Hobby Welding...Tig

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This is just playing around in my garage at home.  Plate is 16 guage I bought at the hardware store.  I cut up some 1" strips from the plate so all lengths are uniform.  I am replacing the plastic tray in the background.  The tools are wp9 torch, #4 gas cup, 1/16" red tungsten, 85 amps max.  Invertec V250S.  I don't have a flap disk, so I left the burrs from the bandsaw to use as filler.  I fused all but the vertical up.Vertical up with a little S2 filler added for the deoxadisers.  Corner flat with S6 fillerInside.It did not warp.David Last edited by David R; 05-18-2008 at 08:53 AM.Real world weldin.  When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.
Reply:Fused flat.   No dimesYeah, I got into the corner too much Vertical down.  Inside of a corner welded on the outside.DavidLast edited by David R; 05-18-2008 at 09:19 AM.Real world weldin.  When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.
Reply:COOL !!  WHATS THE TRAY FOR???   Daye
Reply:Penetration is excellent!My Babies: HF Drill pressHF Pipe Bender3   4.5" Black and Decker angle grindersLincoln Electric PROMIG 175that´s it!
Reply:Originally Posted by tigmuskyCOOL !!  WHATS THE TRAY FOR???   Daye
Reply:You know, I'm just a hack, and have no worthwhile opinion here whatsoever, but I would really like to see microzone's opinion here,,,,   I notice he's been very critical of welds by certain people in the past, Also Go1lum, both seem to have a very good eye.  Could you two please, for those of us unenlightened, give us a proper and correct evaluation of these welds????    It would be much appreciated ......of course, we expect an expert, unbiased opinion,,,,,,Last edited by mark8310; 05-18-2008 at 10:29 PM.
Reply:Here's some tig welds from Paul, AKA ZTFab ......   isn't this what they are supposed to look like????? Attached Images
Reply:Originally Posted by joebasssssssssBy the way, why do you feel you need full pen. on a 16 ga. tray?
Reply:Originally Posted by aczellerisn't that what a good welder is supposed to do? provide a good, strong, full-penetration weld, weather it is required for the job or not?Later,Andy
Reply:Originally Posted by joebasssssssssnosleepno, and aczeller, What do you two do for a living, and how long have you been welding?
Reply:Originally Posted by David RI fused all but the vertical up.
Reply:Welding is not a perfect process, in a perfect world i would not admit that i had ever welded anything, I am not the first person to say this. thank you David R for the post, and contributing so much to our welding community.Nothing Ever Got Done By Quitting, Never Give Up.
Reply:David R:My flap disc is indispensable. TIG hates mill scale. It caused porosity in my mild steel welds until I figured it out. I don't know what 16ga. your hardware store sells, but it probably has mill scale. FWIW: just a hobby weldor.Last edited by Craig in Denver; 05-19-2008 at 04:00 PM.9-11-2001......We Will Never ForgetRetired desk jockey. Hobby weldor with a little training. Craftsman O/A---Flat, Vert, Ovhd, Horz. Miller Syncrowave 250
Reply:nice welds david and I believe that you with your wire feed could have done the same job and made it look better than most with a tig.Life is tuff,so be sharp  lincoln sp 100  cutmaster101  miller bobcat  miller 250 mig  $thousands in snapon
Reply:Originally Posted by Black WolfFor clarification David, all welds except vertical up were Autogenous?
Reply:david just for kicks and maybe a nice looking box can you use stainless as a filler? and kleen the mild steel with the flapper first.Life is tuff,so be sharp  lincoln sp 100  cutmaster101  miller bobcat  miller 250 mig  $thousands in snapon
Reply:Originally Posted by asemasterdavid just for kicks and maybe a nice looking box can you use stainless as a filler? and kleen the mild steel with the flapper first.
Reply:david, maybe i missed it, but what is this box for anyway? just curious.Later,Andy
Reply:Originally Posted by aczellerdavid, maybe i missed it, but what is this box for anyway? just curious.Later,Andy
Reply:Real world weldin.  When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.
Reply:AH... that makes sense now. sorry for being stupid.Later,Andy
Reply:Originally Posted by David RCraig in Denver:  I did no prep to the steel except cut it on a bandsaw.  It "Looked" like cold rolled, but didn't say anywhere.If you look close you can see a line of some coating on the plate.  This is the horizontal weld.  No pics of this earlier.