qwakers
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axle manufacturing time....axle tube measured and cut. just got to manufacture the hub carriers and put it together...
i came across the unusual issue of not having the right tool. well that's not quite true.
the issue is my mig is only 180amp, and to compound that it only has 0.6mm wire in it, so it's not up to the job of welding 15mm plate. i DO have a tig that will also stick weld, and it absolutely does have the balls to weld that heavy gauge, but this is a seriously mission critical weld, and i havent stick welded for a very long time... so i went off to dads workshop to use his 220 amp mig and as i was there it would have been rude not to utilise his plasma cutter and other nice toys whilst i'm at it.
after cutting the bit of 15mm plate to size i used a 82mm tct hole saw to cut the center hole. the chips from this are seriously evil. microscopic. sand like even. and seriously sharp. they get everywhere and hurt a lot. wear gloves.
his plasma is only 50amp so no its not going to manage neat cuts of this thickness, but it severed a 50mm square hole well enough. most of the issues and lack of neatness are because this is my first go with a plasma.
then all welded up.
the 15mm plate was welded together in 2 passes, a root and cap if you may. this is my first ever experience of that technique, so its not as neat as id like, but it'll be strong enough.