Ain't Stick Welded In 15 Years

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Using an very old miller AC welder these are the first two welds I was able to come up with. 6011 set at 85 amps. I luv my mig but want to get proficient with the stick welding, any feed back would be nice, GOOD or BAD ......THX Attached Images
Reply:Originally Posted by aquaholicaUsing an very old miller AC welder these are the first two welds I was able to come up with. 6011 set at 85 amps. I luv my mig but want to get proficient with the stick welding, any feed back would be nice, GOOD or BAD ......THX
Reply:Hahaha.......I thought I might catch some heat about the s.h.i.t.t.y welds and then you point out my s.h.i.t.t.y vise.......didnt see that coming??
Reply:i have that vice too, home depot "wilton" haha its not great for squeezing much, but i use all the time to hold things for welding/grinding.  Not too worried about destroying it!
Reply:Looks better than my welds but I'm still learning.  I don't weld code.  I really want a mig and I'm getting ready to buy a thermal arc 211 or 252.  But I plan on continuing using stick.  I want to get as good at it as I can with stick.
Reply:Not bad for a warm up. You need some plate to weld on
Reply:why did you paint it?Miller thunderbolt 250Decastar 135ERecovering tool-o-holic ESAB OAI have been interested or involved in Electrical, Fire Alarm, Auto, Marine, Welding, Electronics ETC to name a just a few. So YES you can own too many tools.
Reply:I had that vise, too... until I snapped it in half two weekends ago.  At least it was cheap.  Going to buy a real vise this time.__David Hillman
Reply:Originally Posted by dumb as a stumpwhy did you paint it?
Reply:what size rod did you use? Not the worst i have seen on here at all, and some of the others get paid well for there ****ty welds.  lolJobSmart MIG125Lincoln AC225-SLincoln Pro-Mig 175Dewalt GrindersRidgid ChopsawIR Garage Mate CompressorAny thing worth doing, is worth doing right.
Reply:Used 1/8" 6011.......but went and picked some 3/32" 6011 and both 1/8" and 3/32" 6013.....gunna give them a shot this weekend........and about the vise, would not recommend doing any heavy pounding on them.....leave that to a ATHOL
Reply:Ran some 3/32" 6013.....didn't touch the heat setting......ran real nice and the slag peeled right off.......seems to be the electrode for me.. Attached Images