michigander
Mechanical
I have an App 2 loose flange that is 3" thick per design that attaches to a 1/2" thk head using 1/2" fillet welds on both sides of the flange. I had asked the fabricator to purchase a head with a 3" straight flange, but the head was ordered with only a 1 1 2/" straight flange. Using a normal setback for the inner fillet weld causes the head to be down into the flange too far making the outer fillet to be more like a giant groove weld. The fabricator wants to set the head back into the flange by 1 1/2". This would keep the relationship of the flange and head more normal at the backside of the flange, but now I don't have a normal setback from the face of the flange. Are there any rules tha specifically address this setback distance?
Thanks in advance,
Michigander
Thanks in advance,
Michigander