possible to pick with a TIG glove, not to mention the part - i call the parts seats btw.
without it, any attempt ended up with a hole and a white coloured weld.
anyways the welding process gets out of controll quickly.
settings? 70A, pulse 30A 70% time on pulse (10Hz) downslope 25A (1 sec) AC 120Hz, balance 80/85. quick movement, 2,4 filler.
my thoughts on it?
theres a lot of that stuff to weld, i would throw it ALL and i mean ALL to a garbage bin and call for new cuts, to change the dimensions and make the joints look like this:
thats a first attempt on test, and a much smaller piece. much easier to not get out of controll with that joint configuration...
post your thoughts