[TheForge] fish plates? just how big are they?

[Jeff Wilson]

I think I understand fish plating a flat surface.  I'm not able to imagine
a fish plate in this instance.  Three flat surfaces butting at right angles
onto a cylinder.  End view sort of like.  =o

Jeff

"When we work in the workshop, we crave nothing more than new problems to
solve."
      N. Offerman

On Jun 23, 2017 1:31 PM, "Dan Brewer" <danqualman at gmail.com> wrote:

> Give yourself about an inch overlap to distribute the strain\. weld up the
> tear and then the fish plate.  Clean up the weld paintand you are on your
> way.
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 8:23 AM, terry l. ridder <terrylr at blauedonau.com>
> wrote:
>
> > hello
> >
> > the mower deck is still a project in progress.
> > I still to figure out how to block the fork lift so if the hydraulics
> > fail i am not crushed by the forks. (absolutely no joy in that)
> >
> > anyway,  i was looking at the place that needs to be welded. The
> > question that came to mind is "Just how big should fish plate be?"
> >
> > given the nature of the scalper wheel holder and the broken weld I was
> > thinking a metal diamond about the size of my little finger fingernail.
> >
> >
> > --
> > terry l. ridder ><>
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