Posted by trucker40 on April 19, 2009 at 08:28:50 from (69.152.174.234):
In Reply to: Back in business posted by Billy NY on April 18, 2009 at 20:31:51:
Looks good.I dont think plating it will be necessary and here is why-you welded it,it didnt crack,welded area is probably stronger than cast its holding,it broke because a bolt came out on the other side and levered it to break. Actually you welded it quite a lot more than necessary.7018 is not deep penetrating rod,but it does penetrate good enough to hold.What may have worked better for you would have been to run a pass of 6011 first to penetrate completely through,then grind out the slag and weld with 7018.I have welded stuff like that before with 7018 and usually didnt have any trouble with it.The only other thing I would suggest is that you grind the weld down flush.By having it built up like you do,you make it certain that it will break next to your weld if it does.Grinding it down makes the whole thing a little more flexible,and while it might crack next to your weld if it does,it lowers the chance of it.Some things you want to plate,other things you dont.If this was steel,like a truck frame,plates would be fine.Cast like it is,the best thing is just enough fixing to hold it together,which is stronger than what its made of anyway.I seem to have less trouble with welds that I grind down on stuff like that.I could be wrong,just my opinion.You prepared it just the way you should have,did a good job of welding,and it should be fine.
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