Ok here you are. I'm having trouble I never posted a video before
Gregory H
If this is your practice and you are looking for constructive feedback please include additional details;
1) Process details such as settings, electrode/filler, equipment make and model.
2) Base metal, thickness and prep.
3) Desired outcome- are you trying to strike an arc, sustain a weld bead, join two pieces of metal?
1) Process details such as settings, electrode/filler, equipment make and model.
2) Base metal, thickness and prep.
3) Desired outcome- are you trying to strike an arc, sustain a weld bead, join two pieces of metal?
Based on your picture, (if it is a video I couldn't get it to start) you need to practice on flat, clean steel laying flat on a bench.
Are you posting from a phone or a traditional computer?
Is this the TEMU or the MIG from your other thread?
We call it padding beads, when practicing on clean steel, suitable thickness, laying flat on the bench. It is the best method for improving technique. I have spent many hours running beads right next to each other on a practice piece, turning it ninety degrees and repeating the process until I am satisfied with the results. The metal can double and triple in thickness before I quit.
It is a technique I need to use for MIG, a process I am less proficient at, until I learn the various settings for achieving a good weld.
I suggest it for you in this case due to the apparently corroded metal you are working with. If this a part you are trying to repair, stop working on it and start practicing proper fit and prep on metal laying flat on the bench.
From the looks of your picture, if that is indeed a repair project, I would be cutting away the severely corroded metal and replacing it. This advice coming from an amateur welder who has worked with a lot of rusty repairs. That is not metal to learn to weld with.
Are you posting from a phone or a traditional computer?
Is this the TEMU or the MIG from your other thread?
We call it padding beads, when practicing on clean steel, suitable thickness, laying flat on the bench. It is the best method for improving technique. I have spent many hours running beads right next to each other on a practice piece, turning it ninety degrees and repeating the process until I am satisfied with the results. The metal can double and triple in thickness before I quit.
It is a technique I need to use for MIG, a process I am less proficient at, until I learn the various settings for achieving a good weld.
I suggest it for you in this case due to the apparently corroded metal you are working with. If this a part you are trying to repair, stop working on it and start practicing proper fit and prep on metal laying flat on the bench.
From the looks of your picture, if that is indeed a repair project, I would be cutting away the severely corroded metal and replacing it. This advice coming from an amateur welder who has worked with a lot of rusty repairs. That is not metal to learn to weld with.
MoonRise gave solid advice in your other thread, you may notice a trend here;
"When welding, you need to weld metal. Not anything that isn't metal. Like rust, dirt, oil, grease, paint, mill scale on steel, leftover BBQ sauce that dripped from lunchtime, dead rodent guts or fur, etc.
Clean, bright, shiny metal. (for completeness, some welding methods and processes can sometimes tolerate small amounts of not-metal when you try to make a weld. But you ALWAYS get a better weld when you perform proper prep procedures. 🍺)
That also applies to where you are attaching the 'ground lead/clamp' or the workpiece clamp to the workpiece. If the clamp can't make a good, make that GOOD, electrical connection to the workpiece you will have issues making welds.
Part of RTM and looking up info is that a small 120V stick welder (or any 120v welder) is going to have a hard time running certain electrodes and sizes of electrodes.
Read through some of the posts here on the forum about other folks lamenting about their trials and tribulations (but no tribbles, thank goodness 😅) with welding, stick welding, stick welding with small 120v machines, stick welding with small 120v machines and sticking the stick until it is stuck, etc. 😃
Small 120v stick machine? Start with some 3/32" or 1/16" 6013 rods. RTFM and product info for some ballpark starting parameters.
Then practice on some scrap steel. That you first cleaned so that is clean, bright, shiny steel and not some rusted, greasy, painted, dirty hunk of whatever.
Practice, post some pictures, get feedback and tips, practice more, repeat"
I get being on a budget, we have all been there, but you need to find some practice steel, clean it until shiny and bright, and then practice.
Show us your progress, you will get it.
"When welding, you need to weld metal. Not anything that isn't metal. Like rust, dirt, oil, grease, paint, mill scale on steel, leftover BBQ sauce that dripped from lunchtime, dead rodent guts or fur, etc.
