1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

I'd recommend the harbor freight auto darkening hood to anyone trying to learn how to weld, you can adjust the darkness and you don't have to worry about starting in the wrong place after flipping your hood down

 

I do cursive E’s.

 

@Sperrunner Are you using safety squints? I don’t remember seeing a welding hood at the shop.

 

There are a lot of good welding videos on YouTube, even an hour or so of watch time could help you out if there's anything you struggle with

 

When I do thick to thin, usually on sq tube for my work, I do the same pattern I posted above. Just hold the thicker side and do quick darts over to the thinner side.


What sort of plane was that on your trip?

 

Lockheed Martin T-33 plane that was crashed in the 60s IIRC

 

My advice is probably not worth much since I am not certified and only spent my free time in a fabrication shop when I was in high school

 

Nah im using oakleys

 

That takes too much concentration for me. A quick zig zaggy weave is much faster, but yields a slightly less pretty weld. I do the e thing on thick stuff since its a slower motion (for me anyways), and helps with penetration.

If I wanna go real fast Ill do a whip and pause.

 

Put it on 10 or 11.

 

I think the easiest way is the swipe or chip method

 

I like my speedglas

 

I should always swipe left

 

A family friend wore 2-3 pairs of sunglasses to weld on the trail with a couple batteries to get out of a bad jam. RIP eyes

 

Or insert your card into the chip reader

 

Yup. Even at work we still send the tedious stuff out. Pick it up a day or two later hassle free.

 

I’m one of the less qualified people to be giving welding advice. I’m just going off what the YouTube videos taught me. Can’t say I’ve ever used any other method besides cursive E’s.

 

Mr Moneybags over here.


I use a Jackson helmet.

 

Nothing wrong with it.