Anything welding

There are people out there who don't?

 

If your on instagram, follow blatchley on there. She is an incredibly talented female welder

 

You might as well learn all that you can. Maybe something opens up down the line that you can move into-you never know.

 

I'll definitely check it out!

 

different machines list wire-speeds differently. start with 20 volts, and matching the wire speed on the chart to 20 volts and maybe 1/4" material.

that may be a little warm for the downhill side of things, as you would have a hard time running hard-wire up-hill. when your welding vertical down, just "bounce" it down. like, jump ahead, let puddle fill, jump ahead. if its too hot and the puddle runs ahead of you turn down to no less than 18 volts and the appropriate wire speed.

 

If you are a Miller user (even if you're not), you can download an app to give you some good approximation of the settings for a given material and process.

Kinda cool.

 

Anyone have any experience and advice on welding together chain? I am thinking about starting some cool projects.

 

I guess it depends on what you want. Structural support or art. I've just shaped the chain then welded the joint. Never for anything structural.

 

Thats just plain lazyness! I had the same typre of welds at a exhaust shop on my brand new taco. Getting an exhaust put on and he missed a spot and they didnt look very good. Alittle cold and fast welds..
So i picked me up a welder and practiced, then fixed it myself!

 

Looks like he was doing sort of OK on the right side then it turned to dog turds.

I guess after a few years in the muffler biz, you should have something that looks better than that.

 

The first weld I ever did looked better than that.

 

Junk art. Old people love to put that shit in their yard. Lol

 

I saw this and thought, hey! I literally just had my first attempt at tig welding tubes and it did not look like that. Oh well, I need some more practice for sure too, but I thought this was a good start for having never tried doing tubes!

 

A lot better than I can do

 

I've been looking up plans and such for some projects too, thinking about trying to weld up some simple tables and mailboxes or something. I really want to fabricate some sweet shop stools, but weld chain together as the legs for an optical illusion!

 

hahahahha I hear that all too often unfortunately. "You're so intimidating!!" It's a lonely life for the intimidating girl.... We all start somewhere!

 

Fuck this, if a chick can weld so can I..

 

Not bad for just starting out!
Looks like the majority of the issue with those beads is the position at which you are holding the torch. You are a little low down onto the base (well, unless the base metal is significantly thicker than the tube wall thickness, then you need the extra heat there like you have) and also you just need to hold the torch with a little bit more consistent motion around the tube. A lot of that is finding the comfortable position. I find that starting the weld right at the edge of your comfortable range of movement and then working into where you're most comfortable, and finally stopping at the opposite edge of your comfortable range of movement is best... if that makes sense. It allows for the longest continuous bead without stopping that way.

 

Thanks! Yeah I literally just sat down and was like.. okay well here goes nothing. hahah I noticed my first tube looked the best surprisingly, and then the others were inconsistent. I just need to get the flow for it! Practice practice practice!

This is what I started with... just a bunch of 1.50in tubes on a base plate. It is currently my like pen holder on my desk. lol I'm assuming welding bigger tubes would be easier?

 

You are doing a good job.. (I've never done any Tig..I only know how to Mig)

But keep up the good work..practice makes perfect..so KCCO