Clean, bright, shiny metal. (for completeness, some welding methods and processes can sometimes tolerate small amounts of not-metal when you try to make a weld. But you ALWAYS get a better weld when you perform proper prep procedures. 🍺)
That also applies to where you are attaching the 'ground lead/clamp' or the workpiece clamp to the workpiece. If the clamp can't make a good, make that GOOD, electrical connection to the workpiece you will have issues making welds.
Part of RTM and looking up info is that a small 120V stick welder (or any 120v welder) is going to have a hard time running certain electrodes and sizes of electrodes.
Read through some of the posts here on the forum about other folks lamenting about their trials and tribulations (but no tribbles, thank goodness 😅) with welding, stick welding, stick welding with small 120v machines, stick welding with small 120v machines and sticking the stick until it is stuck, etc. 😃
Small 120v stick machine? Start with some 3/32" or 1/16" 6013 rods. RTFM and product info for some ballpark starting parameters.
Then practice on some scrap steel. That you first cleaned so that is clean, bright, shiny steel and not some rusted, greasy, painted, dirty hunk of whatever.
Practice, post some pictures, get feedback and tips, practice more, repeat"
I get being on a budget, we have all been there, but you need to find some practice steel, clean it until shiny and bright, and then practice.
Show us your progress, you will get it.
Jere are some other pix
Just trying to fill in gaps . I tried to mig a thin piece of a steel bucket over the hole that didn't work . I don't know what I'm doing but I really do have a need to learn how to weld
I bet if you find a local Gay tavern the patrons will delightfully cheer you on in you're sucky'ness. 🤣
On a more serious note don't be so hard on your self or those Gay patrons may sniff it out and make your visit not so pleasant unless that's your gig.
You only suck as much as you want to. If you want to stop sucking then start learning.
On a more serious note don't be so hard on your self or those Gay patrons may sniff it out and make your visit not so pleasant unless that's your gig.
You only suck as much as you want to. If you want to stop sucking then start learning.
The photo was not helpful.
- Is this Fluxcore
- Are using a 120 or 240 volt welder
- What size wire
- Did follow booklet that came with the machine
Dave
To help us help you, please tell us what you've learned so far as to how to weld... and where you learned it. Things like weld preparation, how to strike an arc and run a bead, etc. How did you learn enough to begin?
I know that if I attempt to take on a task that I have no, or very little knowledge of, I will do some research (in my case, I do tons of research).
With all the available free "aids" out there (Youtube videos, etc..) you could go into learning welding with at least some idea of how to get started.
Looking at your picture, it looks like you just guessed at everything, with it all being wrong! There is not one right component to acquiring a successful weld bead there.
I though it was a spoof...
Rich
I know that if I attempt to take on a task that I have no, or very little knowledge of, I will do some research (in my case, I do tons of research).
With all the available free "aids" out there (Youtube videos, etc..) you could go into learning welding with at least some idea of how to get started.
Looking at your picture, it looks like you just guessed at everything, with it all being wrong! There is not one right component to acquiring a successful weld bead there.
I though it was a spoof...
Rich
Tone down the snark, Shovelon is great at helping weldors improve their skills.
You need to show you have followed the advice offered. Not once have you mentioned process variables as requested.
The one picture you posted is the exact opposite of the advice you have been given. We are generous with our time when it is helping each other improve. Show some improvement.
You need to show you have followed the advice offered. Not once have you mentioned process variables as requested.
The one picture you posted is the exact opposite of the advice you have been given. We are generous with our time when it is helping each other improve. Show some improvement.
There are some fine welders in your neck of the woods, post your location maybe someone is close and can give you a few minutes of insight.
Read back through some of these, some of you folks are kinda harsh, lets give this new welder a chance
It seems like he's trolling us. He posted that pic up there after I said the above quote in his other I suck thread. Sounds more like a person needing psychological medical advice if you ask me. Hopefully not.
remember gang would have bet on one post wonder. Y’all are right this may be a sucker post let’s see if he will post his machine and settings
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