SovXietday

^^ That with .035 filler for me, but I dip pretty fast.

FabChild

The BloB!!! haha

all_motor_mike

good looking welds fabchild.


mike

SovXietday

I enjoy weaving, but man you really gotta watch your heat input.

I gotta get some more stainless stuff to do so I can keep up with you guys!

turbociv910

no filler except on the vband.. probly my best yet!

got a new gas lense and it worked pretty well.

all_motor_mike

i was about to ask if they were fused but then i saw the text under the pic..... looks good sir. i would personally never fuse exhaust but thats just me.


mike

9bells

Some recent cage work welds...
4130...


Not as fond of the DOM, but it's not cleaned up the same, so it is a bit coarser looking...




Amazing how I haven't done any mild/4130 for some time, and I don't like the way it feels.
Oh well, not going to fall apart, but so used to the smoothness of stainless now that I'm spoiled!

all_motor_mike

right! did a whole stainless exhaust on a dsm and then i did a mild dump for it an was like "wtf, stainless is so much smoother to weld then this ****!" anyways looking good as always sir, havent seen u in quite a while.... why the hiatus?


mike

SovXietday

And Bells with the reminder of just how high the bar really is. Great work as always, started following you on FB and your stuff is just amazing.

All I do is weld 80 year old mild steel anymore. **** sucks! (model As and such) I want to go back to aluminum and stainless something awful.

9bells

Yeah, FB is just easier and honestly better for business.
Since I went full time, I've had to focus a bit more on the business end of things.
I still popped in here every few weeks for a peek, just not much posting.
Things are looking good in here, keep posting pics up folks!!!

I still think I'm not hot enough with this stuff. Used to low amp stainless stuff, and thinwall 4130. This is .120"wall, so 130 amps likely isn't enough. I'm going to turn it up a bit and report back. I've always preferred hot and fast, just gotta find that groove on the heavier stuff.
Rusty mild steel is crappy to weld, did lots of that for the last 15 years...I ran away!!

all_motor_mike

not necessarily best welds criteria but good fab work so im throwing it up here. collector for a turbo mani im making.....























mike

FabChild

Props to you mike! Your getting really good man! I always look at azht in you fab thread and your def. an inspiration. I'm trying really hard myslef to progress this year and I'm on the man hunt for new tools and putting in the hours to get better!

all_motor_mike

thank u very much, i dont do this steel welding alot but it seems as though everytime i get some i get a little better at it imo. i wish i could do this full time cause id probably be up there with collin and garcia but theres not enough demand for it so i take is it comes. its ll seat time, hell ive been doing it for 8 years now and im still not on top of the mountain, but im tyring.


mike

Walterronny

amazing!!!

ej1 rep

nice work, how do you get so deep into the collector?

9bells

Beauty porting job. Looks top notch.

all_motor_mike

thanks guys

extra long #4 (i think it is) cups


mike

Walterronny

w/ gas lens ? nice work!

all_motor_mike

no it was with a standard collect body


mike

lilcraigford

There are some incredibly talented people in here. I really enjoy checking on this thread to admire everybody's work. I'll be taking some welding courses as tech electives for my associates, and look forward to sitting down with a TIG. I'm sure I'll be turning here for future inspiration!

FabChild

Here is some mig welding I did at work today. Figured i'd throw it up since there isint too much mig in here lol

Walterronny

playing with settings still

all_motor_mike

looking good


mike

Walterronny

Thanks Mike, thanks to you for info about frequency! i will try with alu.

Walter .

Ron@RLD-Fab

This deserves another quote!! Best example of how a perfect tube weld should look, Nice work Mike!