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learning to weld..
dirkbelt
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no prob man i wish i could weld like that,probally the best i have seen,props 2 u jeff
mtm
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here is a stainless steel box i tig'd together. My first time picking up the torch...
2480
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Conrad- the hobart 210 is a good machine. just practice your ass of and you'll get it
slamdamazda
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the welds look great they just dont look stacked like the ones im seeing. it looks like they welded...stopped...welded...stopped...welded stopped. like giant spot welds right on top of one another. is this some kind of technique? ive seen alot of mig welds like this and cant figure out how they do it. i do the half moon side to side thing and they still end up being smooth. the only time i got them to look like the ones im seeing is when i welded in shrt bursts.
2480
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the start stop method isn't a good method to get in the habit of doing. when you start and stop like that your not getting the same penitration as you would if you ran a solid bead.
when you do your half moon pause for a second and then move over and pause again and so on this will give the puddle a chance to build up giving the stacked look
when you do your half moon pause for a second and then move over and pause again and so on this will give the puddle a chance to build up giving the stacked look
slamdamazda
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hmmm....ill try that and see what happens.
FreakwitaFro
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Originally posted by 2480
this weld is one of the cleanest welds i've ever seen. next step here is under water welding. lol
this weld is one of the cleanest welds i've ever seen. next step here is under water welding. lol
TwistedMinis
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Originally posted by Evandrews
Originally posted by blazedbowtie82
So those are all mig? They look DAMN good! I'm just learning to weld, any techniques you wanna shoot my way?
Yes, thats all MIG.
Someone asked about getting the stacked dime look with a MIG. You can do the start stop, but like said before, not a good idea for structural welding, because the penetration is not as good. In that third picture, on the outside of the mount you can see a weld like that, a stack of spot welds. The rest are solid beads.
All I really do is the half moon technique, and stop briefly on each sweep. Don't set the wire speed to fast. And I always weld hotter than suggested for the metal thickness.
The machine shouldnt matter much either. I used to weld with a hand me down welder, that was 30 years old. Half those welds were done with that, the other half a Miller 175. I find that the wire makes a big difference in the weld. Dont buy cheap shit.
And honestly, I dont know a whole hell of a lot about welding. I know the basics, but no one really taught me. I just learned by practicing for the last 4 1/2 years..
Originally posted by blazedbowtie82
So those are all mig? They look DAMN good! I'm just learning to weld, any techniques you wanna shoot my way?
Yes, thats all MIG.
Someone asked about getting the stacked dime look with a MIG. You can do the start stop, but like said before, not a good idea for structural welding, because the penetration is not as good. In that third picture, on the outside of the mount you can see a weld like that, a stack of spot welds. The rest are solid beads.
All I really do is the half moon technique, and stop briefly on each sweep. Don't set the wire speed to fast. And I always weld hotter than suggested for the metal thickness.
The machine shouldnt matter much either. I used to weld with a hand me down welder, that was 30 years old. Half those welds were done with that, the other half a Miller 175. I find that the wire makes a big difference in the weld. Dont buy cheap shit.
And honestly, I dont know a whole hell of a lot about welding. I know the basics, but no one really taught me. I just learned by practicing for the last 4 1/2 years..
smallz
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Originally posted by 2480
Jeff those are damn nice welds. I learned to Mig weld by doing circles or curly cues, thats what i do and it seens to work fine. I also just picked up a Miller Syncrowave 200 tig machine, i just need to get it wired up.
Jeff those are damn nice welds. I learned to Mig weld by doing circles or curly cues, thats what i do and it seens to work fine. I also just picked up a Miller Syncrowave 200 tig machine, i just need to get it wired up.
no1lowr
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that is the shit!!!!!!!!!!wowza, see nuthin like it,.