Your shiddy weldz...

[arse_sidewards]

Not seeing enough shiddy welds. Someone needs to boost my confidence.

He says right after someone posts a picture with the corner undercut to all hell.

 

[gt1guy]

Wtf, You chewing on your filler?

That does look odd in the pic. It's the stamped tag at the end of the rod. I had to double check.

 

[dirtybird]

Welded a cracked 4l80 bell housing this evening. Ain't pretty but it will hold.

 

[RunningProblem]

Oh god. Please go over that again with more nickel rod. That’s a shitty weld.

 

[Sceep]

If the work clamp is set to negative, that's reversed.

work def. goes to my ground clamp. how do I change it? Should I change it?
Clean 1/8" steel, butt welds this morning. no filler @ the bottom, filler at the top.

Work

 

[M92PV4U]

how do I change it

Turn knob to DC positive.

 

[Sceep]

Turn knob to DC positive.

gotcha. OK will see what happens.

 

[Slander]

I got some nice corner undercut for arse_sidewards

 

[Mike Honcho]

Clean 1/8" steel, butt welds this morning.

That looks like rusty shit!

 

[Sceep]

Turn knob to DC positive.

All that did was immediately turn my tungsten into a pile of goo.

 

[Sceep]

That looks like rusty shit!

heres how it started. I cant get it any fucking cleaner.

 

[[486]]

heres how it started. I cant get it any fucking cleaner.

wipe it with the tears of a unicorn

 

[M92PV4U]

All that did was immediately turn my tungsten into a pile of goo.

Oh, I should have mentioned that I don't know how to tig weld. I just knew how to switch the polarity

 

[Sceep]

wipe it with the tears of a unicorn

I'm about to just roll this welder out into the yard and light it on fire. Getting really aggravated.

 

[M92PV4U]

What shielding gas, what flow?

 

[Sceep]

Oh, I should have mentioned that I don't know how to tig weld. I just knew how to switch the polarity

hey, we lernt something outtah the experiment.

 

[[486]]

I'm about to just roll this welder out into the yard and light it on fire. Getting really aggravated.

now you learn the true power source used during tig welding

pure rage

 

[Mike Honcho]

heres how it started. I cant get it any fucking cleaner.

Thats clean for sure. Crazy how discolored the metal is after welding

 

[[486]]

gas flow maybe go up, maybe go down, maybe gas lens, maybe less wind
arc length short enough that you're getting steel on your tungsten fairly regular?

 

[Sceep]

What shielding gas, what flow?

I'm ignoring your suggestions henceforth.



75/25 argon co2, have been playing with it between 5 and 10 LPM.
I have a pure argon bottle. should I swap to that? I was told just to use that for aluminum.

EDIT: I misspoke earlier yesterday when I said it was pure argon.

 

[Sceep]

gas flow maybe go up, maybe go down, maybe gas lens, maybe less wind
arc length short enough that you're getting steel on your tungsten fairly regular?

no wind. In a closed shop.
yes my tungsten looks like shit every 3" or so and I have to resharpen, even making damn good sure I'm not dipping it.

 

[[486]]

I have a pure argon bottle. should I swap to that?

lol yes

 

[M92PV4U]

I'm ignoring your suggestions henceforth.

Ok,ok,ok.... try AC now

 

[AK_F250]

75/25 argon co2, have been playing with it between 5 and 10 LPM.

Thats 100% your problem, it won't do shit without pure argon

Well, it'll make boogers and turn your clean steel brown

 

[DozerDan82]

Maybe take a video? Something is clearly not right with what you are doing. I see you still have it at 100amps, did you try turning it down? I have never melted the tungsten without touching it to the work??

 

[Sceep]

Thats 100% your problem, it won't do shit without pure argon

Well, it'll make boogers and turn your clean steel brown

Noobs will noob.

BRB

 

[Dethmachinefab]

work def. goes to my ground clamp. how do I change it? Should I change it?
Clean 1/8" steel, butt welds this morning. no filler @ the bottom, filler at the top.

Work

Your good, setup is correct. Dcen.

 

[sicumminsde]

I'm about to just roll this welder out into the yard and light it on fire. Getting really aggravated.

I'll give ya $100 for it

 

[AK_F250]

Maybe take a video? Something is clearly not right with what you are doing. I see you still have it at 100amps, did you try turning it down? I have never melted the tungsten without touching it to the work??

He's trying to weld with 75/25. I remember way back when I bought my first dc tig and was so excited to try it but all I had was 75/25. I couldn't even hold an arc. He'll be a pro once the right bottle is on there

 

[sicumminsde]

I recently exchanged an Argon bottle. Got home with the new "argon" bottle and my welds looked like Sceeps (only worse because it was AL). Fuckers filled the bottle with 75/25.