Welding 101

[britman]

I primed my CL77 frame this afternoon after striping. I was planning on powder coating but found the cost to be well beyond my expectations after all of the goodies were included. Just an observation after sanding until my fingers were raw. Who ever welded this frame in 1967 was just as bad at laying a good weld bead as I am. The joints are strong but certainly not a thing of beauty. There is splatter all over and I think the welder was new to the job. I presume these frames were going down an assembly line at a pretty pace judging from the work. (I know I need to clean the garage. It is on the short list of things to do after I finish getting up the 8 tons of leaves in the yard.)

[jleewebb]

my 62 cb77 is same way...lm sez they were welded by robots.

[LOUD MOUSE]

Early machine welds. ............lm

I primed my CL77 frame this afternoon after striping. I was planning on powder coating but found the cost to be well beyond my expectations after all of the goodies were included. Just an observation after sanding until my fingers were raw. Who ever welded this frame in 1967 was just as bad at laying a good weld bead as I am. The joints are strong but certainly not a thing of beauty. There is splatter all over and I think the welder was new to the job. I presume these frames were going down an assembly line at a pretty pace judging from the work. (I know I need to clean the garage. It is on the short list of things to do after I finish getting up the 8 tons of leaves in the yard.)

[3BeanCrispy]

being in manufacturing, and having had the (dis)pleasure of working on machinery that was state-o-the-art from that era, i am very impressed with how well the welds are. I never even considered the notion that it wasn't done by hand, by someone who had done 200 already that day and 2000 in the week leading into it - without a mask

[cbxmountainman]

I believe in lesser circles, they're called "Gorilla Welds" Strong and ugly. Reminds me of some of my early endeavors.