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Posted by DanG on November 10, 2007, 7:09 pm
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Grab a grinder, bevel a 1/4" on each front face and again on each
back face. Faster and probably better than anything else you are
considering.
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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
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> 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