Welding...and what am I doing wrong?
- Thread starter Enigma
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the trick with thin stuff is ither move faster or do it in a series of short bursts. overlapping joined up tacks 
"you were only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
"you were only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
Here is a picture of the welders
put the snap on next to it, to show the size, its huge
Cazz...Missing Smurf being on the road now!!!!
put the snap on next to it, to show the size, its huge
Cazz...Missing Smurf being on the road now!!!!
Colin's 1st attempt, obviously rubbish
2nd attempt, looking a bit better
So he thought he'd have a go at the thin stuff... Oh Dear!!!! :I
Cazz...Missing Smurf being on the road now!!!!
2nd attempt, looking a bit better
So he thought he'd have a go at the thin stuff... Oh Dear!!!! :I
Cazz...Missing Smurf being on the road now!!!!
Still i'm proud of him for having a go, and i'm sure he'll get there with practice Well Done Colin
lol get the whip out.... BLUEBELL IS WAITING FOR YOU!!!!!!!![}][}]
Cazz...Missing Smurf being on the road now!!!!
Well Done Colin lol get the whip out.... BLUEBELL IS WAITING FOR YOU!!!!!!!!
[}][}]Cazz...Missing Smurf being on the road now!!!!
don,t do any pipework colin [:0]
firstly get some more sheet steel as that bit is galvanized and will give of arsenic fumes when welded, its horrible stuff [xx(]
start afresh and keep going to get some heat into the metal and it will penetrate better. mig is always cold to start with unless you pre-heat the job
"you were only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
firstly get some more sheet steel as that bit is galvanized and will give of arsenic fumes when welded, its horrible stuff [xx(]
start afresh and keep going to get some heat into the metal and it will penetrate better. mig is always cold to start with unless you pre-heat the job
"you were only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
Make a new one with all those drink cans mate;-) Why are all those cans of drink there by the way???
My name is Scott, not Comm-Don!
My name is Scott, not Comm-Don!
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Originally posted by Comm - Don
Make a new one with all those drink cans mate;-) Why are all those cans of drink there by the way???
My name is Scott, not Comm-Don!
lol Colin is area manager for a snack vending company... has endless supply of chocolate and crisps on the shelfs just to the right lol... not always a good thing though lol
Cazz...Missing Smurf being on the road now!!!!
Originally posted by Comm - Don
Make a new one with all those drink cans mate;-) Why are all those cans of drink there by the way???
My name is Scott, not Comm-Don!
lol Colin is area manager for a snack vending company... has endless supply of chocolate and crisps on the shelfs just to the right lol... not always a good thing though lol
Cazz...Missing Smurf being on the road now!!!!
All those temptations,,,,,, i haven't eaten choccy for years so have no recolection of what it tastes like? Love sweeties though. Crisps would be difficult to have readily on the shelf though i must admit.
My name is Scott, not Comm-Don!
My name is Scott, not Comm-Don!
Get yourself some clean mild steel to practice on, anything galvanised is a pain with a mig, the zinc vaporizes and the resultant gas prevents the weld "sticking" (I bet you got a few holes in your sleeves as the balls of molten steel rolled straight off that zinc plate) mig's like clean, paint free and unplated steel!
) mig's like clean, paint free and unplated steel!
chasbaps
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Having been there myself, I would suggest turning the power and wire feed right down. Then increase the wire feed step by step until it's not "popping" anymore. do a couple of lines, and check your penetration - is the weld going right through. Once you are comfortable with that, do the same on the next power setting. You will find the right setting for the metal that way, and the wire speed that goes with it. And just keep practising! I have only just really got a handle on our welder, and then I used one at work and it was totally different, but after a while you just get a feel for the right settings.
And just keep practising!
And just keep practising!
Enigma
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quote:
Originally posted by Comm - Don
All those temptations,,,,,, i haven't eaten choccy for years so have no recolection of what it tastes like? Love sweeties though. Crisps would be difficult to have readily on the shelf though i must admit.
My name is Scott, not Comm-Don!
I have Skittles, skittles sour, starburst and starburst choozers lol
Originally posted by Comm - Don
All those temptations,,,,,, i haven't eaten choccy for years so have no recolection of what it tastes like? Love sweeties though. Crisps would be difficult to have readily on the shelf though i must admit.
My name is Scott, not Comm-Don!
I have Skittles, skittles sour, starburst and starburst choozers lol
good luck - well if I can do it (of sorts:I) you can. Feel seems to come with doing - found it deceiving practising on bits of metal on their own as behave differently to areas with a whole(ish) van attached acting as a heatsink. Each repair responds in its' own way depending on thicknesses of what's being welded to what where kinda thing... does this make sense?
Hearing how it's welding seems useful - nothing better than getting that magic fizz [^]
Keep up the good works - you ain't seeing photos of my first attempts
Bessie - four star commerdation
Hearing how it's welding seems useful - nothing better than getting that magic fizz [^]
Keep up the good works - you ain't seeing photos of my first attempts
Bessie - four star commerdation