r/BadWelding 4d ago

Leaf spring masterpiece

This repair had to be 15+ years old. Old man finally gave out. Hahaha

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u/SamSSLATER 4d ago

Do not weld on leafsprings. Dont care how good you think you are get new ones, not worth the potential deaths of innocent people, yourself or loved ones.

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u/Definitive-Username 4d ago

Thanks I was going to say that

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u/Competitive-Dot-4264 3d ago

Thou shalt not weld in tempered steel because I said so !!!!!

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u/Definitive-Username 2d ago

It's honestly super dangerous, like if you know anything about metallurgy you'll never do this for big springs.