6g 7018 cap training

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working on my cap on 6g 7018 3/32 rod in PORTUGAL for making a test in BELGIUM NUCLEAR PLANT, give me your advices, its going a little better but room from improvement. Attached Images
Reply:The upper joint is looking good.  Keep your passes tight.  Esthetically it would be nice to have the final pass a little narrower and lower than the preceding ones.
Reply:thanks oldsparks will try that
Reply:That sure seems to be a lot of bevel. My understanding is 37 1/2-degrees is normal. Some, myself included like 30-degree. Is that 4-inch, sch-80 pipe? If so I would run 1/8-inch 7018. Attached ImagesDon’t pay any attention to meI’m just a hobbyist!CarlDynasty 300V350-Pro w/pulseSG Spool gun1937 IdealArc-300PowerArc 200ST3 SA-200sVantage 400
Reply:you are right cep normaly its 37degrees but the guy in the shop made a mistake and the bevel is huge in the 4 inch pipes, looks like a sch 160 like that lol, plenty of rods to burn
Reply:Originally Posted by vikktorplenty of rods to burn
Reply:1/8 for filling and 3/32 caping it gets really hot also with a bevel like that
Reply:I'm not a pipe welder by any stretch of the imagination. Here is about the best I can do. Attached ImagesDon’t pay any attention to meI’m just a hobbyist!CarlDynasty 300V350-Pro w/pulseSG Spool gun1937 IdealArc-300PowerArc 200ST3 SA-200sVantage 400
Reply:its looking good Cep
Reply:Thank you!For me 6-G is hard to get it to look real uniform, with having to change the rod angle all the time. But welding pipe is very good practice for structural welding.Don’t pay any attention to meI’m just a hobbyist!CarlDynasty 300V350-Pro w/pulseSG Spool gun1937 IdealArc-300PowerArc 200ST3 SA-200sVantage 400