slowhitEJ1

So I've done some stick welding before, really just enough to stick some hangers on the car for an exhaust, and some mig to weld that exhaust together, but neither with any real advice. everything works still and doesn't leak though. Well we started TIG today in school on stainless, and I can see some "dime stacks" coming up, but it doesn't look like all the great stuff I see here. Just curious what you guys think, and any advice you can give me. I don't think I'm dipping the tungsten in my pool, and I'm 99% sure I'm keeping my filler out of the arc, without long arcing, but my tungsten keeps getting dirty and the end loses it's even cut. I guess it becomes kind of jagged, for lack of a better explanation. How far should it be away from the pool? I think increasing my angle would help some but idk.(at about 5-15 from vertical right now). anyways, here are the pics.




oh btw, welding with a Miller maxstar 200, at 110amps DC (with some pedal), 308 filler on stainless. I think it's a #3 cup? but really idk, and it's 2% lanthiated tungsten.

oh and just for fun- some vertical stick second half isn't too bad I think, other than getting a little warm up top.

opc

did you chicken out, nothing to be worried about. most people never actually make a first weld.
shrug

slowhitEJ1

didn't chicken out on anything. Just don't want to waste my time and HT's bandwith when I receive no advice after 145 views that's all..

AllShowNoGo727

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Didn't you have to spend more time editing the thread after you already posted up. Your welds looked good. The vertical was nicer than the welds on the tab. You should put the pics back up. People are busy bro. You didn't even let it make it to the weekend...