Doug,
Ah! So instead of notching the diagonal for the horizontal and vertical
tube, just notch the diagonal tube to fit the horizontal tube, and then
notch the vertical tube to lap over the now welded diagonal.
Very tricky!
Thanks!
Jim W.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Odom" <dlodom@charter.net>
To: "J I Waldron" <jwaldron47@earthlink.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: Ladder Frame diagonal cross brace welding.
> Jim. Just tack or clamp your second upright tube into place to hold
> the diagonal in place to weld. After you have the diagonal tacked, take
> the second upright out and weld the diagonal all the way around. then
> fit the second upright in around the weld of the diagonal and weld it
> all the way around. Doug
>
> J I Waldron wrote:
>
> >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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