Steel Garden Arches

[nickcrabbe]

I am planning on making some steel garden arches to grow climbers up using 10mm steel rods whch will need to cut and welded together. Will a reasonable quality MIG welder be able to cope with with welding solid 10mm steel rods or are they really only for flat sheet steel?
Any help very much appreaciated

 

[JayRS4]

Should be fine, there not exactly weight bearing, prepping the ends will help a bit and give a cleaner look. Strangely this was one of the things i was going to have a play with next, but most likely in stainless, just for fun

 

[Hitch]

Most Mig welders will be fine for that, but some of the small ones like the 90a machines are a bit on the small side.
What machine have you got?

 

[Archie]

I make a sideline of making similar things. I find that because most welds are essentially big tacks it helps to have a fairly high powered welder that you can crank it up a bit to get some heat into the join.

 

[aametalmaster]

I made a few from 1/2" bar stock which is close to what you are using but i wouldn't use a cheap mig...Bob