6" x 1/4" steel

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When welding this flat bar which is 2 pcs i need to join together do i need to bevel both sides or will one side beveled be ok.I will be using 6011  1/8" rod.Will be using a lincoln 220 AC welder Also what is the best way to get the best fusion when joining these 2 peices do i need to make more than one pass. Thanks   Still trying to learnLast edited by wheelerbuffy; 03-06-2011 at 11:28 PM.
Reply:I personally would grind a bevel into both sides about 3/4 the way down and leave a gap around 1/16" between them, try 2 passes.
Reply:when you say 2 passes would that be another pass on top of the 1st. pass   Thanks
Reply:No need to bevel on 1/4" material with a 220v welder and 1/8" electrodes.  One pass is enough for a good welder, but if you dont know how to weld than it would be advisable to have more than one.Have we all gone mad?
Reply:this is funny....people giving welding advice and nobody even bothered to ask what type of joint config it is he is welding......oh yeah, I'd say grind both plates to a knife edge, 60 degree bevel, 1/4" open root, one pass at 35-40 amps oughta do it.....maybe use 5/32 instead....hello...
Reply:If my reading comprehension is up to par (which I think it is) he's talking about a butt joint.Regardless, he shouldnt need to bevel it.Have we all gone mad?
Reply:Originally Posted by sn0border88If my reading comprehension is up to par (which I think it is) he's talking about a butt joint.
Reply:Well, talking about beveling the edges knocks out corner joints and lap joints right off the bat, leaving T's and butts.  T joints are possible but unlikely due to the question posed.Beveling both sides of the vertical member of a t-joint makes sense, but not when he asks if he could get away with only beveling one side.  Can you picture that? Makes perfect sense to me. But like I said, in either situation its unnecessary to bevel the pieces because it is well within the capabilities of the machine and electrode to be done in one pass.Last edited by sn0border88; 03-08-2011 at 12:01 AM.Have we all gone mad?
Reply:Originally Posted by sn0border88Well, talking about beveling the edges knocks out corner joints and lap joints right off the bat, leaving T's and butts.  T joints are possible but unlikely due to the question posed.Beveling both sides of the vertical member of a t-joint makes sense, but not when he asks if he could get away with only beveling one side.  Can you picture that?
Reply:Originally Posted by TEKYou're assuming he even knows what a corner or lap joint is. If he is still learnin, like he said, then, to quote a Master, "He dont know what he dont know"...as for being able to picture things, I spent almost 40 years in the trade, most of it in structural steel, fab and install, and the rest in heavy eq. repair, I.U.O.E....yea, I can picture that--
Reply:Originally Posted by dunemetalTEK: Is that local 150 out there or something else?