Weld Test Stand

[erikmannie]

I am off to a family obligation. When I get back, I will also address the underfill where the angle iron meets the pipe.

I want to finish welding this joint today, & then paint all the places on the fixture stand where I welded.

At that point, this weld test stand will be done, save for the rollout wheel arm & it’s support stand.

 

[erikmannie]

I have decided to do the capping passes with 7018. I might only have 1/8” sized electrodes, but I hope to improve the weld bead appearance by switching to 7018.

I should really get in the habit of welding beveled joints as follows:

(1) root pass with 6010,
(2) grind the root,
(3) weld out the rest with 7018.

 

[erikmannie]

I have 1/8” 7018 (Lincoln Excalibur MR) warming up in the rod oven.

I ground the roots down a little deeper because I’m using 1/8” rod.

I am going to have the material extremely clean for the 7018.

 

[erikmannie]

I worked on this for 3 1/2 hours this afternoon. I have a lot of pictures to post.

Here are most of my 7018 weld beads before angle grinder + file work. These may not be in chronological order.

I was very careful to not post any duplicates. If it looks like a duplicate, it is the part flipped over.

 

[erikmannie]

Here are more pictures. T-handles (round stock welded on to bolts), nuts welded on plate, & one example of post-welding angle grinder + file work, aka “grinding your welds”:

 

[erikmannie]

Here are pictures of most of the fixture stand being painted with high temperature spray paint.

I ran out of spray paint, & I still need to paint the other side of a few of these things.

 

[erikmannie]

Last pictures for tonight. The rest of the spray paint work:

 

[erikmannie]

Here it is assembled. Now what I need to do is:

(1) finish paint
(2) assemble rollout wheel
(3) fabricate 2” I.D. square tubing arm for rollout wheel (the sleeve for this arm is already done & shown at the top of the mast in the photo below), &
(4) fabricate the height adjustable stand that supports the weight of the rollout wheel assembly.

 

[aliva]

I see your getting a much tighter overlap on the weld. Slow down a little more.

 

[Manual Mac]

Man, your test stand is MUCH better than the one they had when I certified with E7018.
i use 7018AC with my Hobart 295 at home.