Played with the oxy/acet today...

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Wow...I usually burn through the thin stuff with my mig.  I'll be using the gas more frequently I think. Attached Images
Reply:I never learned to gas weld, I wish I had"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:I learned the MIG set up using flux core burns hotter than solid wire & gas.That said, thats a good looking weld.  I have a full O2 tank coming next month & will start practicing my welds with that again.MarkI haven't always been a nurse........Craftsman 12"x36" LatheEnco G-30B MillHobart Handler 175Lincoln WeldandPower 225 AC/DC G-7 CV/CCAdd a Foot Pedal to a Harbor Freight Chicago Electric 165A DC TIG PapaLion's Gate Build
Reply:Nice weld.
Reply:That is a nice looking weld for oxy/ace!There is a guy here in town that welds everything he does with oxy/ace, does it out in his garage, he's in his 70's and said he had been welding with o/a since he was a kid, and can make some of the prettiest welds you have ever saw with it, I go to him when ever I need something brazed, he can literally plate something with a nice smooth braze glaze.He does a lot of ornamental stuff that he sells to the locals.#1. If you don't like what I wrote, or if it offends you, then don't read it!#2. I am living life the way I see fit, if you don't like the way I'M living, tough sh**!
Reply:That's a great looking weld.  You must have a steady hand.  What was your filler?
Reply:Nice job. What tip size and filler? (RG45 or coat hangar) I appreciate the skill required to to do that with no undercut. CheersLincoln PowerMig 180cVictor O/ABandaids and aspirinI don't know what I don't know!?
Reply:The rod has R45 stamped on it, but the label on the tube states RG45 Type, 3/32.  Tip is a #3 Harris.No skill yet, just beginner's luck I guess.  I'll take a sledge hammer to it today and see how it holds up.The other side... Attached Images
Reply:Originally Posted by farmersammI never learned to gas weld, I wish I had
Reply:Originally Posted by farmersammI never learned to gas weld, I wish I had
Reply:Originally Posted by lugweldBut final proof will be in the destruction of the beautiful weld.
Reply:Looks good to me!#1. If you don't like what I wrote, or if it offends you, then don't read it!#2. I am living life the way I see fit, if you don't like the way I'M living, tough sh**!
Reply:Interesting. Does the fact that the tube actually broke (rather than bending severely first) suggest that the heat of the O/A process made the steel right next to the weld brittle?Lincoln 175HD Miller AC/DC ThunderboltSmith AW1, Dillion (Henrob) Mark III, & Smith LittleTorch
Reply:Originally Posted by smyrna5Interesting. Does the fact that the tube actually broke (rather than bending severely first) suggest that the heat of the O/A process made the steel right next to the weld brittle?
Reply:Who knows what the base material is. If its a steel with higher carbon, or carbon equivelancy then I would think OA would be the most forgiving. Did you quench the part after welding? There are soo many technique issues that can case welding issues, appearance doesnt give 90% of them away. I would have to see the part up close.
Reply:Just my thought, it just sheared do to leverage and design.  The rect. tubing did bend.  Not a whole lot of material to bend on the short square.