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Old 13th February 2011, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Talonmotorsport View Post
If you have to fill large gaps it's either because you've blown holes in the job or the prep work is shaby, corner cutting adds to weld failure. This why all of our wishbones tubes are machine profiled with a mill not just cut on the saw and filled in.
Sorry Phil mate, I have to take exception to that statement if I may !!??

Incorrect welding procedure leads to weld failure .... Shabby fitting joints can be made good with the correct weld procedure ( Obviosly propper prep is desireable )

Your statement also seems to imply that anyone not using a milling machine to cut the compound mitres is somehow doing a shabby job, a gross insult to the folks that know how to use their tools

In my humble opinion, using a mill to cut the compound mitres is like using a sledge hammer to crack a nut

Nothing wrong with a simple hacksaw, bandsaw, compound mitre saw or even a grinder .... It's purely down to the users ability to make correct use of the tool in question !!??

Methinks you could do with a spell working in a dockyard doing some propper plate work, you'll soon learn how to cope with gap filling

BTW

Never had a ship sink yet through a weld failure
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