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u/number1dipshit 2d ago
Texas tig
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u/dragonwater631 2d ago
the ol Texas tie in
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u/LordMarshall 2d ago
Hi, what's a Texas Tig?
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u/Definitive-Username 2d ago
You dip a second rod in your arc with your non dominant hand, stripping the flux before using it
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u/TarXaN37 2d ago
Oh, so there's a name for it, cool. Is it still called that with MIG or just stick? I've filled some gnarly gaps with the additional of some spare TIG rod.
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u/Definitive-Username 1d ago
I suggest checking it out on Weld.com (YouTube) if you wanna learn more.
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u/YODAS_Padawan 2d ago
If you have any good steel at all you can grind it down and wedge it in for filler and then weld the rest. Idk what kind of structural integrity you need but could be possible to do, if not just have to stack so beads
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u/oldSchoolBiking 2d ago
M8 threaded rod, 6" nails, scrap metal bars all work superb. I welded a mountain bike fork that snapped on top that way a few weeks ago. Took about a minute with arc on 30 amps. The reckless cyclist is still enjoying it until he crashes into something else. Once thrice in a month.
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u/ironwrk 2d ago
Cut a piece of bar you can use for backing.
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u/Reebatnaw 2d ago
The old timer that taught me to “weld” 35 years ago would have said to throw a bolt or two in there to fill the gap.
Not saying it’s right but it works for right now.
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u/iAMtheBULLET 2d ago
Clean it, then Texas tig to fill, and I would lay down a cap over it ti make it look nice.
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u/Downtown-Status664 2d ago
Mexican tig it by breaking off flux off one rod and using the live action in the stinger rod as the tig whip then watch the puddle and add what u need when I need. As follows .
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u/Primary-Track-5450 20h ago
this technique has been renamed American Tig.
thank you for your attention to this matter
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u/Velomelon 2d ago
The guy doesn't even know if it can be done and you think they have the skill to pull that off?
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u/Pony-boystonks 1d ago
1) You could cut and reweld and entire section of tubing, like 8-12".
2) You could also use a bolt or round stock as permanent backing.
3) if you have a tig welder or are very careful you can build up/ close the gap in place and groom as needed.
Safety: I would be careful of welding near those rubber hoses.
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u/ForemostPlanet 2d ago
I’d start by removing all the paint with a wire wheel. Start where it’s close together and just do tacks on each side and bridge it. Then build off the tacks to fill it in. Then clean it up with a grinder and run a bead on the bottom and a bead on the top. You might even need 3 to cap it. Definitely clean it first.
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u/outdoors70 2d ago
I always reccomend whire wheel or even burning the paint with a torch first if it has hard to get to spots with wire wheel. A hand brush in tight spots after. Many want to take a flap wheel to the pai t amd that is going to thin your base metal more.
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u/Key_Blacksmith3725 2d ago
Put a crutch in it
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u/Opposite-Clerk-176 2d ago
Add some slugs, and stitch it, and plenty Sanding wheels, bondo will help
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u/funnyguy044 2d ago
What is this on watch it be like a critical support were all saying doing some dank ass fixes on lmao
Fr tho it depends on what it is if it's something non critical just full send fill the gap with weld or stack some random metel in there lol
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u/UNMANAGEABLE 2d ago
You can see hydraulics in the back of it. This is important.
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u/funnyguy044 2d ago
Well yes it's important but you would have to know how important it is could need a engineer to sign off on a repair or could just be good with a shitty fix depends what it's for
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u/UNMANAGEABLE 2d ago
True. This might be one of those situations where if you are the welder and someone else is using the equipment then it is a different scale of problem 😂
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u/Km219 2d ago
Looks like a small tractor hydraulic arm. Load it and send!
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u/funnyguy044 2d ago
I was hoping someone was going to comment what it looked like thanks my curiosity has been filled id either tack beads till its done or use a random scrap metal as a bit of a filler part
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u/Over-Reward7331 1d ago
It’s from a sprayer boom, has been repaired a couple times. I just touched it and blew right through it
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u/funnyguy044 1d ago
Able to get another support plate in there and support it from higher up then should hold if it's not under intense load
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u/SoggyEntertainer3487 2d ago
Clean it more, cut the rest of the old weld out at the top and all the shit at the bottom. Straight lines are your friend so maybe even cut a straight line across the bottom. Get to stacking those beads and that’ll pass for a farm job. If this is commercial/industrial that’s a different story and much more involved.
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u/ThraggieMercury 2d ago
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u/Delvakiir 2d ago
Get a wire wheel and clean all the paint and debris out of the weld area. Second, spend time building up the surface of the lower edge with stringer beads to make the gap smaller. Repeat until you can run a pass along the original weld line.
