Poland308 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 26, 2021 9:28 pm The welds look pretty good, only thing I see is the divots at the ends. That’s gonna be a high stress application being a hinge, so a likely weak spot for a crack to start.

Thank you for the input! I’ll work on eliminating the divots at the ends of my welds.

No worries BillE.DEE…I had the hinge welding instructions from the outset. They pretty much say don’t overheat the bearings and alternate welds with cooling in between. I’m attaching photo of my first test run. I cut a chunk of aluminum same dimensions and mass as the hinge block and welded it on a ...

Gents, Thanks to all of you guys for your input! I think what I’ll do is get some solid aluminum bar stock and cut some pieces to simulate the hinge block mass and size and try welding them on the 1/8” 2x2 tube for practice. If I can’t work it out I’ll look at a bolted solution. I did see a video ye...

Hello, I'm building an aluminum gate out of 2"x2"x.125" 6061-T6 square tubing and I'll be welding a D&D hinge to the one of the tubes to hold the gate. The hinge block is a pretty large chunk of aluminum (1.5" wide, 1.75" tall and about 2" deep). I've attached a pho...

Howdy Folks, I've been watching Jody's videos for quite some time but this is my first dive into the forum and wanted to introduce myself. I've been welding (MIG / TIG) for about 2 years and continue to learn every day. I enjoy fabricating as much as I enjoy the welding and I'm hoping I can contribu...