One of my first few welds with my 211

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Reply:Now that i loo at this picture it appears i didnt clean the welding surface but the surfaces i welded were clean metal. Next time i will clean more area
Reply:any feedback on this weld? Terrible?
Reply:i dont think it looks to bad keep practicing its fun to have new toys350P 30A spool gun cut master 51  syncro 250 other stuff " take a dog off the street and make him prosper and he will not bite you sad the same cannot be said for man" i didnt use punctuation just to piss you off
Reply:Looks Ok. More info on the settings, and material thickness will help get an idea what you are running besides just looks. Also was the bead run flat, or vertical down as it looks in the pict? Vert down with mig usually has less penetration and is better suited for sheet metal. One thing I can see is that the welds look like they didn't wrap the corners. Stopping / starting a weld at a corner  can give the weld a place for cracks to start..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:Originally Posted by umahunteri dont think it looks to bad keep practicing its fun to have new toys
Reply:i usually make sure to have clean bare metal on all sides within 1 inch minimum of the weldDynasty 200DXPassport plus w/ spoolmate 100victor 315c oxy/(act and prop)Miller digital elitemilwaukee power tools
Reply:>>Stopping / starting a weld at a corner can give the weld a place for cracks to start<<Gosh, I didn't know that, thanks for the tip.Working on cars and bikes is my hobby, learning to weld the pieces together is my quest.
Reply:Originally Posted by turki usually make sure to have clean bare metal on all sides within 1 inch minimum of the weld
Reply:Originally Posted by yarmish,I welded the arms on the horizontal. The steel is 1/8" and i am still a newb so i used the autoset...The project was shortening the arms on a pallet rack so i could fit it in my garage. So i had to cut the flange off,Grind it down. Cut the arm and then weld the flang back on.
Reply:you look  like you are starting out good.. too many guys dont like inner-shield . and prefer shielded bare wire . but what they forget is inner-shield is what is building the bridges and skycrapers these days and bare wire has ZERO structural aplications . remember keep it HOT , cold mig welds are the serial problem with hobby welders. and yes always weld through the corners a stop start makes it more prone to cracking. 211 is a great wire to start on and with practice you will make welds that not only look better but are structualy stronger than shielded bare wire. BTW the metal cleanliness looks ok innershield is not picky but if you are thats ok
Reply:umm that looks to be a shielded weld not flux core350P 30A spool gun cut master 51  syncro 250 other stuff " take a dog off the street and make him prosper and he will not bite you sad the same cannot be said for man" i didnt use punctuation just to piss you off
Reply:Originally Posted by umahunterumm that looks to be a shielded weld not flux core
Reply:Yes it is shielded wire. Thank you all for the feed back. I will post a new picture this weekend if you dont mind
Reply:i think Bravo mistook the 211 machine for the wire used.225NT bobcatAEAD200LEScott 125mm175, mm252 w 30A, PT225mm211, TA 181iHyper Therm 380, cut master 529100X & XX, Digital Elite6 Victor setssmith little torch, meco midget kalamazoo band sawsteel max saw evoulution circular saw
Reply:post away everyone loves pictures350P 30A spool gun cut master 51  syncro 250 other stuff " take a dog off the street and make him prosper and he will not bite you sad the same cannot be said for man" i didnt use punctuation just to piss you off