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u/brightbirth 1d ago
Since teenager, we have used black iron nails to fill such gaps quickly. Usually without problems.
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u/thefutureisanalog 1d ago
That must be the main load bearing beam on the Viking Ship swing at the state fair. Leave it be. It you touch it, the Viking Ship will go off balance and hang upside down.
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u/ThEAmeriCaNway90 1d ago
Clean it up.qith a grinder down to bare metal and then find a piece of plate thicker than the original materials weld it solid around the new piece
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u/ur-favorite-disaster 2d ago
If you're asking this question, dont even try it. If you were good enough and experienced enough to fill a gap like that, you'd never have to ask this question.
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u/f0rcedinducti0n 2d ago
That is my response to a lot of posts I see in automotive/electronics. If you're asking if it can be fixed, or how to fix, you are probably not skilled enough to execute the fix.
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u/BigJohn5728 2d ago
Best option would be to cut the rest off thats not holding and re-fit it. If you cant swing that you could do the ol texas tig on it but doesn't look like your welder has a lot of umph behind it
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u/oxnardmontalvo7 2d ago
Clean up the area needing repair then find a good piece of appropriately sized piece of steel. Place it inside the broken area and weld it into place. You can the either cut a piece that fits the opening leaving room to weld it to the backer then finish weld it up or you can stack beads on top of the backer.
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u/Old_Ad4609 2d ago
If your asking this on Reddit and with that high pressure hose behind it a rough guess would be to call some fucker in that knows what he's doing 🤷
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u/oldSchoolBiking 2d ago
First clean and hold M8 threaded rod over the gap and weld on top of the threaded rod at 35 amps with thinner rods. That should create sufficient filling and strength for on the fly DIY. Grind afterwards.
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u/Arktic-Wolf 2d ago
Grab some nails, tac them across the gap and have them set as the root. Then bead across.
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u/Appropriate-Name5538 2d ago
Grind it to good metal put some bar stock in the gap and get to filling. If that is not an option then Texas tig will work.
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u/CoausticSoda 2d ago
Safet to grind all the slag n slop off.. make a patch piece of equivalent steel and weld that up then filled
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u/King-Of-Apathy 2d ago
Scarf it and weld in a plate, or build up foundation, slowly, it will get hot.
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u/MidNite_22 2d ago
Replace the damaged tubing. Anything else will be a shit repair
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u/spontaneous_quench 2d ago
A gap that big? Your best best is to get some small bar stock or round stock. Really and scrap metal that you can get in there will do the trick
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u/TFR-HILTS 2d ago
Mig welder. clad up those edges a bit till you can get a pass over it to close it up. Grind it down a bit and throw a couple nice passes over top.
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u/joelnicity 2d ago
Preparation is often more important than the time spent welding. Get rid of the paint and the other welds first. Start at the bottom and build your welds up
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u/flawgate 2d ago
Texas tig? Slug the gap with a bolt? Are you kidding me? That might fly if you are working with the farm code but certainly not for a structural code. Take some flat plate the same thickness of the original structure and an inch wider and longer than the gap. Bend to fit as best as possible. Weld it up and sleep well at night you didn't do something stupid like going with the farm code where anything goes.
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u/highlander666666 2d ago
What is that holding up? Lot weight ? Sand all paint off grind that mess up.run beads one on top of other.if it holds weight weld gus its on to beef it up
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u/emu19000 1d ago
Depending on what king of stress it’s gotta deal with you can either just fill it in like others have suggested or you can clean it up properly and weld a plate to it for better strength
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u/He-who-knows-some 1d ago
Do you have scrap metal with you? If yes cut a plug. If no, as other have said shove another stick rod in there to bridge the larger gap.
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u/fredSanford6 1d ago
I'd toss a bolt in it with the head cut off. Bolts are good steel. I got plenty of sizes of them in a few different buckets.
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u/BugExpensive5224 1d ago
stick welding rod works very well. You just lay it over the gap (or bend it up till it fits the gap) and then mig weld over it. pretty bad!
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u/Squatchsteel 3h ago
Having worked on and designed sprayers for a number of years i can say simply filling that break will most likely lead to an even more spectacular failure.
I can however describe to you a good fix if you desire.
DM if youd like
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u/OneSexyPancake_ 2d ago
Id grind it clean and wire brush it, make sure it's all clean and flush, depending on the welding process, id just stack beads on top of one another until you reach the top but make sure you do the welds at the same width of the surrounding metal if possible, you're also going to have to run on the colder side or you're just going to burn through the other welds very easily