Weld bead comparison

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Took some close up photos of welding beads produced by 3 different guys, one is a professional welder with years of experience that went to school for welding, second is self taught and the 3rd guy never welded before.Could you tell by welding beads which is a better weld and who laid it or is it just a crap shoot ?  I don't think any of them are professionals but that is JMO . All were done in my shop with my 211 set to lazy (Autoset), all welders used the same harbor freight helmet, thick stick welding gloves and fancy welding sleeves .What do you guys think?  1/8 materialAttachment 1199091Attachment 1199101Attachment 1199111Last edited by NinjaRay; 08-30-2015 at 01:34 AM.
Reply:Welder 1 - self taughtWelder 2 - professionalWelder 3 - never welded beforeLearning to weld, one arc at a time.
Reply:Originally Posted by FyreTexWelder 1 - self taughtWelder 2 - professionalWelder 3 - never welded before
Reply:Self taught is the best. The others must have been welding blindfolded.
Reply:Was the welder set up, and handed to each of the 3?  Or was each welder responsible for his/her machine settings?  Were there criteria that had to be met, like square or distortion?  I'm no pro,  but "best welder/weld" is more than the ability to hold a somewhat reasonably steady hand for what amounts to little more than large tack welds. Cut and etch them if that's your metric.
Reply:i would hate to be judged on a couple inches of random welding.i.u.o.e. # 15queens, ny and sunny fla
Reply:Originally Posted by docwelderi would hate to be judged on a couple inches of random welding.
Reply:Originally Posted by Teggy1Was the welder set up, and handed to each of the 3?  Or was each welder responsible for his/her machine settings?  Were there criteria that had to be met, like square or distortion?  I'm no pro,  but "best welder/weld" is more than the ability to hold a somewhat reasonably steady hand for what amounts to little more than large tack welds. Cut and etch them if that's your metric.
Reply:Originally Posted by NinjaRayTook some close up photos of welding beads produced by 3 different guys,  All were done in my shop with my 211 set to lazy (Autoset), all welders used the same harbor freight helmet, thick stick welding gloves and fancy welding sleeves .What do you guys think?  1/8 material
Reply:Originally Posted by FyreTexWait a minute, I thought you took the pics yourself?  You didn't actually see them doing the welds?
Reply:The pics were posted to make you guess but since I didn't do a good job of explaining that part I think everyone got confused, next time I will put guess who made these welds and options
Reply:Originally Posted by motolife313Self taught is the best. The others must have been welding blindfolded.
Reply:Originally Posted by NinjaRay#1 Bead belongs to the supposedly professional who does it for a living and has a business #2 Bead is from the self taught guy#3 Bead is the new guy who bought the machine!   The professional welder made some questionable welds and should give welder #2 his business but that's my opinion, only thing professional about guy #1 was his mouth and bullsh1t that came out of it who asked me a million questions about welding and being a passive aggressive the whole time. I was ready to kick them the hell out but the buyer decided he wanted it and took it.