Wrong setup or wrong operator

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Saw this gate set between some home built posts & bracing today. Just had to take some pics. I didn't pick and poke at it cuzz it isn't mine but even at a glance it was obvious that it was a mig/wire feed operation. Out in nowhere so probably off a genset. Attached Images"The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first, the love of soft living and the get rich quick theory of life." -Theodore Roosevelt
Reply:But after what you see in pic #4 I was driving down the road thinking back to the mid 80's when migs were selling like hot cakes at flea markets and such. You know, the same places you got seat covers and stereos, used tools or homier tools. Any way I remember at the time some off brand machines about the size of two bread boxes were being sold for about a hundred bucks a piece. No hoses, regulators or gauge, just the machine and a roll of solid wire. This job made me think about that as I was heading back for the barn. Attached Images"The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first, the love of soft living and the get rich quick theory of life." -Theodore Roosevelt
Reply:Sandy, this is Ranch Welding at it's best.If it holds-great. If it don't--goober some more on.Blackbird
Reply:he actually painted it....
Reply:I wonder if ed mac worked in No. Cal before he moved to FL?Syncro 250 DX Dynasty 200 DXMM 251 w/30A SG XMT 304 w/714 Feeder & Optima PulserHH187Dialarc 250 AC/DCHypertherm PM 1250Smith, Harris, Victor O/ASmith and Thermco Gas MixersAccess to a full fab shop with CNC Plasma, Water Jet, etc.
Reply:Thats excellent!  I wonder what the welder was thinking at the time of "welding".
Reply:Originally Posted by dave powelsonSandy, this is Ranch Welding at it's best.If it holds-great. If it don't--goober some more on.
Reply:Looks like this was welded with a very small and underpowered 120v mig welder.JasonLincoln Idealarc 250 stick/tigThermal Dynamics Cutmaster 52Miller Bobcat 250Torchmate CNC tableThermal Arc Hefty 2Ironworkers Local 720
Reply:Grapes anyone
Reply:Wonder what he was thinking heck I wonder if he had his eyes open.Millermatic 252millermatic 175miller 300 Thunderboltlincoln ranger 250smith torcheslots of bfh'sIf it dont fit get a bigger hammer
Reply:That's funny!! I used my mig w/ solid wire and no gas to put gobbers on the rungs of my ramps for loading 4 wheeler or anything w/ wheels too heavy to lift. It worked good, made a nice rough surface.                                          MikeOl' Stonebreaker  "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes"Hobart G-213 portableMiller 175 migMiller thunderbolt ac/dc stick Victor O/A setupMakita chop saw
Reply:I can hardly weld worth anything but at least there is somebody out there that makes me look GOOD!ThurmondMiller Bobcat 3 Phase,26 series gas cooled TIG torchMiller Suitcase X-Treme 12VS17 Series Tig Torch for Solar Panel Powered WeldingOxy/Acetylene Torch rigEVERLAST PowerUltra 205P
Reply:I wonder what that bird had to eat?
Reply:Originally Posted by TritiumI can hardly weld worth anything but at least there is somebody out there that makes me look GOOD!Thurmond
Reply:nothin a little bondo and grinding can't fix"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal"   -Henry Ford
Reply:I bet it would have taken quite a bit of time to lay that mosaic of boogers as opposed to laying a nice single bead.Zzzzt......Head scratch.....wire brush (maybe)......Zzzzt.....Head scratch.....Zzzzt.....Zzzzt.....
Reply:This must be one of Ray Charles' last welding projects [Account Abandoned 8/8/16 Please Do Not Attempt Contact Or Expect A Reply]. See you on YouTube! -ChuckE2009
Reply:I like that phrase "mosaic of boogers".  Nice ring to it.
Reply:maybe he needs one of them stickers on his migTURN THE GAS ON DUMMY i saw a guy that "knew how to weld" do this same sh*t on some reinforceing plates on an oil filled chaincase.he wondered why the welds leaked oil, and why i was so pissed at having to spend a day grinding out his "welds" and doing the job right.   thankfully he didnt last too long after that fiasco              I'm a legend in my spare time
Reply:But but but Judge I'm innocent. I didn't do it.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:Did you consider that it might be art?