This is just a copy/paste of my first welds yesterday then my welds from today when I was installing my exhaust. I just wanted to see what you guys thought of the improvement.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by "b16crxt" &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Well, this is my first attempt at welding, other than when my friend was telling/showing me what to do/how it all works. It is with a lincoln electric flux core welder. It can be converted to gas I am welding the seams on a Clothes line support thing. I needed some practice befor I start welding my exhaust. I will be praticign more later, but I have to go to work.







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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by "b16crxt" &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok, I got it mostly up except the part after the "over the rear axel" part, bc the bend to the muffler is too long and makes the muffler like 4 inches outside the bumper. lol.

I went to walmart to get a cutting wheel for my angle grinder and of course they are out of them. wtf. Now I have to wait until tomorrow to get this **** done, and I work all day tomorrow. :?

Here are a couple pics of one of the flanges I welded today. I'm pretty pleased with how this one turned out. part of it looks like *** because I had to break the flange off like 3 times before I got the angle right.



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wow.....

 

heat up, and slow down.
watch the puddle, not so much the crack or whatever your girlfriend is doing. heh.

just watch the puddle, go weld on some scrap. make the puddle flow good, get your rythm down so that it flows in good, then worry about making pretty welds.

most of that weld around the flange looks as good as you're gonna get with gassless fluxcore.

 

You did that with fluxcore? Im impressed, most fluxcore I did looked like ****.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cua0 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">heat up, and slow down.
watch the puddle, not so much the crack or whatever your girlfriend is doing. heh.

just watch the puddle, go weld on some scrap. make the puddle flow good, get your rythm down so that it flows in good, then worry about making pretty welds.

most of that weld around the flange looks as good as you're gonna get with gassless fluxcore.
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Thanks for the tips man. Like I said, this is my first time welding and I need all teh help I can get. I was suprised I got that flange looking as good as it does.

Thanks for the compliments

 

looks like your having a heat issue.... keep trying you'll get it.

anyone can weld... it's an experence thing.

 

Ya I hate welding with flux core, but your last pic doesnt look too bad. Like eveyrone else said, try for a little more heat.

Yager-

 

well that flange weld made good penetration. I think I got a good balance of heat, wire feed, and me moving with the wire. At least until I get better with higher heat. If I go up to the next level I just burn holes straight through. lol