Author Topic: Welding Wheels has cropped up a few times now  (Read 2332 times)



Offline DOA

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Re: Welding Wheels has cropped up a few times now
« Reply #12 on: 07 January 2011, 13:58 »
thats a risk each individuall is willing to take tho isnt you put that wheel back on at your own risk..  a brand new wheel is likely to have defects and could fail as well.. Its just a risk we run..

Its not just your own safety you are risking here! What happens when it fails just as you are going past a bus stop full of kids and pitches you into them?

That picture of the Azev wheel is ridiculous, there is no way you could fix that wheel responsibly and trust it not to fail without spending a massive amount of money on both the repair and the ensuing non destructive testing required to ensure the repair is safe. These guys need reporting if they are prepared to fix things like that.

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Re: Welding Wheels has cropped up a few times now
« Reply #13 on: 07 January 2011, 15:53 »
i agree that that azev is not worth repairing but as long as the wheels are tested after they are welded and as long as the work is done by professionals then i dont see any problem with it after all i know of some guys that have done welding on pipes for sullom voe oil terminal and all the welds are xrayed before they are fitted to ensure the weld is a good one

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Re: Welding Wheels has cropped up a few times now
« Reply #14 on: 07 January 2011, 16:30 »
Hobbiniho is right. I work with maritime agencies every now and again, and they load test davits and securing mounts. Once the load test is complete, the mounts are x-rayed to ensure there are no fractures that are not visible to the naked eye. To be able to repair a wheel properly, I think this will have to be done, and lets be honest which repairers can afford an x-ray machine, training personnel to use it, it would then need to be annually inspected and serviced, etc etc. My company spend massive amounts training people in Radialogical protection just to hold a dental xray machine that never gets used. There is no way on earth that your average repair shop would go to this trouble. Honestly I would not even think about doing it!
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Re: Welding Wheels has cropped up a few times now
« Reply #15 on: 07 January 2011, 17:55 »
Exactly, if checked there is a chance that the welds may be good but thats just never going to be viable with something like most alloy wheels as you have the cost of the welders time, heating the wheel to make sure the weld actually works, getting the correct welding rods, x-ray or other NDT checks. By the time you have done it properly the cost is going to be higher than buying a new wheel. Of course if its not a safety critical item then fine, weld away, but a wheel?

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Re: Welding Wheels has cropped up a few times now
« Reply #16 on: 07 January 2011, 18:33 »
the above wheel is dead but one with a smallish crack why should that be written off ??
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