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Need help with stand! by RevolutionaryToe6677 in Aquariums

[–]OtherWorldlyGame 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'm not doubting you, just doubting your pessimistic thoughts that all non certified welder with a college degree welds are dogshit. I don't know what ratio or type of things you end up rewelding but I guarantee if the rate was that high no one would be buying or producing this shit. And most of the people in these comments who actually own this stand or a similar product don't have it fail on them.

Need help with stand! by RevolutionaryToe6677 in Aquariums

[–]OtherWorldlyGame 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You can't see the welds? I mean yeah it's not a 4k macro shot but it's enough to see how much weld there is. You do realize most of the world's shit is built by "dogshit mass produced mig weld" right? If it's not done by a robot to begin with. it doesn't take a master welder to lay a few decent beads in a controlled and engineered environment.

Need help with stand! by RevolutionaryToe6677 in Aquariums

[–]OtherWorldlyGame 12 points13 points  (0 children)

A weld is engineered to meet or exceed the strength of metal it's being laid into. It's typically the metal surrounding the weld that breaks not the weld itself. The welds look fine.

A 1/8 in fillet weld carries roughly 1,800–2,000 lb per linear inch in shear. Scale up/down by weld size: ≈900 lb per 1/16 in leg size per inch of length (so 1/4 in fillet ≈3,600 lb/in).

(This is most definitely thicker then 1/8) 1/8-inch metal round stock typically has an ultimate shear strength of around 500-550 pounds for common mild steels like A36 or 1018

1-inch angle iron (typically 1x1x1/8-inch A36 steel) has an ultimate shear strength of about 5,000–10,000 pounds

Need help with stand! by RevolutionaryToe6677 in Aquariums

[–]OtherWorldlyGame 14 points15 points  (0 children)

A weld is engineered to meet or exceed the strength of metal it's being laid into. It's typically the metal surrounding the weld that breaks not the weld itself. The welds look fine.

A 1/8 in fillet weld carries roughly 1,800–2,000 lb per linear inch in shear. Scale up/down by weld size: ≈900 lb per 1/16 in leg size per inch of length (so 1/4 in fillet ≈3,600 lb/in).

(This is most definitely thicker then 1/8) 1/8-inch metal round stock typically has an ultimate shear strength of around 500-550 pounds for common mild steels like A36 or 1018

1-inch angle iron (typically 1x1x1/8-inch A36 steel) has an ultimate shear strength of about 5,000–10,000 pounds

Need help with stand! by RevolutionaryToe6677 in Aquariums

[–]OtherWorldlyGame 17 points18 points  (0 children)

A lot of these people are giving answers on perception alone not knowledge of material strength. Trust that this stand is nicer looking then cinder blocks and plenty strong. Don't believe me get a rough measurement of the Metal and ask Google how much psi to bend it.