best welds

[KieranM]

well,
I just thought it would be a good thread to start. Lets see who is the best welder on here. Your welding can be any type on any material. What you need is a nice even bead and avoid contamination. Lemegacool has some lovely welds of cans, but this thread will be for welds of all material. Make sure you state what type of welder you used and the material. I will get up some of mine in a little while.

I really hope this thread does not die before it starts.

Kieran

 

[BriggsTwins]

Ok ill contribute not best, just a HF welder and 3/16 plate

both are vertical stringer and weave

sure will hold though

 

[BriggsTwins]

continued

 

[KieranM]

i like, there certainly sturdy holds

 

[robin]

im crap at going around pipe but i can do ok welds on straght stuf
this is like a year old tho

i was once told that if its a good weld the slag will start to peal off

oh and i was using a 2mm welding rod on a sealy 180amp arc welder on steel

 

[KieranM]

i was once told that if its a good weld the slag will start to peal off

I heard the opposite but yet when i was welding bright mild steel it was the case and the welds were perfect. You must be right

 

[lemegacool]

lets see...

high pressure ASME procedure 2g fixed position. GTAW-ALU

welded with http://www.millerwelds.com/products/tig/syncrowave_350_lx/

i would love to show you guys my ASME 2" steel pipes welded in 6g with 4011 root pass and 7018 capping but i dont have pics of them :s


same welder as above...

stainless tig welds on my jet engine's end cap... welded with the symcrowave

smaw 7018 weld with the syncrowave

FCAW 1/16" gas shielded wire weld with this welder http://www.millerwelds.com/products/mig/deltaweld_452/

steel tig weld with syncrowave...

 

[rmkrider1]

Some decent looking welds guys!!

I'll play
Stainless fillet weld done in my garage real quick with my syncrowave 180sd.

 

[KieranM]

Lemegacool that is some sweet welding Talent

 

[lemegacool]

Lemegacool that is some sweet welding Talent

thanks !

its my job ... i do that all week long lol

 

[BriggsTwins]

hehehe good work

 

[KieranM]

right time for some of my welds. Not my best i have got a bit rusty at it. I was using 6013 on the arc welder. I just really welded it up to see what thickness of steel i would use on my minibike.

http://s742.photobucket.com/albums/xx61/kieranm09/?action=view&current=PICT0001.jpg

http://s742.photobucket.com/albums/xx61/kieranm09/?action=view&current=lok.jpg

 

[freakboy]

ok here is my go i helped a freind tig a drag car cage for his nova and that was the best weld all day.

i cant remember what machine i was using

 

[TurtleMann14]

right time for some of my welds. Not my best i have got a bit rusty at it. I was using 6013 on the arc welder. I just really welded it up to see what thickness of steel i would use on my minibike.

http://s742.photobucket.com/albums/xx61/kieranm09/?action=view&current=PICT0001.jpg

http://s742.photobucket.com/albums/xx61/kieranm09/?action=view&current=lok.jpg

for your 60** you need to group tighter... supposed to look like a roll of dimes


stick kinda sucks, but if i am welding anything that i want to be as strong as possible that's my preferred method

mig i can do pretty easy

tig i love to play with aluminum or steel (need to get more consistent)

 

[BriggsTwins]

well his welds look good, but it doesnt seem as though he isnt using the proper method

strike it, hold for 1 second, let up (without breaking arc) then as the puddle solidifies touch the rod down to the top of it, and repeat.
- or just weld the way you do, the strength is more than enough

 

[KieranM]

sound lads, thanks for de advice

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

well his welds look good, but it doesnt seem as though he isnt using the proper method

strike it, hold for 1 second, let up (without breaking arc) then as the puddle solidifies touch the rod down to the top of it, and repeat.
- or just weld the way you do, the strength is more than enough

Briggs, i have never heard of stick welding like that, that sounds more like tig/gas welding if anything, the "proper" way i was show is to strike the arc, and slowly move the rod in a zig zag pattern, while moving it in the direction you want your weld to be.

Kieren, i would say just move a bit slower, otherwise your bead looks ok.

 

[TurtleMann14]

how do you guys stay constant? i can't travel and stay constant with a stick worth a crap

right now i am working on a vertical t-joint 6010 at about 67-72 amps and i keep getting lumped up. my teacher likes the top ridges of the weld to be like 1/16" apart.

 

[freakboy]

how do you guys stay constant? i can't travel and stay constant with a stick worth a crap

right now i am working on a vertical t-joint 6010 at about 67-72 amps and i keep getting lumped up. my teacher likes the top ridges of the weld to be like 1/16" apart.

go slow and take your time and just relax and listen to the welding sparks and look at the weld you should be able to figure out by sound how the weld is doing.. with flux core i could tell when i was about to blow through cause the sound of the weld.. it sounds crazy but try to pay attention to that kinda thing.

 

[TurtleMann14]

low? that burns 3/4 way though a 1/4 plate....

yea 7018 is way better