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Diamond
- Joined
- Mar 5, 2009
- Location
- California, USA
Got 2 pieces of .075 steel to make a end cap that is pressed onto the end of a piece of channel. The end cap on the painted part is not available anymore. There are two spot welds on a diagonal for each set of sheets. Anybody use a TIG machine with DIY electrodes to spot weld? Seems doable if I dial down the current, turn off the gas, and pulse the pedal. My usual method would be to drill a 3/32 hole on one side and drop a small bead, then grind it down.
The gold zinc plated piece (top) is all they make now. I milled the slot and opposite side to match the old end cap.
The beige square piece (bottom) will have a radius on each corner.
The old spot weld part is probably gone because some moron bean counter thought the two spot welds made the thing too expensive. Cutting the cost of a $2 piece is all the bean counter is good for.
(I tried to format the pic to appear large, but this funky website software sucks).
The gold zinc plated piece (top) is all they make now. I milled the slot and opposite side to match the old end cap.
The beige square piece (bottom) will have a radius on each corner.
The old spot weld part is probably gone because some moron bean counter thought the two spot welds made the thing too expensive. Cutting the cost of a $2 piece is all the bean counter is good for.
(I tried to format the pic to appear large, but this funky website software sucks).
(No I won't)
