Does anyone know if it is possible to weld the flat end of a circular rod tangentally to a ring? I have been unable to create the necessary weld within Inventor 2013. I have attached both a photo of what I'm trying to create along with what I've modeled so far in Inventor. You'll see I created some welds on the bottom, which is simple enough with two tangental circular faces. But the welds for the tops ring are being difficult... Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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What would happen if you were to profile the rod ends to suit the ring, i know that in manufacturing practice the rod ends would be flat, however
just for the sake of enabling a weld to be shown pictorially then this could be one method.
Something like this? (I didn't change the part geometry.)
Yes i suppose thats acceptable although it does not really represent the ideal image of a welded joint of that particular type.
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If I were welding this in the shop, I'd add a small chamfer to the top edge of the rod.
If you do this to the rod in Inventor, you can apply a 1/4" Fillet easily.
Select the chamfered face and the rod surface, then select the ring surface as shown.
Awesome, thank you so much! The way you've set it up, the ring is completely suspended so no part of it touches the shell. That's perfect: no problem with heat transfer from the ring to the shell. With a bit of spatter protection on the shell, there should be no danger of burn marks. For more information about Welding Rods visit our website.
Normally I would be sceptical of some of these standards for welding.
But in this case I am not. Particular care should always be used for dump trailers where a bad weld can have tragic consequences.