Actually the kids did. Had a nasty crotch from a red oak in there, and the wedge popped right off.
Turns out it was a combo of two probs - weld didn't penetrate deep enough into the wedge, and there was a big gap between the wedge and the I-beam. You can see in the above pic a 1/4" metal shim in the back of the wedge, but a gap on the rest of it. some of this was air space, and the rest took about 3 passes just to reach the wedge.
Anyway, I didn't think my little 110v welder would do the trick, so I took it to a nearby shop and they fixed it right up - ground off the shim and the old weld, and welded it back on. Will run it tomorrow morning if it doesn't rain.
I did contact SuperSplit to let them know that the shim wasn't a good idea. Maybe it got the height they wanted, or maybe it was because the cutting edge of the wedge was a bit wider and they needed to space it evenly. It would be better to grind the wedge level and weld the whole thing down properly, IMHO.
Turns out it was a combo of two probs - weld didn't penetrate deep enough into the wedge, and there was a big gap between the wedge and the I-beam. You can see in the above pic a 1/4" metal shim in the back of the wedge, but a gap on the rest of it. some of this was air space, and the rest took about 3 passes just to reach the wedge.
Anyway, I didn't think my little 110v welder would do the trick, so I took it to a nearby shop and they fixed it right up - ground off the shim and the old weld, and welded it back on. Will run it tomorrow morning if it doesn't rain.
I did contact SuperSplit to let them know that the shim wasn't a good idea. Maybe it got the height they wanted, or maybe it was because the cutting edge of the wedge was a bit wider and they needed to space it evenly. It would be better to grind the wedge level and weld the whole thing down properly, IMHO.