well i admit im not very good but here are some of mine

 

If you cant handle constructive criticism maybe you shouldnt weld at all. Anyone can make a weld look good on thick t joints and fillets I want to see .065 wall pipe







these are just some i had on my phne, i dont mind helping peple get better at welding, but just realize im going to look at stuff like a consumer. and half of the welds here arent that great, i think in order to become better you dont need a bunch f ppl telling u how great u really arent.

 

I hope you were posting pictures of your welds, knowing that you have a long way to go still also. Let's see the inside of that X-pipe junction for fun.

The color of your welding shows that you had insufficient back purging, insufficient gas flow over the exterior of the weld or you were using too much heat - and probably a combination of those. Granted most areas look decent.

Based on the photo, I would lean toward too much heat as the photo in the first/last picture looks convex.

Just constructive criticism. Your welding looks functional but not very high on a cosmetic scale.

 

I do what the company wants me to do, all my welds are flat, or slightly raised. There are 100% penetration in the welds, if they want me to backpurge i will, if not then no. I dont pulse, and im on a strict time frame. We have to get each piece out asap, theres no sitting there perfecting every little detail. Thats what makes me so valuable, im a good welder and quick to boot. On a cosmetic scale there isnt a welder that is active on this forum that could touch me, especially with filler (we could sit booth to booth with a traveler and i'd be done by lunch time while most of these peeps would be pulsing over shitty areas). I've done kitchen equipment that is all fused and it looks robotic.

There is only one person i wouldnt laugh at in this thread in person and its agtronic, hatchback is good too. But hey if there wasnt a ******** around how are you going t get beter? for what its wrth i've helped txic fab a bit and i want to see better welders etc. In person it took me one day to mold a mechanic t a welder

by the way feel free to post pics

 

I hear you. I love your high horse. I've fired my fair share of you, "pro weldors". It's that bad assery mentality that will get you in trouble.

I haven't really stopped to take pictures of anything in a good while. What would you like pictures of?

Laying a bead is the easy part. It's the fitment of the part that that is difficult for the amateur to nail.

 

Haha I TOTALLY agree. And likewise.

These were a PITA to build because of the tight clearances and hand formed oval tubing/transitions into immediate bends.

 

I'm not a great melter but I laid this down on my own personal manifold for my car. I also decided to hand weld the whole thing instead of having it robot welded, good practice

 

Dude you and toysrme should get together and weld each other in boxes.





All purged, 35 pieces, done in no time

 

Not the best but some of my work

 

^^Those welds look pretty good although it looks like you have a tiny fitment error in the second to last picture. How does the inside of the pipe look on those welds??

By the way, i'm going to second Clayton's post at the top of the page. This thread is for showing your good welds and giving suggestions to others on how to improve upon them. It's not about bashing the hell out of each other and arrogantly ranting about how superior you are (FredC). If you want to show off to people, do it in a different forum...this is a civil thread, not a "who's got the biggest *****" contest

 

Not my best but here they are:

 

damn.. impressive work dave!

quick question.. why do your beads look like >>>>>>>> instead of )))))))))) are you holding your torch waayyy angled?

 

Thanks, torch angle is apart of the equation, but I really don't use much torch angle, its more my travel speed a tungsten shape, but really the biggest thing is penetration, having full penetration on tube draws the center of the pool down which changes the ))))) to a slightly more >>>>> shape.

 

Prolly not my best, but a manifold i just finished..

 

Thanks Like i said not really "my best" just day in day out production stuff. Nothing like the feeling when a weld comes out badass! i just dont' have time to grab the camera for those moments anymore

Some evo manifolds

 

3/32 red tungsten. Cup is big lol. Check www.arc-zone.com I get them from there. Alittle more $$$ than a reg. lense.

 

Ive got to take differnt pics of other stuff ive done

 

This is my second time welding! What do you guys think? Sorry about the crappy cell phone pic.

 

I said it in an earlier post, but clean the metal before welding it...it's a simple way to make your welds not only stronger, but more aesthetically pleasing

 

I am removing posts that do not contain helpful info or pics. I don't want to see this childish bickering in here. Take that to GDD if you want to act like children.

 

Very nice aluminum welding by the way.

And yes, the motion I use is exactly how you described. I wouldn't use this technique on anything other than boost pipes, because it is not very strong.

 

Well...my posts got deleted so I guess I should throw up some pictures. Nothing new though, I need to take more pictures.

 

you gunna polish that? ^^^

it would look amazing.. not that it already doesnt

 

thanks dave

 

bailhatch.. i.... i think im in love.. with that coolant rez.