Your shiddy weldz...

[Gravy]

Rarh

Well, it's been awhile since iv welded overhead so I'll back pedal. But....

Had a weld out completely in position awhile back and it sucked. Had limited overhead and nobody wanted to spin chains all day trying to rotate the job.

Sitting position getting my ass burned. it's in God's hands now

 

[[486]]

18-20ga stainless
how it started

what it quickly became

yes there is some rage-hammering in there lol

A while later I actually got it to run autogenous for like an inch it was amazing and I could never get the torch angle right and the lap to stay laid together tightly enough after that

 

[Dethmachinefab]

18-20ga stainless
how it started

how it ended

yes there is some rage-hammering in there lol

A while later I actually got it to run autogenous for like an inch it was amazing and I could never get the torch angle right and the lap to stay laid together tightly enough after that

To keep the puddle moving while fusing, often need to do a forward and back motion if the fit up isn't tight. It will "jump" together and advance on the back stroke.

Something like that have a tack every 2". Weld every other space and then go back to the other spots. Backer bar from copper or aluminum helps alot too and gives some protection from it sugaring real bad.

But yea thin ss sucks.

 

[Benny]

Man, I bought an Aluminum Spoolrunner gun for my Ironman 230 and I fuckin suck with it haha. Definitely a hit to my welding ego
Would either spatter around or burn through. Could not seem to figure it out. Polarity was correct....

Are you using argon?

 

[[486]]

To keep the puddle moving while fusing, often need to do a forward and back motion if the fit up isn't tight. It will "jump" together and advance on the back stroke.

Something like that have a tack every 2". Weld every other space and then go back to the other spots. Backer bar from copper or aluminum helps alot too and gives some protection from it sugaring real bad.

But yea thin ss sucks.

I had it tacked every half inch
yeah the forward backwards like you'd do with a wide open root 6010/11 does help a bunch

I was just having trouble getting it to wet down to the bottom sheet, the top one would latch onto the arc and I could chase it back into the sheet a half inch before it'd dribble down to the lower one
Even had the ground clamp on the lower sheet to try and do that magic, also tried AC but that sucked way worse

was running a backing plate, but couldn't really push it down against it so there was a sixteenth inch air gap evidenced by the blobs burnt through the back side
made one of those tripod weight things with a soup can full of about 50lb of lead but even that didn't have enough push to do it
should have clamped the whole mess using a piece of angle iron to bridge across the 4' length but hadn't thought of it when I was doing it
got stuck on the idea that my clamps didn't have enough throat because I knew I had a couple of those 2' deep throat vise grip welding clamps around somewhere but couldn't find them

 

[ProjectTwin]

Mounted the AccuAir height sensors for the xB. The rears were simple enough with no fab required.

The fronts needed some holes drilled/tapped to mount the sensors and it was in a spot I couldn't get to without removing the axle shaft. So...I grabbed some angle iron, cut it to fit, put the sensor in place, and marked my hole locations. Drilled/tapped, cut the screws to length, then welded them in.

Let it cool and shot the whole area with rattle can truck bed coating.

 

[Yota Up]

You know what, though? That shit is not easy and you have a good movement there... That is how we all learn. I am self taught and still mess up when I set the machine for a drag but do a push.

Quick tip time.

Heat and wire speed adjustment for push vs drag for a rookie?
My kid is just about to get into this and I don't want him to learn it wrong from my dumb ass.

 

[SomeGuyFromOlympia]

Quick tip time.

Heat and wire speed adjustment for push vs drag for a rookie?
My kid is just about to get into this and I don't want him to learn it wrong from my dumb ass.

almost every machine will have recommended settings posted somewhere, start there

 

[arse_sidewards]

almost every machine will have recommended settings posted somewhere, start there

And the ranges skew low as fuck so start in the top third of the range and if you ever find yourself in the low end of the stated range you should step down a consumable size. I can't think of a situation where I wasn't doing something "wrong" in a pinch where I've ever used the bottom third or so of the suggested setting range for a given consumable size.

 

[Bebop]

One of my best TIG welds on cast.
I promise you the other side doesn't look like that...

 

[D_JEEPER]

One of my best TIG welds on cast.
I promise you the other side doesn't look like that...

Looks, to me, like you might just need to bump the gas up a tad. Otherwise.... not terrible!

 

[D_JEEPER]

Are you using argon?

Argon/co2 mix

 

[Bebop]

Looks, to me, like you might just need to bump the gas up a tad. Otherwise.... not terrible!

