Please critique my mig welding
10-03-2011, 04:46 PM
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Please critique my mig welding
been welding for about a month total. First time i welded, it was pretty terrible but i have my own setup now and personally its better than the setup i used before so i think that helps.
lincoln 175 HD, 75/25 shielding gas, .030 wire, heat setting B speed 3.
16 gauge mild steel.
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10-04-2011, 02:12 AM
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Re: Please critique my mig welding
2nd pic looks pretty good. You started out well with a nice uniform weld, and then you can tell you sped up. Stay consistent through out the weld. Any pics of the other side or rather inside since it appears to be tubing to see the penetration?
10-04-2011, 05:34 AM
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Re: Please critique my mig welding
what was done for your prep? judging by how thick it is, i would suggest keeping the wire speed, but turning up the heat, that way it will merge into the tubing more, then start to stack up on top of the material. this way, you will have less to grind away when/if you blend the two pieces together. and like others said, keep a consistant speed
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