Anything welding

quick little lap joint with the stick welder to warm up for some other projects. ignore the rest of the metal..that's how ever one else in my class is at welding

 

6010? Looks like the bottom cold rolled?

 

Don't know if this is directed at me or not but I don't know much of the lingo regardless

 

He's referring to the type of rod. Im guessing 6011

 

I'll have to try and check tomorrow

 

6301 actually just checked

 

I have never seen a 6301 rod, I mainly use 7018/9018 for most of my stick welding, also keep 6010, 6011 aswell as some cast/aluminum rods rods handy.

 

Yeah, just by the looks of the weld it I thought it was a 6010 rod.

Not to get techno but heres what the numbers mean if anyone was wondering.

the 60 means it has a tensle strength of 60,000psi
the 1 means it can be welded in any position. (flat, vert, horiz, overhead..whatever)
the 0 means Direct current electrode positive. *IIRC*

 

sorry should have been a 6013

 

Parents asked what i wanted for xmas... I told them a welder would be nice... Hopefully they are able to score something. I told them something off craigslist would work. Just havent had the time or much money to go buy one so hopefully i can finally get one and learn the skill

 

I've been looking around and all I'm asking for is a hobart handler 187. found one for 500 on tractor supply but there's only one left :/ it would make a good 18th birthday/christmas/graduation present

 

yeah I have heard some good things about the hobarts. I am sure a Miller is way out of the question for an xmas present but even if its an older lincoln mig/tig welder I will be fine with that. I just want something to learn on then I will move up to the nicer models

 

I have a Handler 210 and it works great. Love it, and great price

 

my dad has one too, great welder. Almost as nice as our miller

 

Can someone explain why a 110v welder can not weld thicker metal than 3/16, and what the duty cycle has to do with it. I am linking to a welder that also shows welding amperage range of 30-140 amps but the output is only 90 amps. Thanks

http://www.millerwelds.com/products/mig/product.php?model=M00234#load-panel-specifications

 

there just isn't enough juice.

 

yeah not enough heat to properly penetrate that much metal.

 

Just started on the mig today for the first time. It's way different than stick welding for sure haha..anyone wanna critique my welds? I'm not sure of the settings on the welder, but it's 1/8" steel if that matters at all.

 

First one looks like it cold rolled on the bottom and your start is cold. The second looks like you ran it too fast. Not bad at all for the first time though.