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i have less than 30 minutes  of welding expierience.tell me the good and bad.i am starting my welding classes next month at my tech college. Attached Images
Reply:thats mig i presume...not bad at all..who set up the machine? ...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Originally Posted by zapsterthats mig i presume...not bad at all..who set up the machine? ...zap!
Reply:good job my friend next test..weld something together  ...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:looks good  for the first time   next,pipe to flat plate,  pipe to pipe  flat to flat and your on your way  oh and do a 90 keep up the practice.  learn all ya can at school and be safe
Reply:thanks
Reply:Originally Posted by prop-doctorlooks good  for the first time   next,pipe to flat plate,  pipe to pipe  flat to flat and your on your way  oh and do a 90 keep up the practice.  learn all ya can at school and be safe
Reply:two flats next to each other to make a 90 or right angle
Reply:Originally Posted by prop-doctortwo flats next to each other to make a 90 or right angle
Reply:nice looking beadsin the first pic the bead on the left looks best, the other two look a little religious (got a crater, and what looks like a little porosity towards the end of the other bead) holy beads like that may be the result of poor gas coverage. what were all your settings? a little off center on the pipe, if your having trouble seeing the joint you may want to try a lighter shade on your hood (comfort and vision!). if not keep up the practice, your doing good. = }
Reply:Originally Posted by LuzRDnice looking beadsin the first pic the bead on the left looks best, the other two look a little religious (got a crater, and what looks like a little porosity towards the end of the other bead) holy beads like that may be the result of poor gas coverage. what were all your settings? a little off center on the pipe, if your having trouble seeing the joint you may want to try a lighter shade on your hood (comfort and vision!). if not keep up the practice, your doing good. = }
Reply:yup, gusts of wind will do that = {good work!
Reply:Originally Posted by LuzRDyup, gusts of wind will do that = {good work!
Reply:try to do a tube like that without starting and stopping...test #3  remember..one must look in front and in back of the weld at all times... ...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Originally Posted by zapstertry to do a tube like that without starting and stopping...test #3  remember..one must look in front and in back of the weld at all times... ...zap!
Reply:Originally Posted by zapstergood job my friend next test..weld something together  ...zap!
Reply:looking good my friend...keep it up... ...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Originally Posted by zapsterlooking good my friend...keep it up... ...zap!
Reply:yeah pretty much..theres no gas coverage back there  ...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Originally Posted by zapsteryeah pretty much..theres no gas coverage back there  ...zap!
Reply:Originally Posted by 99blackzr2dont people usually find smaw harder to do than gmaw.i picked up a ac225 lincoln today from a guy at work fo $50.00 today.i can make better looking beads with stick welder.is that normal.i have always heard stick is harder to learn.
Reply:Originally Posted by zapsteri'm thinkin' your just a natural..some people just "meld" with a welder...post pics of what you welded with the stick and what amps and rods you use...size etc.. ..zap!
Reply:what gas are you useing?and your welds look goodChuckASME Pressure Vessel welder
Reply:looking good I have a tradesman at work that would be doing good get welds like that if you keep going like that once you start tech you'll have a bright future in the trade well done  Creative metal Creative metal Facebook
Reply:Originally Posted by chopper5what gas are you useing?and your welds look goodOriginally Posted by zapsterthats mig i presume...not bad at all..who set up the machine? ...zap!
Reply:Originally Posted by 99blackzr2i just did this weld.i have about 1 hour of experience.did this one on my pm 215.voltage C wfs 175.i finally start the welding program at the tech next week.i year and i will have my degree.looks like it almost burnt through.
Reply:Originally Posted by 99blackzr2anyone?
Reply:Originally Posted by zapster   stop being on edge!!theres lots of ridicule to go around.. first pic not bad at all..pic # 2 needs work......zap!
Reply:Originally Posted by 99blackzr2# 2 is the backside
Reply:Originally Posted by zapster  i  know that  thats why i typed it needed work...busted i guess.. ...zap!
