The Gardener
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:warning - complete novice:
So from what i have read and now understand about MIG welding (also as common sense would suggest) the thicker the work piece, the more 'power' you are going to require to join two pieces of metal - not enough and you do not achieve sufficent penetration - your join fails, too much, you burn through.
I have a 40mm x 8mm bar - pre drilled with 16.5mm holes at 100mm centres to which i will be (might be, would like to try to) welding 16.5mm bars (house railings)- would it be a reasonable assumption to then say that since the infill bars which make up the railing pannel will be welded around the point where the infill bar has been slotted into the 40x8mm bar - i would only require a MIG for upto 8mm material thickness (because i do not need to achieve a join penetration of 16mm ?)
Yout thoughts, comments and or suggestions are very welcome.
So from what i have read and now understand about MIG welding (also as common sense would suggest) the thicker the work piece, the more 'power' you are going to require to join two pieces of metal - not enough and you do not achieve sufficent penetration - your join fails, too much, you burn through.
I have a 40mm x 8mm bar - pre drilled with 16.5mm holes at 100mm centres to which i will be (might be, would like to try to) welding 16.5mm bars (house railings)- would it be a reasonable assumption to then say that since the infill bars which make up the railing pannel will be welded around the point where the infill bar has been slotted into the 40x8mm bar - i would only require a MIG for upto 8mm material thickness (because i do not need to achieve a join penetration of 16mm ?)
Yout thoughts, comments and or suggestions are very welcome.