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Re: Attaching Things on WCD
Many teams use gussets as a jig for welding. We pretty much always gusset before welding, it makes life a lot easier.
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Re: Attaching Things on WCD
Probably for just added security. As you can see, they welded the gussets on the parts that need to be strong such as the main center frame and the pickup. It would also be a lot easier to keep the gussets positioned on the tubing during welding if they are riveted first.
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Re: Attaching Things on WCD
Then the real question is why weld? You've already got the gusset, and I can't think of a time when I saw a gusset fail in a way a weld wouldn't.
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Re: Attaching Things on WCD
Welding can reduce the strength of aluminum in terms of overall material properties, but that is a lot different than saying a welded joint is less strong than a riveted gusseted joint.
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