when you hammerweld, the weld is actually is being forced to move.....since mig is a hard weld, it cracks...
when you bend something, the metal around the weld is what does most of the moving.....so the pressure is spread out...
well, at least in my thinking
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Originally Posted by Sully2  Its a lot of personal preference!!
"The body is 8' tall and 5' diameter, made from 3/16 hotrolled."
If a weld coupon of that material ..welded with a MIG welder can stand a bend back test and not snap ( which it had better not!!) then why wouldnt it be able to be "rolled and formed" to a much lessor degree? |
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