Ive been learning to weld through one of my GEN-ED's

TIG ALUM

STEEL TIG


STICK


Some pix of MIG later. Enjoy

 

Nice! I just started learning how to weld in my auto-tech class. But we use a crappy electric welder, so I can't make it look like a nice stack of dimes....

 

wow that stick looks good infact none of them look bad


there is no perosity and not mutch noticable spatter


just learn wire speed and your speed and looks like keeping your hands a little more steddy wouldnt hurt either but way getter then any thing i did my first time hell way better then any stick i do no after over 2 years of welding lol

 

ya nice stick welding

 

stick definately looks good

 

thanks fellas.

 

that third pic of the steel seems reallly thick ....

What does your penetration look like?

 

penentration was good. Nice throat opon further analysis.

 

you need to clean your basemetal better. it looks like hotrolled with the scale still on it. Remember to form a puddle, fill it, repeat. Kind of looks like you stuffed the filler in at random times on the steel. Just get into a rhythm and it will help a lot

 

What stick rod 6010??

 

Yes, i didnt clean it to much and im trying to get more consistent w/ the filler. I think im getting a better hang of it. Like u said about the puddle, that really helps (what i just recently found out) Thanks for the tips.

That is a 6013 filler rod.

 

looking good for beginner. on the aluminum, a wire brush wheel mounted on a bench grinder works well, and sandpaper your filler rod if its been sitting a while to break the aluminum oxide off, then acetone or alcohol or brakleen it all down before welding. clean gloves too.

try a little more filler on the aluminum (undercutting) and a little more heat on the steel tig (surface weld.) also angles are very very important. consistently holding the torch at a 70 degree rake inline with the seam will help.

keep up the good work!

 

^ Thanks, yes ive found the angles are crucial and the right puddle on steel is very important.

 

TIG'n my first piping. The class TA wanted to see if he could crush it w/ the 12 ton.

No splitting whatsoever.

 

Nice!!^^^^^^^^^^^

 

looks like you need to either clean your alum plate, or your tungest... you should not have the black **** everywhere