Reply:Zap is right, pic #1 doesn't look TOO bad...pic #2 is another story.For the machine you are using, 175 on the wfs is a little slow. I have (2) Power Mig 200 and when welding material suitable for "C", I use a wfs of 200-250 depending on my position.I tend to use a little slower wire speed than most due to my slow hand speed. Do you see the little dimples inside your beads? That's caused by not making a continuous bead (even though you think you were making one). When you weld, it should feel as if you are carrying a part of your first puddle all the way through to the last.Try another weld and drop the voltage to "B" and a wfs of about 150. Slow your hand down and make sure that your pulling your puddle and the welder is making a consistent "sizzling" sound.BTW, those look great for only an hour behind the trigger!http://all-a-cart.comWelding Cart Kits and accessories
Reply:your a natural...good settings..good penetration...now weld some more things together and controll warp... you'll get there... ...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Originally Posted by ZTFabZap is right, pic #1 doesn't look TOO bad...pic #2 is another story.For the machine you are using, 175 on the wfs is a little slow. I have (2) Power Mig 200 and when welding material suitable for "C", I use a wfs of 200-250 depending on my position.I tend to use a little slower wire speed than most due to my slow hand speed. Do you see the little dimples inside your beads? That's caused by not making a continuous bead (even though you think you were making one). When you weld, it should feel as if you are carrying a part of your first puddle all the way through to the last.Try another weld and drop the voltage to "B" and a wfs of about 150. Slow your hand down and make sure that your pulling your puddle and the welder is making a consistent "sizzling" sound.BTW, those look great for only an hour behind the trigger!
Reply:Originally Posted by zapsteryour a natural...good settings..good penetration...now weld some more things together and controll warp... you'll get there... ...zap!
Reply:take pics of your welds.. sneak pics of their welds.. we'll see... ...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:The guys at work told me that weld might be weak because I used a back and forth motion with the gun.
Reply:Originally Posted by SandyThat's a pretty broad statement. That's like saying you should always or should never turn the steering wheel. It takes a combination of it all to keep it on the road. A weld might fail, or pass, because of numerous factors. The motion or action is only one factor. There isn't really any "only one way" to get er done. What really matters most is what goes on inside, at the edges and around the minute perimeters of the weld bead. If a person is doing garbage work a push, drag, weave, cirlce, whatever really don't matter much. In the stick, gmaw and fcaw world, if you couldn't do a weave you just as well shut down the shop. Just too many variables to say this or that is the way. Won't be long before you'll will be using quite a number of motions, when and where needed.
Reply:Originally Posted by 99blackzr2at my work the welders get about 10 minutes of training,they take a test and then they are certified and for some reason everyone passes no matter how bad the weld is.my work is the biggest trailer product manufacturer in the us.
Reply:Originally Posted by LuzRDthat statement kinda scares me, like alot
Reply:I once worked for a company like that. They would put anyone to welding. The reason was that they were too cheap to pay an experienced weldor. They were so cheap it was actually against the rules to do anything right, it costs too much to do it right. Actually the place lost way more money in scrapped bad parts and rework labor than they would have spent just doing it right the first time. I had to quit. As amusing as it was, inefficiency and counterproductivity gives me nightmares.
Reply:my work is the biggest trailer product manufacturer in the us.
Reply:Originally Posted by 99blackzr2 A lot of them have porosity and inconsistent width.
Reply:Originally Posted by ZTFabThat doesn't sound like the guys at his work are "utilizing the filler material" to keep job costs down...it sounds like they are untrained employees thrown into a position to make production numbers. Besides, why would an hourly paid employee at a large manufacturing facility care about how much filler he is using...it doesn't come out of their pay check.
Reply:Originally Posted by 99blackzr2exactly whats happening!!!!!
Reply:Originally Posted by zapsterthen why let it go on? i'm starting to get thats bullcrap...what will the lawsuit be when it comes down to "bad welding"guys like that gives guys like us a bad name  ...zap!
Reply:Originally Posted by zapsterthen why let it go on? i'm starting to get thats bullcrap...what will the lawsuit be when it comes down to "bad welding"guys like that gives guys like us a bad name  ...zap!