Perhaps I am over thinking this.
I'm building a frame from round tube, with two horizontal main members and
several vertical cross members. I want to diagonally brace each square
section. So, a single box section starts out looking kind of like a Roman
Numeral II (2) and with the diagonal brace winds up looking kind of like a
Roman Numeral IV (4).
I weld in the first vertical cross member (lets call it the one on the right
side), all around. Then I put in the diagonal brace, and the next vertical
member (the left side) to hold it in place. Assume the diagonal runs from
lower right to upper left. I can weld the lower right end of the diagonal
all around. I can weld the lower end of the left vertical all around. At
the upper left, with the vertical member snugged up to the diagonal, I can
weld the diagonal all around, but I can only weld half around the vertical
because the other half is now covered up by the diagonal.
I assume the loads are carried through the welds on the diagonal member.
But, half the circumference of the vertical tube is not welded to the
horizontal.
I can't be the first person come up against this. Is it just not an issue,
or am I missing a simple way to weld up everything?
Thanks,
Jim.
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