Let me know what you think, this is on .065 stainless and welded with a miller dynasty 350




and aluminum

 

they're horrible .. go take a class !!!

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well ive been welding for only about a month now and wanted to have some constructive criticism

 

I don't buy it, thats way to good for 1 month of seat time. If your for real, holly sh#t dude! I am impressed. You must have had a very good instructor.

 

the SS looks solid, the alum looks like the toes can be wet in a little better. looks damn good overall though.

 

i started welding in mid march at my job and did a lot on my spare time welding stuff and eventually i just took over welding projects lol. I had never touched a tig torch before then no joke

edit: so i guess its been about 2 months but yea

 

some people are just naturally good at some things. some people take years before they get good at something. i'm still trying to get good at sex, but the wife won't let me practice as often as i'd like.

 

Sick welds for only a month of tig!

 

I've been welding for several years and those look to be very nice welds.

 

One month and not impresse..Some dude learn that in 1 week.. Gosh damn.. Still look good..

 

any tips or criticism of the welds?

 

That's because your still trying to decide whether you like boys or girls. Just kidding haha. Your welds look good man. Just keep at it, practice is the key to perfection

 

personally, i find those welds the easiest to make look good. (yours' look great). it is the straight butt joint welds that i find i have the most inconsistency with as far as keeping it look nice and evenly spaced... but if i take my time i'm usually more consistent.

 

true, t joints and tubing-to-flange welds are relatively easy.

 

There are tubing butt welds in the pics guys....and they look good. I think the "undercut" in the upper left hand corner is the camera playing tricks. I hate that.

 

I dont think it the camera, all the butt joints look all undercut to me but would be nice to get better pictures. The aluminum looks great. Never the less, the OP is doing great for 1month of welding for sure. He's naturally got the talent for this.

 

Looks like a great start!!!!
The stainless looks good, but the aluminum is cold for the filler size. Don't be fooled by the norm out there, aluminum should look closer to stainless in terms of bead ripples and bead shape. Go one size smaller on the filler for the same heat next time.

The stainless is a tiny bit shallow and laid down more onto the flange than the tube. When you see the bead shape "wave" like that, it means it's very close to burning through usually.

I give constructive criticism for a living. Please take it as such. Little tweaks and time on the torch will make you an exceptional welder.
Keep at it.

 

To me, it looks like the SS needs a bit more filler rod. It looks like there is undercut on the toes of your weld. but other than that... Strait Butter!

The aluminum seems a bit cold, but its hard to tig weld aluminum and have a good balance of heat. Seeing as aluminum dissipates heat very quickly, its a finer balance over stainless or mild steel.

 

look great to me

 

Finally!!! lol

 

Dang those are some amazing welds. Do you want to weld some stuff for me please. lol
Good job keep it up.

 

thats baddass looks better than factory no joke!