Saddle your welds
Posted: February 28th, 2014, 8:37 am
I've noticed a lot of folks starting to build there own Frames.... That's AWESOME!!!!!! This simple step that seems to be missed is important FOR a strong weld and WILL Make for a aesthetically pleasing weld joint
You have to saddle your welds... This will do so much in the long run for you... For starters and maybe the least important , it will look great... But, if not saddled, extra filler metal will be required and with that COMES more heat.... Unwanted heat in your base metal is not good, especially when welding Chrmo Tubing. To much heat Crystalizes the metal and weakens it... And with a un properly fitted joint........that dreaded , TONS OF FILLER METAL IN, ON AND ALL AROUND THE JOINT.
Also, there are 2 ways to MFG these Frames.... Welding... The welding process melts(liquefies ) the 2 base metals as a similar filler metal added joins them together... That's Welding
Brazing heats the 2 base metals up and a filler metal( usually a Non ferrous ) is melted to them and basically glue, stick or hold them together... If you have a gold in color looking weld, chances are it's been brazed. You can tig weld the joint to gather using a tig torch adding a non ferrous metal but it's still A Brazed joint
Here's some pics of a couple of practice joints I did while tweaking in my machine for some welding I'm doing.
You have to saddle your welds... This will do so much in the long run for you... For starters and maybe the least important , it will look great... But, if not saddled, extra filler metal will be required and with that COMES more heat.... Unwanted heat in your base metal is not good, especially when welding Chrmo Tubing. To much heat Crystalizes the metal and weakens it... And with a un properly fitted joint........that dreaded , TONS OF FILLER METAL IN, ON AND ALL AROUND THE JOINT.
Also, there are 2 ways to MFG these Frames.... Welding... The welding process melts(liquefies ) the 2 base metals as a similar filler metal added joins them together... That's Welding
Brazing heats the 2 base metals up and a filler metal( usually a Non ferrous ) is melted to them and basically glue, stick or hold them together... If you have a gold in color looking weld, chances are it's been brazed. You can tig weld the joint to gather using a tig torch adding a non ferrous metal but it's still A Brazed joint
Here's some pics of a couple of practice joints I did while tweaking in my machine for some welding I'm doing.