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Posted by Ignoramus12236 on November 9, 2007, 8:11 pm
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In reference to my early post, about a HF crane that I wanted to
install, and having a 12x13", 5/8" thick plate.
I have procured another, similar size plate. If I weld them together,
I will get an approximately 13x24" plate, which I feel will be more or
less enough for the crane. I would place it to the right rear end of
the truck bed, and will use through bolts and angle for backing
underneath.
The question is how to weld them together, using stick welding. They
probably need to be beveled. I have two ways of doing it: 1) with a
Bridgeport mill and a 45 degree end mill, or with a Hypertherm
powermax and a special gouging consumable.
My own thinking is that the Bridgeport approach is more
straightforward and will give me a much more uniform bevel.
Any other ideas? How deep should I bevel? Would I need a root pass
with 6011, to weld over with 7018? This will be a relatively low
stress connection, just holding a HF crane, but I feel like doing it
more thoroughly leaves me with a little more room for error.
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Posted by Pete C. on November 9, 2007, 8:27 pm
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Ignoramus12236 wrote:
>
> In reference to my early post, about a HF crane that I wanted to
> install, and having a 12x13", 5/8" thick plate.
>
> I have procured another, similar size plate. If I weld them together,
> I will get an approximately 13x24" plate, which I feel will be more or
> less enough for the crane. I would place it to the right rear end of
> the truck bed, and will use through bolts and angle for backing
> underneath.
>
> The question is how to weld them together, using stick welding. They
> probably need to be beveled. I have two ways of doing it: 1) with a
> Bridgeport mill and a 45 degree end mill, or with a Hypertherm
> powermax and a special gouging consumable.
>
> My own thinking is that the Bridgeport approach is more
> straightforward and will give me a much more uniform bevel.
>
> Any other ideas? How deep should I bevel? Would I need a root pass
> with 6011, to weld over with 7018? This will be a relatively low
> stress connection, just holding a HF crane, but I feel like doing it
> more thoroughly leaves me with a little more room for error.
>
> i
Bridgeport mill, a straight end mill, and the head tilted at an
appropriate angle like 45 degrees.
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Posted by Stealth Pilot on November 10, 2007, 8:08 am
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>Ignoramus12236 wrote:
>>
>> In reference to my early post, about a HF crane that I wanted to
>> install, and having a 12x13", 5/8" thick plate.
>>
>> I have procured another, similar size plate. If I weld them together,
>> I will get an approximately 13x24" plate, which I feel will be more or
>> less enough for the crane. I would place it to the right rear end of
>> the truck bed, and will use through bolts and angle for backing
>> underneath.
>>
>> The question is how to weld them together, using stick welding. They
>> probably need to be beveled. I have two ways of doing it: 1) with a
>> Bridgeport mill and a 45 degree end mill, or with a Hypertherm
>> powermax and a special gouging consumable.
>>
>> My own thinking is that the Bridgeport approach is more
>> straightforward and will give me a much more uniform bevel.
>>
>> Any other ideas? How deep should I bevel? Would I need a root pass
>> with 6011, to weld over with 7018? This will be a relatively low
>> stress connection, just holding a HF crane, but I feel like doing it
>> more thoroughly leaves me with a little more room for error.
>>
>> i
>
>Bridgeport mill, a straight end mill, and the head tilted at an
>appropriate angle like 45 degrees.
Mill a bevelled edge ...FOR WELDING ??????
havent you guys ever heard of an angle grinder?
Stealth Pilot
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Posted by Pete C. on November 10, 2007, 10:03 am
Please log in for more thread options Stealth Pilot wrote:
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> wrote:
>
> >Ignoramus12236 wrote:
> >>
> >> In reference to my early post, about a HF crane that I wanted to
> >> install, and having a 12x13", 5/8" thick plate.
> >>
> >> I have procured another, similar size plate. If I weld them together,
> >> I will get an approximately 13x24" plate, which I feel will be more or
> >> less enough for the crane. I would place it to the right rear end of
> >> the truck bed, and will use through bolts and angle for backing
> >> underneath.
