After getting the spun pieces back from the metal spinners, the next step was to weld a bracket inside of each spun piece. Eventually a piece of translucent blue acrylic will be bolted to the inside of the spun pieces. The steel brackets that are being welded in were laser cut by a local fabrication business.
To make sure the brackets are positioned correctly inside the spun pieces prior to welding, I've made a wooden block the correct height for each of the 5 sizes of barnacles.
The bracket is set on top of the block.
And then welded in place.
My original plan was to tig weld the brackets, but either tig or mig distorts the outside of the spun piece requiring touch up, so I've decided to mig weld these for the sake of speed.
A view of the welding blemish on the outside of a spun piece after the bracket has been welded in.
A flap sanding wheel works great for cleaning up the welding blemish.
Stacks of "Barnacles" ready to go to the powder coater.
