Anything welding

ashamed it has to be painted...very nice.

 

Not my best wrap yet still one of my first.

 

Those are my arch enemy. I specifically practice those 45's over and over when I have time.

 

We call those "production" welds. They make the money, are perfectly strong and very, very few costumers will notice after they go to the paint booth.

 

I had a very hard time with those for a while. They were tricky for me. And that's good to know because seems like my whole cage is made with "production welds".

 

Do you crank it up when doing those inside (tight) sections? Cause that's what I've been doing. I've seen some people smashing the nozzle too.

 

I very seldom change my settings. I change my style 1st.

Something like that, I'm not afraid to do the "extended spot weld" style of welding.

Carrying a bead saves a lot of time, but with mig welding, you don't gain a huge amount of quality by going that route.

Think about the TIG welders. Their style is not a lot different that controlled spot welding. TIG welding just looks great, but it takes too long for me.

 

I actually leave my settings alone and just slow down in that section (really slow) and kinda widen the puddle/bead a little.

 

I definitely ain't no pro but for these I slowed down so the puddle widened like the beginning.

 

Looks pro to me.

 

Cool I'll try that next time.

 

You know I only took pictures of the best of like 50 welds. Haha .

All of my work does not look like that.

 

Don't we all.

I'm gonna snap pics of welds that I'm offended of from now on. Let's mix it up.

 

Next time the other guy in the shop with me tries to weld I’ll get pictures. We’ll all look like pros

He’s an awesome machinists, but not a welder.

 

well, well, well, my old trusty welder took a crap. Miller thunderbolt AC/DC
Any tips to troubleshoot it?



Works, but refuses to weld and one of the AC receptacles jacks (40-150) is burnt out. Weird because it was used on DC

Diodes gone bad or something?

 

You mean we should start posting pictures of our welds like this one?



Not mine though and it did work. But also had me scratching my head a bit too. Its an A/C Compressor bracket and the previous owner of said bracket tried to weld on a washer (in two of the four holes). With a washer that was bigger than the machined surface. Had pretty much no penetration and Im sure was not welding very well being a zinc washer to cast iron.

Im more wondering why the PO felt the need to fully weld the washer to begin with and not just use it like a regular washer...or just tack it to hold it in place

 

How does it work if it has no output ??

Does it still Have AC output ?? Does it have Control ?

Might be the Transformer has died

Even if the Rectifier has open diodes you should still Have AC output .

Might be time to lay it to rest .

 

I should take pictures of the High Paid techs making sparks .

It is just so Wrong techs fixing welders and have no clue how to weld

 

Since I use so many different machines I am forever adjusting things .

 

One more slider leg going to the cage.