> >>
> >> The question is how to weld them together, using stick welding. They
> >> probably need to be beveled. I have two ways of doing it: 1) with a
> >> Bridgeport mill and a 45 degree end mill, or with a Hypertherm
> >> powermax and a special gouging consumable.
> >>
> >> My own thinking is that the Bridgeport approach is more
> >> straightforward and will give me a much more uniform bevel.
> >>
> >> Any other ideas? How deep should I bevel? Would I need a root pass
> >> with 6011, to weld over with 7018? This will be a relatively low
> >> stress connection, just holding a HF crane, but I feel like doing it
> >> more thoroughly leaves me with a little more room for error.
> >>
> >> i
> >
> >Bridgeport mill, a straight end mill, and the head tilted at an
> >appropriate angle like 45 degrees.
>
> Mill a bevelled edge ...FOR WELDING ??????
>
> havent you guys ever heard of an angle grinder?
>
> Stealth Pilot
Yes, but you have to seize every opportunity you get to use the little
used axes on your Bridgeport...
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Posted by Ignoramus16353 on November 10, 2007, 10:08 am
Please log in for more thread options > Stealth Pilot wrote:
>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Ignoramus12236 wrote:
>> >>
>> >> In reference to my early post, about a HF crane that I wanted to
>> >> install, and having a 12x13", 5/8" thick plate.
>> >>
>> >> I have procured another, similar size plate. If I weld them together,
>> >> I will get an approximately 13x24" plate, which I feel will be more or
>> >> less enough for the crane. I would place it to the right rear end of
>> >> the truck bed, and will use through bolts and angle for backing
>> >> underneath.
>> >>
>> >> The question is how to weld them together, using stick welding. They
>> >> probably need to be beveled. I have two ways of doing it: 1) with a
>> >> Bridgeport mill and a 45 degree end mill, or with a Hypertherm
>> >> powermax and a special gouging consumable.
>> >>
>> >> My own thinking is that the Bridgeport approach is more
>> >> straightforward and will give me a much more uniform bevel.
>> >>
>> >> Any other ideas? How deep should I bevel? Would I need a root pass
>> >> with 6011, to weld over with 7018? This will be a relatively low
>> >> stress connection, just holding a HF crane, but I feel like doing it
>> >> more thoroughly leaves me with a little more room for error.
>> >>
>> >> i
>> >
>> >Bridgeport mill, a straight end mill, and the head tilted at an
>> >appropriate angle like 45 degrees.
>>
>> Mill a bevelled edge ...FOR WELDING ??????
>>
>> havent you guys ever heard of an angle grinder?
>>
>> Stealth Pilot
>
> Yes, but you have to seize every opportunity you get to use the little
> used axes on your Bridgeport...
I have a grinder, but I thought that I had to remove quote a lot of
material (maybe 5mm on each side) and it is not exactly quick to do
with a grinder.
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> In reference to my early post, about a HF crane that I wanted to
> install, and having a 12x13", 5/8" thick plate.
>
> I have procured another, similar size plate. If I weld them together,
> I will get an approximately 13x24" plate, which I feel will be more or
> less enough for the crane. I would place it to the right rear end of
> the truck bed, and will use through bolts and angle for backing
> underneath.
>
> The question is how to weld them together, using stick welding. They
> probably need to be beveled. I have two ways of doing it: 1) with a
> Bridgeport mill and a 45 degree end mill, or with a Hypertherm
> powermax and a special gouging consumable.
>
> My own thinking is that the Bridgeport approach is more
> straightforward and will give me a much more uniform bevel.
>
> Any other ideas? How deep should I bevel? Would I need a root pass
> with 6011, to weld over with 7018? This will be a relatively low
> stress connection, just holding a HF crane, but I feel like doing it
> more thoroughly leaves me with a little more room for error.
>
> i