Thanks Mike, I appreciate the info.
Thanks Tmoose, a few of those JPEGs were just what I needed to see. The joints are where the stanchions and the upper and lower tubing of a motorcycle frame meet. There are mainly twisting/bending forces to deal with. The angle iron is more a mounting bracket...
I'm not looking for advice on loading, I'm looking for advice on the type of joint, as it's unconventional. One of my contemporaries led me to believe that this type of weld would actually compromise the strength, whereas I considered it would increase the strength.
So again, I'm not looking...
Hi,
I'm currently working on a design, and I need to join .5" CS plate with 1.25" x .120" round CRW(DOM) tube. As this is a marriage of aesthetics and structural integrity, my goal is to find a suitable design solution which affords me a seemingly, seamless joint once the welds have been...