I think I was at 12-15CFH with a #8 cup.

But I agree there's some black shit on the toes.

 

[D_JEEPER]

I think I was at 12-15CFH with a #8 cup.

But I agree there's some black shit on the toes.

I have no room to judge TIG welds as I have never done it.... I just know the soot is an indicator of gas flow
I'd trust those welds structurally, for what it is worth
I've welded cast before. The most heart wrenching sound is that PING! about 20 minutes after you finish welding

 

[CarterKraft]

18-20ga stainless
how it started

what it quickly became

yes there is some rage-hammering in there lol

A while later I actually got it to run autogenous for like an inch it was amazing and I could never get the torch angle right and the lap to stay laid together tightly enough after that

Fuck man this pic might be from my phone haha. My dad got a free "L" kitchen prep table with the leg of the L cut off. I was going to finish it out to make it a straight bench for oily tear downs. My shit looked just like yours before I was done, I didn't even want to look at that fucking table for a month.

 

[Bebop]

I have no room to judge TIG welds as I have never done it.... I just know the soot is an indicator of gas flow
I'd trust those welds structurally, for what it is worth
I've welded cast before. The most heart wrenching sound is that PING! about 20 minutes after you finish welding

They've been tested :)

Yeah, the other side was a PITA to weld. Crack city...

 

[Landslide]

Last night gluing deer stand floor bases together.

 

[Benny]

Argon/co2 mix

You need 100% argon. Or argon/helium mix for thicker stuff

I have had great results spool gunning aluminum with 100% argon with my Miller 210

 

[Landslide]

You need 100% argon. Or argon/helium mix for thicker stuff

I have had great results spool gunning aluminum with 100% argon with my Miller 210

I regret not getting a spool gun when I bought my Miller 252 mig welder years ago. But I have a Miller 250DX beast but don’t use it much in the last several years. Been too busy with other projects

 

[Benny]

I regret not getting a spool gun when I bought my Miller 252 mig welder years ago. But I have a Miller 250DX beast but don’t use it much in the last several years. Been too busy with other projects

It's not to late. Mine is a miller knockoff. I think it was $200ish.

I also have a miller spoolrunner 30a that is on my BILs 250x. I bought it used for $500.

 

[[486]]

18-20ga stainless
how it started

what it quickly became

yes there is some rage-hammering in there lol

A while later I actually got it to run autogenous for like an inch it was amazing and I could never get the torch angle right and the lap to stay laid together tightly enough after that

figured out why my TIG has been giving me such trouble with controlling the heat

The fucking amperage adjustment switch was set to local and not remote!
HAHAHA

 

[Aisin]

Suck it fools

 

[Lilyota]

I through some shit down the other day that made me question life



And then some more today OMG



I'm dealing with a new gas provider and I'm pretty sure the voltage here is ASS.

My compressor hates starting here. It might be a capacitor But I nave a sneaking suspicion its dirty poor voltage.


My mill is on a drive that seems to clean things up pretty good and it doesn't seem to have any issues.

I haven't done anything with my lathe yet because I didn't want to get it all figured out just to have to move it again.

The fucking converter weighs as much as a BBC.

I'm not posting any pictures

 

[Aisin]

I through some shit down the other day that made me question life



And then some more today OMG



I'm dealing with a new gas provider and I'm pretty sure the voltage here is ASS.

My compressor hates starting here. It might be a capacitor But I nave a sneaking suspicion its dirty poor voltage.


My mill is on a drive that seems to clean things up pretty good and it doesn't seem to have any issues.

I haven't done anything with my lathe yet because I didn't want to get it all figured out just to have to move it again.

The fucking converter weighs as much as a BBC.

I'm not posting any pictures

Come on. You can’t be a dick tease and not post pictures

 

[Lilyota]

Come on. You can’t be a dick tease and not post pictures

Not Happening

 

[Aisin]

Not Happening

 

[FleshEater]

I got plenty. Just started and it’s stick.

Beginning practice.

First “project.”

More practice

First attempt vertical.

 

[[486]]

people posting their good welds on here, gaaaay :fo2:

 

[Provience]

Damn, should've taken some earlier from work. Trying to figure out pre heat and settings and gas mix at work resulted in some doozies at work today from the hot glue gun

 

[Santa]

I forgot about this thread. I piled a bunch of weld on some seat frames I brought home form work so we can get them reassembled in the room tomorrow for an event this weekend.

Ran it hot and fast. There's now more weld than metal but it's still better than the welds they came with Will try to remeber to get pics tomorrow.