Lot Of Work For 8 Tabs...

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Put together 2 "Asphalt Drip Tub Lift Arms" for our local shingle company..Don't know where they go and could care less.Notice in the sample part that the plates that bolt to the tabs are INSIDE the tabs that are welded so there is no way that you can take the plates off the tube without tab removal first..Why this is like that is beyond me....Anyway these were a pain in the rear to complete but someone has to do it...Pics...# 1...Sample part..# 2...Tube with the millscale ground off where the weld areas are..# 3...Plates..# 4...Tabs..Next!...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Now the tubes can't be laying on the top of the plates so I used some 3/16" dowel pins in 2 spots for raising the tube up evenly in the holes..Notice the slot to the hole don't line up so....Using a 120 grit flap wheel in a small Dewalt grinder time to custom fit the tabs to the tubes..(X8..2 sets to make)..Ahhhhhh..That fits much better now...One more time.......zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Here is the set up..Block to table..Plates to block...I used a bubble level to level the tube and a square off the inside of the plates to the tube for squareness although I really don't think it's all that big of a deal but I only want to do this ONCE..Ready to weld...First pass..Second pass..NO...even though it may look like one that's NOT a hole at the top..Inside near plate weld only one pass so there is no interference with the plate not bolting up flat..And there we have it.All welds done with the tube and plates clamped/bolted and tigged uphill...Easy enough just a tad involved.I get all the fun jobs......zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Very nice welds Thanks for posting your clamping setup - I've got two pieces of large angle iron that will make a really nice clamping block when welded together Dave J.Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~George Bernard Shaw~ Syncro 350Invertec v250-sThermal Arc 161 and 300MM210DialarcTried being normal once, didn't take....I think it was a Tuesday.
Reply:Fit up is 2/3 of welding ...But you already knew thisNice work ZapLast edited by killdozerd11; 08-08-2014 at 12:43 PM.Backed my CATMA over your CARMA oops clusmy me  What would SATAN do ?? Miller Trailblazer 302 AirPakMiller Digital Elite  Optrel Welding HatArcair K4000Suitcase 12RC / 12 VSHypertherm PM-45Rage 3 sawRusty old Truck
Reply:zapsterIf you feed one the plate-ears to the other side of the tab at the open throat the plates would screw to the other side of the tab.Feed, screw, repeat . . .Opus
Reply:Maybe so but I am not screwing with it......zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Looks good. Better than the sample.
Reply:Great job.