Post your best welds!!!!!!!
02-21-2009, 10:38 AM
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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.
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02-21-2009, 10:58 AM
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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.
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.
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.
02-21-2009, 11:06 AM
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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.
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.
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
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02-21-2009, 11:52 AM
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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.
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.
02-21-2009, 12:03 PM
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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.
02-21-2009, 01:02 PM
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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
02-23-2009, 11:41 AM
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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).
by the way feel free to post pics
by the way feel free to post pics
All purged, 35 pieces, done in no time
02-23-2009, 12:47 PM
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^^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
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
02-23-2009, 12:48 PM
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02-23-2009, 01:02 PM
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damn.. impressive work dave!
quick question.. why do your beads look like >>>>>>>> instead of )))))))))) are you holding your torch waayyy angled?
quick question.. why do your beads look like >>>>>>>> instead of )))))))))) are you holding your torch waayyy angled?
02-23-2009, 01:11 PM
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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.
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02-23-2009, 05:01 PM
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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
02-23-2009, 07:10 PM
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3/32 red tungsten. Cup is big lol. Check www.arc-zone.com I get them from there. Alittle more $$$ than a reg. lense.
02-23-2009, 09:38 PM
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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
02-23-2009, 11:42 PM
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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.
02-24-2009, 06:37 AM
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Could you explain the "woodpecker" motion please Agtronic? Is it a case of moving the tungsten in towards and out away from the weld pool as you go around the tube?
I like the look of those welds and it's a technique I'd like to try for myself.
Regards Andrew from Oz.
Oh, and here's some of my Aluminium welding.
I like the look of those welds and it's a technique I'd like to try for myself.
Regards Andrew from Oz.
Oh, and here's some of my Aluminium welding.
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.
02-24-2009, 04:48 PM
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