I am in the midst of building my dream brewery--Brutus clone. I am pretty green at welding and steel work, but things have been going well so far.
I am using 2x2 mild tube steel. 1/8 inch in thickness. Everything is fully welded using a Hobart MIG 140 with 75% Argon/25% CO2 shield.
Today I started grinding the welds on the top flush so not to scratch my pots. I guess I got caught up in the moment (or one too many brews) but I ended up grinding and polishing every weld on the stand. It took me a long time but it looks awesome. Now I am sitting here pondering if I did the wrong thing. I am wondering if I shouldn't have ground down most of the welds and that I may have left the joints too weak. I searched Google and HBT for info on weld strength, but everything I find doesn't seem to apply.
Everything seems sturdy but I don't want to find out otherwise midbrew.
So I am hoping for another DIYer to shed some light on issue. Should I go back and reweld some of the underneath areas or I am just being paranoid here and just enjoy the smooth bliss?
I am using 2x2 mild tube steel. 1/8 inch in thickness. Everything is fully welded using a Hobart MIG 140 with 75% Argon/25% CO2 shield.
Today I started grinding the welds on the top flush so not to scratch my pots. I guess I got caught up in the moment (or one too many brews) but I ended up grinding and polishing every weld on the stand. It took me a long time but it looks awesome. Now I am sitting here pondering if I did the wrong thing. I am wondering if I shouldn't have ground down most of the welds and that I may have left the joints too weak. I searched Google and HBT for info on weld strength, but everything I find doesn't seem to apply.
Everything seems sturdy but I don't want to find out otherwise midbrew.
So I am hoping for another DIYer to shed some light on issue. Should I go back and reweld some of the underneath areas or I am just being paranoid here and just enjoy the smooth bliss?