Gettin' Schooled!

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Back to school and here are a few pics. Attached Images
Reply:Is that 6010/6011?  What settings and rod?Harbor Freight Inverter 130 amp DC stick/tig (sold, really!)Lincoln Square Wave Tig 175 AC/DC stick/Tig
Reply:I think you're ready to graduate.
Reply:7024?
Reply:This was done with gmaw process. I was using .035 on 1/4 inch plate, was around 21 volts and about 215 amps
Reply:Beads look good, I'll give you that!  You have a steady hand, which is good!  (kind of important!  )If you turn your voltage and wire up, you will find that you won't have to weave as much, if at all!  I would give you settings, but every machine is different!  The trick is to find that sweet spot with the machine you are using!
Reply:Fillet with migThen I started on stick tonight. I ran it a little fast and long arced. These are the first stick welds Attached Images
Reply:Fillet with stick....not my spatter Attached Images
Reply:Are the last pictures with the atom arc as well?
Reply:Was the 7018 in an oven? I wonder what caused the porosity in it. Was all of the stick 7018?Lincoln 175HD
Reply:Originally Posted by slotardWas the 7018 in an oven? I wonder what caused the porosity in it. Was all of the stick 7018?
Reply:I've always damn near dragged 7018, how far off are you?Lincoln 175HD
Reply:I was pretty much doing the same just drifted back a few times. Tonight I corrected that and I didnt long arc once.
Reply:If that is your buckshot, then you settings or procedure isn't right.  If it someone else's then grind it off before you weld.  so you can get a better idea of your progress.
Reply:Originally Posted by Scott YoungIf that is your buckshot, then you settings or procedure isn't right.  If it someone else's then grind it off before you weld.  so you can get a better idea of your progress.
Reply:Keep it up, coming along nice bud I hate being bi-polar it's awsomeMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Reply:Originally Posted by weldermikeKeep it up, coming along nice bud
Reply:Your padding looks really good.I use to build up a 2x2 angle and make it a complete 2x2 solid by weld build up.  I then would cut it and check for inclusions and Lack of fusion lines.  It is a real easy way to practice.  It is practice for welding THICK plate.
Reply:Never stop the learning process ...
Reply:Good work!Miller Bobcat 250Miller Multimatic 200 Miller & 3M PPEHobart electrodesDeWaltz toolsPT standsVictor MD torchRadnor HD  torch
Reply:Thanks everyone. I'm gonna be in class and will put together some clean joints
Reply:Pic same settings and rod Attached Images
Reply:Is there a little undercut there?Lincoln 175HD
Reply:Originally Posted by slotardIs there a little undercut there?
Reply:doing fcaw vertical up. I calculated about 66 feet of weld on this plate Attached Images