Getting a 'handle' on it with 7018

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I had to weld some handles on the hatches for the port holes today.  Had 50 handles to weld on.  Decided that 7018 would be easier than dual-shield on this project so here's the result.I had to strip the paint, lay them out, tack, make them sit square to the cover and weld em' up.1/8" Fleetweld 7018 H4R 120amps
Reply:That's some nice stick!!!Me!
Reply:Nice work!DavidReal world weldin.  When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.
Reply:Ya, I just hope the boss likes them seeing as they are publically visible welds for entire crew of the ship.  I figured i'd switch it up a bit, i'm always posting my dual-shield welds.Last edited by WelderBoy; 10-08-2007 at 07:31 PM.
Reply:Good stuff weld it like you own it
Reply:What is the V07?Me!
Reply:Wow...Nice work WB.That is some outstanding stick work.- Paulhttp://all-a-cart.comWelding Cart Kits and accessories
Reply:ooh shinny nice work ChuckASME Pressure Vessel welder
Reply:Originally Posted by Me!What is the V07?
Reply:That's kinda like ratting on yourself. But the boss gets what the boss wants!Nice work, I hope all 100 look as nice. No pressure! City of L.A. Structural; Manual & Semi-Automatic;"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore."Job 28:1,2Lincoln, Miller, Victor & ISV BibleDanny
Reply:Originally Posted by tanglediverThat's kinda like ratting on yourself.
Reply:Nothin'. so if there is a messed up one, or a leaky one, or one that fails X-ray the boss knows who to come to and deliver an *** chewing.
Reply:Well your boss should be plenty proud of those for sure.
Reply:are those water tight?  great job!My Babies: HF Drill pressHF Pipe Bender3   4.5" Black and Decker angle grindersLincoln Electric PROMIG 175that´s it!
Reply:nice neat welds . have you sneezed in the middle of one yet?
Reply:WelderBoy, I've gathered that you work in a shipyard.  Do you work on military, civilian, or both.  I spent time in the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, fun stuff except for the parking.  By the way, awesome pics and welds.Last edited by HT55; 10-09-2007 at 08:28 PM.
Reply:looks good... I like welding with 7018 every now and then.Strive For Perfection
Reply:Originally Posted by HT55WelderBoy, I've gathered that you work in a shipyard.  Do you work on military, civilian, or both.  I spent time in the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, fun stuff except for the parking.  By the way, awesome pics and welds.
Reply:Nice looking welds there, smooth and even and uniform.   Just a little spatter.You have to get better pictures though.     It looks like the focus point was a wee bit beyond the welds and the handles (they are slightly soft/blurry in focus and the background looks sharper than the 'subject' area).  If the pic was close, try the macro/micro setting to get closer focusing (look for the little flower icon on many digital camera for the close-focus/micro/macro setting).  Or on many recent cameras, put the focus 'target' on the desired subject (the welds in this case), depress the shutter halfway to get the exposure and focus 'set' and then recompose the picture without releasing the half-press on the shutter.  Press the shutter fully to take the pic when you have the framing/compostion the way you want.
Reply:MoonRise, my digital camera that I bring to work/fishing doesn't have all those macro features.The one I have at home is a Digital SLR and it has all those features, but I wouldn't ever take it to work, it costs too much $$.
Reply:I spent this entire last spring semester running 7018 beads for practice to test. At the start of the semester, we got this assignment to replicate a vee groove with hand cut pieces of an I-beam. I only focused on vertical beads with 7018, that's it. The result...3 pieces of 10-12 pound solid steel, all weld bead, with the exception of the original I-beam pieces I highlighted in paint marker.  City of L.A. Structural; Manual & Semi-Automatic;"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore."Job 28:1,2Lincoln, Miller, Victor & ISV BibleDanny
Reply:tanglediver, two things.  Do you have anything for a size comparison of those pieces?  They look small, but if they are 10-12lbs they must be of pretty good size.Also, your name is tangleDIVER.  Are you a diver?  And if so are you a diver/welder?
Reply:No Under Water Welding for me thanks!  It's just a board name, like a C.B. handle. Though I have tried scuba, I don't anymore. The joke was, what do you do when fishing and you tangle up in the rocks or weeds? Send out a diver! That's my favorite lure, you best get it back! Them blocks are about 6" long and about 4" wide and 4" deep. I put them on a scale and the lightest was 10 pounds and the heaviest was 12.City of L.A. Structural; Manual & Semi-Automatic;"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore."Job 28:1,2Lincoln, Miller, Victor & ISV BibleDanny