Weld Test Stand

[erikmannie]

Here are a bunch of pictures. Painted 45° joint, bottom half of fixture that clamps pipe (or tubing), weld test stand at 45° (6G) position as well as 2 views of horizontal (
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5G) position, and a 3/8” flat bar that I am going to mill.

This 3/8” flat bar was made from two 1/4” flat bars (
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ded together. This 3/8” flat bar will be the top half of the fixture that holds the pipe (or tubing).

I will include a screenshot from the YouTube video that gave me the idea for this fixture. In the picture, you will see Jason Becker with the clamp that holds the pipe (or tubing).

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[erikmannie]

Here are a bunch of pictures. Painted 45° joint, bottom half of fixture that clamps pipe (or tubing), weld test stand at 45° (6G) position as well as 2 views of horizontal (5G) position, and a 3/8” flat bar that I am going to mill.

This 3/8” flat bar was made from two 1/4” flat bars (all that I had on hand) welded together. This 3/8” flat bar will be the top half of the fixture that holds the pipe (or tubing).

I will include a screenshot from the YouTube video that gave me the idea for this fixture. In the picture, you will see Jason Becker with the clamp that holds the pipe (or tubing).




Note the underfill in the beads below:












Jason Becker, the man who thought up the weld test stand in this thread:

 

[erikmannie]

Looking at that underfill on both sides of that angle iron, I can see that I will have to redo that (2 stringers *or* 1 weave on top of it). Underfill is a safety hazard.

 

[Magnett]

I am not proud of this. I am going to paint it & move on.
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Thats 6010 for you!

 

[stupoty]

I am not proud of this. I am going to paint it & move on.
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The shallow angles on pipe copes are quite hard , no shame looking good.

Stu

 

[erikmannie]

My wife just showed me this screenshot from one of our security cameras, concerned that I was shooting sparks into the neighbor’s yard.

Something to think about.

 

[Shootymacshootface]

What sparks?

 

[MikeInOr]

Not being a professional welder I assumed that a "weld test stand" would be a machine to tear apart welds to test them for their strength. But a Google shows that a weld test stand is for holding a variety of materials at different positions to test a welders ability to make quality welds in a variety of different positions/circumstances???

I am guessing that I may not have been the only one that was not familiar with the purpose of a weld test stand.

Nice work! I look forwards to seeing the end results. Do you teach welding? Are you involved in certifying welders?

 

[aliva]

Just a suggestion on your welds. It looks like your moving too fast when applying the rod. The overlaps are way too far a part . Looks like you might be digging into the work. Slowdown and reduce your amperage, there seems to be a lot of under cut on the edges. Your rod angle also looks to be off it should be 45 degrees to the work in both vertical and horizontal. Try some flat welds till you get the speed and angles correct, then move on to other positions. The root pass can be 3/32 6010 rod with the filler and cap being 1/8 7018, just adjust the amperage to the rod size. also be sure to check your polarity electrode is DC+ ground -. Although 7018 can be used with reverse polarity, I find electrode + results in better flow. 7018 is also ok for AC or DC. DC being better for overhead.

 

[erikmannie]

Not being a professional welder I assumed that a "weld test stand" would be a machine to tear apart welds to test them for their strength. But a Google shows that a weld test stand is for holding a variety of materials at different positions to test a welders ability to make quality welds in a variety of different positions/circumstances???

I am guessing that I may not have been the only one that was not familiar with the purpose of a weld test stand.

Nice work! I look forwards to seeing the end results. Do you teach welding? Are you involved in certifying welders?

I do not teach welding (for pay, anyway), & I am not involved in certifying welders. I have never even taken a certification test.

A weld test stand can be used for practice or certification. Another one of it’s highlights is that a weld test stand (or “fixture stand”) is very adjustable so the welder can get very comfortable.