Being that I'm not a professional welder I ran beads. Ground a v into the center and rewelded. I could see the penetration on the inside of the frame rail but my camera wasn't up to the task.

 

Clean the area before you weld it. I can read. You never said mock up.

What's holding the top side of the spring there?

 

dont wanna add any more negative here.. but you can have the prettiest welds from a MIG and they wont hold.

Main thing is you didnt have enough heat to "bite" in on each side, the wire speed was good for the heat range you used. but you should see the edges of the metal where the weld meets have a small crater where the heat melted it.
That weld might be plenty for the stress that metal and the load it will see, so theres more to it than a pretty weld


We do alot of high pressure pipe fitting / metal fab work in chicken plants on the weekends and you would be amazed at some of the welds that will hold and the ones that wont.

 

Is 19 volts enough from a 200 amp 220 volt welder to penetrate 1/4" single pass?

I'm not a pro welder and will grind and reweld if it isn't.

 

Jiminey Christmas........

 

Seems as though Andy White(cttandy) is having some fun at your expense. Don't him and his buddies get ya down

Longbed to shortbed truck conversion $1,000 +parts

 

Every machine is different, we adjust till it "feels" right. Its hard to explain in text on the net. Better to learn from a certified welder, hands on style.

Im not saying its not goin to hold, i was just trying to get the point across that a purdy weld doesnt mean it has a strong bond.

Best thing to do before you weld something on that your life depends on, is to get atleast a little training, or find a mentor that will teach you the basics.

Or if you wanna just have fun, find something and weld it together and go get it tested That should tell you if you have the setting correct.

Ive seen some guys that have welded their whole life not pass a certification. then again ive seen some newbs with just a few hours of practice pass with flying colors.

 

Anything over 3/16 i always do multiple passes just to be safe, but i dont grind inbetween.

 

Wow. Once again you didn't say anything about mockup, but whatever.
Your fab is not good. You need some training and skills before you continue. You have great "ideas" but cannot execute them correctly. The frame rail "c notch" you did is absolutely horrible looking and structurally unsafe, just looking at it.


I don't think As much flak would be coming your way if you just wanted to do this to your own truck, but offering this and other work as a service is NOT COOL.


Lets put this into perspective.
I'm a small business owner.
I need an LLC to protect my personal assets against business assets. (500 bucks at least to fill one out)
I need a business license to show I'm an actual business, not some side jobbing hack.
I need a tax resellers license, so I can collect tax and pay the tax office of my county. You selling auto parts using your employee account will stop QUICKLY if your employer finds out about it, and probably loose your job in the process.
You need mechanics insurance to protect yourself and your assets/life if someone gets hurt from your "fabrication"........



Let's get to reality here.
Someone who doesn't know you agrees to let you work on their truck.
You perform this "fabrication" to their truck.
They think it's solid because you say it is, and they don't know any better.
They tow a trailer with their truck, your frame modification breaks, trailer goes one way, truck goes the other way. Trailer careens into oncoming traffic and kills a family of 3.
Truck owner wrecks trailer/truck/is put into the hospital.




*YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING*
Wrecked truck
Wrecked Trailer.
Hospital bills of truck owner and loss of income/pain and suffering/scarring/etc
The car the trailer wrecked into.
3 people are now dead because of your ignorance.
3 wrongfull death suits/civil suit/etc.



We are talking MILLIONS of dollars.
Insurance is going to hang you out to dry due to the hack fab/no license/not a business/etc.
Lawyers will then hang you out to dry AGAIN.
You will have wage garnishments your ENTIRE LIFE, that is, if you get out of jail from the three wrongfull death suits /manslaughter/negligence issue you created.


Besides the fact you have to live with the fact you killed three innocent people and the pain and suffering you caused to strangers.....


Are you getting the point? I'm not being a dick, I'm not being a troll, IM BEING REAL.


Take advise from the people telling you, stop what you are doing.
Take advise from the people who know what they are talking about.
Please, take my advise and think it over, please!

 

There is no need to if you know what you are doing and have a welder up to the task.