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Is a mitered weld stronger than this type of butt joint weld? I wonder only because the welded length is longer.

 

Eh the strength difference is negligible, Either one will be plenty strong. To me the main advantage of a mitered joint is you don’t have to weld a cap on the end of the open tube.

 

Im seeing this pic other places too. Was this your work and maybe your pic travels fast?

OR...

We assumed this was your work and you got the pic from somewhere else. You never did specifically say this was your work, I think we just made the assumption.

So... after looking at it a bit more I’m going to make an assumption. I may be wrong but here it goes:

I think the welds are too deliberate after looking closer. There’s some really good consistency there, even for a bad weld... it’s consistently bad all throughout the weld. Heat marks are even, puddle build up is even, everything is even, even the badness of it is even. Haha. I think someone who knows what they’re doing did they as a joke.

 

I’ve seen that pic floating around also

All I can say is that with a dirty lens sometimes a perfectly fit up corner like that can be hard to see and I just kinda “assume” I’m still going straight to the corner .... which usually works out

 

Ok, so, we've all see the pictures of tacos folded in half between cab and frame on the internet. I know my frame isn't 100%, so I'm trying to shore it up a bit.

What do yall think about the following welded onto the side of the frame in the vulnerable area, 3/16" thick? Would I be making more problems?

 

I certainly don’t think it would hurt. Would be like any other frame plating in my opinion.

You could add a couple circle cut outs to the center of the plate and weld those so that the middle of that plate has a welded contact point to the frame as well. It’ll give you more area to attach to the frame along with taking a little weight out of your plates

 

Yeah I forgot to mention cutout holes, definitely part of the plan. Thanks for the input!

 

I think it’ll turn out great!

 

No, not mine sorry. It was just a funny pic I thought I would share. I don't know the story behind it. But I think you're right. It's too good to not be intentional.

 

“Rosette welds”. Haha.

But I agree, your plan for plating looks good! the biggest thing you don’t want to do is weld a plate with vertical lines that extend the full span of the frame. What that does is create a new weak spot where the reinforced frame meets with the unreinforced frame. That pattern you cut out looks like it avoids that completely.

 

Thats what I was going for, after much googling and some reading on pirate. I figure the spots where there are already vertical welds for the body/bed mounts are probably okay.

Next I'll have to look at the other side of the frame.

Thanks!

 

Rosetta Stone

 

Someone in another thread had a, uhm, more, uh, anatomical name for this one.

 

booty hole weld hahaha??? I love it!! The butt pucker Weld!!

 

Looks.... prolapsed.

 

Bingo!

 

The Goatse Weld.

 

Looking for recommendations for a garage welder. Needs to be 220/120, thinking multiprocess with HF TIG. Stuck between Everlast 211si, ESAB 215, Miller Multimatic, and I did have my eye on the Hobart 210. The only welder that meets my requirements is the Everlast, but Im open to suggestions. While I think I could get away with just a GMAW setup I do have some projects that need tig. Current house I can only use the 120v plug, but want the 220v option for later down the road.

 

If I was in the market for another welded, only one I’d consider is the new miller multimatic 220. Does everything including rig aluminum

 

Like @malburg114 said, the MM220 fits the bill. I haven't used the TIG too much, but have some decent time on the MIG. No complaints on my end yet...