Modified by Schister66 at 4:32 PM 4/24/2006

 

you don't want to grind down the welds, it weaks the metal around it and with the vibration on a exhaust it will more than likely crack.

 

there is still plenty of the weld left on the pipe itself...the pics dont really show it too well, but there is.....also i got good, even penetration on those welds.....

 

So are we rating your welds, or lack thereof?

 

i'm more or less looking for pointers at this point.....i think i'm doing it right, but i've only learned welding from 1 person....my opinions on welding are very limited so i'm looking for help or advice....

 

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Seriously, you ground them down, how to you expect anyone to "rate" what can't be seen?

 

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well rather than quoting and re-quoting people over and over again, can someone give me a few pointers on what i'm doing right and what i'm doing wrong.....next time i will take some pics before i grind......

 

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It is hard to give any pointers when there isn't anything we can really see. You can grind almost any weld down to make it look like that. But from the pictures, everything seems to be ok. Just get some pics of welds that aren't ground down.

 

ok i should have some pics in a week hopefully but i'm not 100% sure when i'm going to get time to head back to the shop for the day....

 

Could you get a decent pic of the inside?

 

i can try to do that too.....

 

It is hard to tell but on some thin tube depending on how they looked b4 hand I never like to grind the welds down , just do to the fact that you are kinda making it weeker and more chance for it to crack , But you might be fine depending on how much your weld whent in to the tube,

 

5 weeks till it cracks... who wants the over/under?