This one came to us from one of our dealers. I guess the owner took it somewhere to have the handle swept, it failed, and the attempt to reattach it didn't go so well, and it failed again. There are some "Yuks" in this thing that I'll have to be dealt with first. Wire-feed welders and bolt guns aren't the best bedfellows.
Cancer be gone!
The "test zap." A small tack weld for mockup to verify timing and position. It's pretty good so we'll move along.
Root passes to fill from the bottom up. This way there's some actual "spine" in the weld.
Root and fill passes complete, onto the mill. This job begs for the 4th axis as it makes the workholding a snap and I'll be able to access multiple faces in a single setup.
Fluff n buff on a scotchbrite wheel. One more saved from the grave. I see two little pimples that I need to go back and sand out. I missed those.
Cancer be gone!
The "test zap." A small tack weld for mockup to verify timing and position. It's pretty good so we'll move along.
Root passes to fill from the bottom up. This way there's some actual "spine" in the weld.
Root and fill passes complete, onto the mill. This job begs for the 4th axis as it makes the workholding a snap and I'll be able to access multiple faces in a single setup.
Fluff n buff on a scotchbrite wheel. One more saved from the grave. I see two little pimples that I need to go back and sand out. I missed those.
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