J.P. Hall Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 I've been practicing scarf welding semi-regularly and I've still got plenty of room for improvement. On 1/2" square, it took my body weight bending parallel to the plane of the weld (the way welded tongs are usually oriented) until the weld failed after bending a bit. Ideally a scarf weld should act like a homogeneous bar, but at what point would you call it good enough? Would you gauge by it holding, or looking like one piece? I have a lot of trouble blending the toe of the scarf, so any advice on that is appreciated. I recently tried "flicking" the molten scale and flux off the bars on the way to the anvil and it seemed to help, although I haven't seen many people do it. Does anybody else find it beneficial? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 It would depend on the intended use of the item. A weld for a pot spider wouldn't need as much care as one for a crane hook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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