Welding styles

[Buffalo Phil]

That's depressing.

[CSaddict]

How do you mean? How about this. This is MIG on uncleaned metal. You should clean the scale off the metal you get if its hot rolled, it will weld much nicer.

[Buffalo Phil]

It's depressing how sweet those welds are.

[CSaddict]

Ah. Its all seat time. You should be learning something everytime you lay down a bead. Also, if you are welding outside you may be blowing your shielding gas away so when its windy it may suck. (flux core sucks but in the wind its money.)

[Buffalo Phil]

Ah. Its all seat time. You should be learning something everytime you lay down a bead. Also, if you are welding outside you may be blowing your shielding gas away so when its windy it may suck. (flux core sucks but in the wind its money.)

You're right, it's all seat time and I definitely learned a lot just in the 2 hours I spent welding already.

[WAD357]

It's depressing how sweet those welds are.

agreed.... Im in the same boat as you lol, still in the learning process myself and just have been getting better with the more seat time I put in

[OWEN]

TIG is nice, I started practicing for my TIG stamp at work a few weeks ago. Versus stick you don't have sparts falling on you when you are running overhead with TIG. I am going to say I actaully like scratch start with no pedal for steel

[Lawn Guyland]

well well well...

just informed i have a welder at my house...looks like i'll be learning when i graduate and move back home

[XJLI]

you didnt know? your dad and i used it 2 or 3 times.

[Lawn Guyland]

you didnt know? your dad and i used it 2 or 3 times.

i thought he had it at work and brought it home...never knew it was always there

[LittleD]

Let me get this straight, if the weld is jumping all over the place, the wire speed is to high? im welding some things for my bumper and can't control the bead.

[CSaddict]

Yeah too much wire speed and or not enough heat.

[OWEN]

also poor ground and wrong size tip