grab bar

[Coollaxer]

so i just made my first grab bar so i thought id show you guys, the welds are OK for a 16 yearold lol




id love to here your opinions, i can take the hits if you dont like it

hopfully i got the pics right this time

 

[blasterfied]

i see a lack of fusion in this area. Nothing major and easy to fix, it's the vertical line that looks like a crack where the two pieces meet. This is caused by a cold weld, travel speed too fast and no gap. If you are going to grind your welds down for appearance reasons, bevel the area with your grinder before. Increase voltage and WFS and slow down your travel speed. Use your grinder with a 1/8" or a wheel equivalent to, grind these areas out without going completely through, then reweld.

This design of grab bar will have little side to side support since you used flat steel plate. Unlike angle iron or tubing

 

[Coollaxer]

i did what you said and took the advice, but i painted it already and forgot to take pictures being the dingbat i am but its my first one so if it breaks it breaks i can make another.

 

[mud runner]

I like it but it looks like it may bend because the side is just flat steel

 

[Coollaxer]

yeahh its just a test to see if it holds up, if it does than ill use it

 

[Herpderplol]

I doubt it will bend, unless you want to drag it sideways by the bar

what thickness of steal did you use?

 

[bummer981]

Looks good, have some green for making your own. How about some pictures of the finished product.

 

[Coollaxer]

not even sure..

 

[woodrow wilson]

Did you make it offset so when you bolt it on its in the center of your bike?

 

[Coollaxer]

no just bolted it right up, as long as i have a grab bar then im good lol

 

[Coollaxer]

and i will get some up tommorw when its light out bummer, and if i forget ill try to get them up some time this weekend

 

[woodrow wilson]

Definitely better then no grab bar

 

[Coollaxer]

what im sayin brotha