Butt Joint with Backing

Jan. 1, 2020

Quality Welds: The basics of the I-CAR aluminum welding qualification test Part III

Aluminum Welds

Quality Welds: The basics of the I-CAR aluminum welding qualification test: Part 3
Butt Joint with Backing

1) Vertical position of welds.
2) Measuring backside of weld.
3) Setting up root gap.
4) Weld exampleThis month we conclude our examination of the requirements of I-CAR

About the Author

Russell Thrall III

Former ABRN Editor-in-Chief Russell Thrall, a second-generation collision repairer, has experienced the shop from the bottom up, starting as a clean up person and working his way to assistant manager by age 17. Thrall joined the staff of Chilton's Automotive Body Repair News in 1991 as technical editor and as senior editor in 1992. From 1993 through 2000, Thrall served as editor of Collision Repair Industry INSIGHT. Thrall returned to the staff of ABRN in June 2000 as editor-in-chief of the industry's largest monthly trade magazine. Thrall was a frequent speaker at industry events including the Collision Industry Conference (CIC), NACE, and numerous other local and regional events. He served as co-chairman of the Collision Industry Conference Electronic Commerce committee and is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Auto Body Council.