Thanks, I don't intend to exceed 5-7mph
On the next axle splice, I'll make a few changes. I'll splice it center (hopefully with no mistakes) and get a better V shape instead of half a V shape and that will allow me to build more weld beads.
The other change I'll make is to weld flat tabs on the angle iron and possibly on the axle to hold the clamps. It was difficult to clamp the whole thing into the angle iron.
The other change I'll make concerns the sleeve. Before welding the ends like I did this time, I'll grind a trough lengthwise almost but not thru the sleeve. Then, I'll run a bead inside that trough. The purpose of that exercise is to force the sleeve closed on the axle thru heat. The axle is 1 and 7/8" and the ID of the sleeve is 1.939. There's a bit of play I'm not comfortable with. After doing that I'll spin the axle as I weld, which I did this time.
The only stick I used on this was 6011. If it were a car, there would have been 7018 as well, but I'm sure you would not want to trust your life to a weld job I did.
On the next axle splice, I'll make a few changes. I'll splice it center (hopefully with no mistakes) and get a better V shape instead of half a V shape and that will allow me to build more weld beads.
The other change I'll make is to weld flat tabs on the angle iron and possibly on the axle to hold the clamps. It was difficult to clamp the whole thing into the angle iron.
The other change I'll make concerns the sleeve. Before welding the ends like I did this time, I'll grind a trough lengthwise almost but not thru the sleeve. Then, I'll run a bead inside that trough. The purpose of that exercise is to force the sleeve closed on the axle thru heat. The axle is 1 and 7/8" and the ID of the sleeve is 1.939. There's a bit of play I'm not comfortable with. After doing that I'll spin the axle as I weld, which I did this time.
The only stick I used on this was 6011. If it were a car, there would have been 7018 as well, but I'm sure you would not want to trust your life to a weld job I did.
