What Kind of Welds are these?

[jake98]

Can hardly see a bead. Tail gate hinges.

 

[robs660]

Almost looks like TIG with no filler rod. I had hinges on my hot tub cover

 

[Craig Clayton]

Maybe a spot flash.

Craig Clayton

 

[k0ua]

I don't know, but I think that is some sort of machine spot weld where the pieces are brought together charged to different polarity's. Just guessing, but that is what I think.

James K0UA

 

[RoyJackson]

I don't know, but I think that is some sort of machine spot weld where the pieces are brought together charged to different polarity's. Just guessing, but that is what I think.

James K0UA

I don't think you'd see a fillet weld with a spot weld, James...

Although it looks like a nice TIG weld, that's not too common for production welding.
So, I'm thinking it's MIG done robotically.

 

[SandburRanch]

possibly electrical fusion ?

 

[weldermike]

Fusion weld with tig, no filler. Robs660 was the winner!!!!!!!!!

 

[TaC team greene]

Could be forge welded. Maybe even solider just because of the differnt colors. But I have seen tig welds that small and even smaller too. When i was in high school my teacher had a small metal fuel filter with a tig weld so small on the screen that you had to have a magnifying glass just to see that it was welded.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

Working in a food plant we have to be pretty strict about welds on our equipment. I've seen tig welds so good that one could hardly tell a weld was there. This weld looks like a tig weld.

 

[SandburRanch]

Fusion weld with tig, no filler. Robs660 was the winner!!!!!!!!!

Atta boy

 

[jake98]

Well, whatever they are, it's sure amazing how you don't realize they're wearing out until they break! Nice and smooth now, closes with 2 fingers. 17 bucks on the internet, dealer offered to sell them to me for 130. :laughing: