Where to weld

[mms140]

Hi everyone,
I am very confused on where to place my welds on the square tubing I have. So let us say that I am making a right angle in the back of the go kart with to square tubes, where do I place the welds. On every side that the metal are touching each other? Also when I mount the spindles to the go kart do I weld the bracket on every available side to weld on the tubing?
Thanks for your help!

 

[OzFab]

The simple answer is the more you weld, the stronger the join will be. If there's four sides then weld all four sides, but there's more to it than that:
What type of welder are you using?
What guage material are you using?
How much experience do you have?

If you can post a few pics of what you're doing, the answers you get will be more accurate

 

[Rustydog2010]

Hi everyone,
I am very confused on where to place my welds on the square tubing I have. So let us say that I am making a right angle in the back of the go kart with to square tubes, where do I place the welds. On every side that the metal are touching each other? Also when I mount the spindles to the go kart do I weld the bracket on every available side to weld on the tubing?
Thanks for your help!

Cut the box section at 45* and weld it on all four sides.

 

[buddyochoa]

I'd recommend checking out a few videos on youtube, and looking at how people weld on different thicknesses of steel.

 

[porsche930dude]

yes weld it everywhere. When in doubt make it stout

 

[landuse]

yes weld it everywhere. When in doubt make it stout

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