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Well this were from tonite .. and I tried to do my very best .. and of course part of the " practice , practice, and more practice" ... lolThis is end of week three ... but I wish I had more time to practice.. Who was it that said after 10 pounds of filler you should be gettin better ?LOLAnyways...  uhmmm did them from bottom to top .. First weld on the bottom .. last on top .. and welded them from left to right .. I wore magnifier glasses this time .. helps my vision close up .. only +1.25 Can you get UV burned thru a shirt if its not "tight knit" enough? Thanks for all the nice info and help .. Randy Attached Images
Reply:looks good hit it again when you stop after a sec..not bad on the underneethuse this before welding..Attachment 4474...zap!Last edited by zapster; 12-27-2007 at 05:22 PM.I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Thanks.. Now thats what I call a hint as far as the coppertone is concerned LOL ..I seem to always get undercut when welding a T joint or a piece of pipe onto a plate .. and its usually the vertical piece ..  what can I do to help that problem???  PS .. i will look for my suntan lotion ... LOL
Reply:Originally Posted by Lanmanb4Thanks.. Now thats what I call a hint as far as the coppertone is concerned LOL ..I seem to always get undercut when welding a T joint or a piece of pipe onto a plate .. and its usually the vertical piece ..  what can I do to help that problem???  PS .. i will look for my suntan lotion ... LOL
Reply:Question .. I went from MIG to TIG ..  and have not welded or brazed with a torch enough to say so .. When I read threads on MIG welding .. I heard a lot of comments on penetration.   then this morning ( couldnt sleep ) I read where someone suggested , for practice , to take two pieces of metal and make an "A" and weld the fillet on top and look for 1/32" penetration ..That made me wonder ... with TIG, is the amount of penetration desired different? or maybe I misunderstood to begin with?  Can someone enlighten me here ??  I also wondered because one of the replies to my weld pictures was too much heat .. and ZAP mentioned turn down the amps 10 - 15 .. Big Picture wise, its starting to sound like that might be something for me to look at ..