I guess that's why engineers get paid the big bucks? ... to come up with outrageous and unreasonable solutions, without any true knowledge of the consequences of the application of their intellect.
Product engineers must all be required to weld. :thumbsup: That would solve it. or not.
In the final analysis, you have to build it and be able to repair it in most cases.
Which means you have to "get in there" one way or the other.
I cursed the boat engineers at Bertram who in stick building my old fiberglass boat interior buried all kinds of important things under
places you couldn't get to and didn't provide access or inspection ports. For example, I had to tear down the entire inner wall in the salon
because the steering and clutch cables from the upper station had been routed through that area, using compression fittings that gripped the cables
like crazy. No way to pull anything through, and as I wrecked the wall I had just freshly wallpapered, the age
old question "
what were they thinking" repeatedly came to mind.
It's hard for me to imagine how one can weld in tight or too small areas. How does one hold a rod at the right angle when the whole thing won't fit in there...?
I'm sure there's a million tricks of the pro welder trade, but since I know none of them, well, I'm all ears.
I'll guess number one. Cut the rod shorter...