Great Forum you have!!
Hi, I am Scotty.
I have only welded a little in life, but I do like to mechanic/spin wrenches.
I have a jet ski trailer that I wish to make more theft proof.
I have always thought of welding the threads shut to nuts/nuts-bolts-threads together and nut to bolt so you cannot remove nut and thiefs cannot steal jet ski trailer---anyway my father used to build Highway-freeway Bridges and he mentioned to me that they used to do this on bridges, but the welding would cause the bolts to crack internally and fail. I do not know if these bolts/nuts were exrayed or not, but I know they failed/cracked internally or otherwise.
Does anyone know/or have tips on welding nuts to bolts after torquing them so a sleazy thief cannot remove the bolt, or nobody can remove it without cutting bolt in half or grinding/cutting weld off?????????????????
I need tips so my muffler shop guy can weld these nuts and weld the exposed threads near nut so nut cannot be removed????????????????
Welders are Best/My Grandpa and Uncle welded for living.
I wish I could do it better.
Never know him as he died at 47 from Smoking and maybe welding.
He invented first Idaho Potato Harvester, but after he died his bro could not go it alone and they never made $, but they are in the Idaho Potato hall of Fame.
They say i am like him, Gotta love welders/you guys have fabricated some rad motorcycle stuff for me over years and i love you guys who torch.
I want to weld these, but do not want the bolts to crack and lose their torque and fail later/down the road/dangerous.
Please help if you can.
Thank you all very Much.
Regards,
me
