Weld picture thread

Post by **crawlercreations** » Fri May 01, 2015 7:42 pm

I'm thinking this thread should be used to show off your welds and ask for feedback if you want it. Pirate can get pretty brutal, especially for some people new to welding. Let's use this thread to ask for anyone to get constructive feedback on their welds or to show off their welds. If you are seeking feedback please say so in your post, if you're just looking to show off your welds just say so.

Post by **crawlercreations** » Fri May 01, 2015 7:45 pm

I'll start. Feedback please! I've tig welded all of 2 hours this evening and am still very new to it. There is a definite learning curve to it. I've tigged once before for all of 45 minutes previously so I am brand new to it and willing to listen to any feedback. Attached is my last weld of the evening.

Post by **akaFrankCastle** » Mon May 04, 2015 9:03 pm

"Looks outstanding", said the guy who can barely run a bead.

Post by **akaFrankCastle** » Mon May 04, 2015 9:04 pm

What exactly are you welding in this picture? Thickness of material and settings used, por favor.

Post by **Justin** » Mon May 04, 2015 9:24 pm

Tough to tell from that angle. It looks good overall, but my tig beads tend to sit down more than that. I've got about as much experience as you, however, so take that with a tiny, tiny grain of salt. It'd be worth posting some additional beads up at Welding Web.

Post by **crawlercreations** » Tue May 05, 2015 8:04 am

akaFrankCastle wrote:What exactly are you welding in this picture? Thickness of material and settings used, por favor.

It is just 2 pieces of 1.75 od .120 wall hrew tubing. The weld is a little undercut and low. I need bigger filler rod and a little less amperage. Ran it at 150 amps or so. I say or so because I varied the amperage with the foot pedal to control the penetration.

Post by **akaFrankCastle** » Tue May 05, 2015 8:10 am

Danke. I don't have a TIG set up, but if I were to ever buy one seeing some results and being able to put settings to them would help out greatly I am sure.

Post by **Justin** » Tue May 05, 2015 8:47 am

Miller has a good android app that will usually get you in the right neighborhood for settings.

Post by **landshark** » Wed May 06, 2015 8:41 pm

My welds are embarrassing. No way I'm posting up yet ;)

Post by **hockeydad4-22** » Fri May 08, 2015 12:18 pm

landshark wrote:My welds are embarrassing. No way I'm posting up yet ;)

What he said ^^^

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Post by **aaah1** » Sat May 09, 2015 8:53 pm

They look pretty good. I would say slow down a bit to help form those dimes. Most beginners haul ass. Any pictures of the inside to see penatration?

Post by **crawlercreations** » Sun May 10, 2015 7:25 am

aaah1 wrote:They look pretty good. I would say slow down a bit to help form those dimes. Most beginners haul ass. Any pictures of the inside to see penatration?

I'll get a picture today. I felt fast, but was concerned I was going to blow through and my filler rod was too small to fill as much as I wanted. I'm going to slow it down and turn the heat down a little to give what you say a try. I've not had a chance to practice more but I'll probably lay a few welds today.

I feel that everyone should post up their welds, regardless of how they look. It is one of the best ways to get better in my opinion.

Post by **aaah1** » Mon May 11, 2015 7:41 am

Here are some of mine. Most of mine are painted now though. The first two are my weld samples to prove the tube will break before the weld even if it is bad weld by my standard, and to make sure I had good penetration.

Post by **Justin** » Mon May 11, 2015 8:17 pm

How did you break the tube? Press?

Post by **aaah1** » Tue May 12, 2015 3:10 pm

A long/thick breaker bar and 6 guys...

Broncobsession · Post by **Broncobsession** » Wed May 13, 2015 6:36 pm

aaah1 wrote:A long/thick breaker bar and 6 guys...

Sounds like the ending of a great night in San Francisco.

Post by **crawlercreations** » Fri May 15, 2015 10:05 am

Finally grabbed a couple pics of the inside of the tubing. Looks pretty good. A little hot as I thought.

Post by **aaah1** » Mon May 18, 2015 9:59 am

Looks pretty good to me.

Post by **ZOSO** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 2:20 pm

Ok what do you guys think?

Post by **Justin** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 9:14 pm

Looks good. I'd run that. Color is good.

Post by **phyler** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 8:37 pm

Ok, I've been practicing with the new welder. Tweco (aka Thermal Arc) Fabricator 211i. Welding some scrap 1x1 which I believe is 16ga. Wire speed was 184 and Amps was 15.8 with Inductance at 8. A little cold for 16ga but a little hot for 18ga. I won't show you the other three sides. I think I should have run it closer to the 16ga to begin with as when I did this, the metal was hot from the other three sides. From looking inside, I can see I got good penetration as well. I've been testing making "bread loafs" on 1/8" plate with the suggested settings and getting good pen there too. Now to start welding up a cart before I tackle some sheetmetal.

Post by **Justin** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 10:03 pm

It's tough to be 100% sure without destructive testing. I'd cut in half and see how it looks. From the external appearance I'd say you're in the ballpark. Not bad for just a little practice.

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