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Hit and Miss welding Pisses me off, pics.

rdn2blazer

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I dont know if I just dont get enough practice or what but it makes me mad as hell when in the same day I can go from nice welds to crap welds and back all in the same hour, Even minutes noless. I know I know how to weld decent, Im no pro but when things are going smooth with welding then one will turn to crap it pisses me off to no end. Check out these pics of my cage welding. You will see the crap I get from time to time.

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tRustyK5 said:
lol...blow a hole in the last one?

Rene
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No, just a crapy weld, Its like I forget how to weld for a moment and thats what I put down. Hence the reason for the anger :mad:.
 
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I have the same problem. It seems to be a combination of things for me, but the result is that I am inconsistent with my welding. The biggest thing is lack of continuous practice. If you don't weld all the time you seem to get rusty at it, and poor habits can creep in. It happened to me - I used to be a decent welder, and now I can't make a good looking weld for crap :( They are usually sound, but they look like ass. I don't know what to say... if I could be of more help my welding would look a lot better :D

Edit: I don't like to blame the tools, but I have noticed our small Miller 220V welder doesn't seem to have as consistent of feed or voltage regulation as the bigger Millermatic 250's and L-Tecs that I have used in the past. Maybe that is the cause for the inconsistency?

It still doesn't explain my less than perfect TIG welds though :doah:
 
That's what they make grinders for...clean it up and re-weld it.

If it makes you feel better one of my guys at work had a similar thing happen. He showed up one day and it was like he plum forgot everything he ever learned about welding. Laid down a sh1tload of horrid welds on a somewhat critical part...instead of stopping when things started to head south.

He spent 6 1/2 hours gouging and grinding just so he could re-weld it the way it should have been. The ironic thing is, he is normally a great welder...he just had a bad day.

Rene
 
I was mig welding my VW pan (new floors and a body lift) It took me a while to realize why my weld were good then chit. Then I figured it out, one end of the shop had a small breeze while the other end didnt. so I was welding just fine until I got to that side of the shop and that damn little breeze was blowing away my sheilding gas.

Just as a side note. none of my welds are ever as nice as that first one. EXELENT!
 
Im going to take the time to grind out and re-weld the ones that need it. I wont be satisfied if I dont. Thanks balzer for the props.
 
Just cursious why is the tubing so shiny? Is it that way when you buy it or did you paint it so it doesnt rust while it was sitting?
 
robert97dodge said:
Just cursious why is the tubing so shiny? Is it that way when you buy it or did you paint it so it doesnt rust while it was sitting?
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Its just raw 1 3/4 DOM tube, Not coated like the 2" and 1 1/4 I bought are. It might be Import tube. I specified Domestic when I bought it, and I know the 2" and 1 1/4 I bought is Domestic but Im not sure about the 1 3/4. It is DOM cause there is no seam inside and it has a acurate ID/OD Diameters.
 
DOM still has a seam, it's just very hard to see because of the last process that makes it DOM.

Rene
 
tRustyK5 said:
DOM still has a seam, it's just very hard to see because of the last process that makes it DOM.

Rene
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Yeah, I know it does actually have a seam, I mean't a raised weld seam like inside HREW.
 
rdn2blazer,

Are you sure your the problem? Looks like the setting was drastically different on the one in question. Just a thought.
 
cybrfire said:
rdn2blazer,

Are you sure your the problem? Looks like the setting was drastically different on the one in question. Just a thought.
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I found out my woman runs the dish washer which is 220V and has ran it while I have been welding. I also have about 45/50 feet of heavy duty extension cord to reach my truck. It could be a combination of the long extension cord along with the extra power drain of the dish washer :dunno:.
 
rdn2blazer said:
I found out my woman runs the dish washer which is 220V and has ran it while I have been welding. I also have about 45/50 feet of heavy duty extension cord to reach my truck. It could be a combination of the long extension cord along with the extra power drain of the dish washer :dunno:.
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You sure the D/W is 220V? I have been working on and installing appliance for 7 years and I have never seen a 220V D/W? It is probably just 110.

When we buy our 1.75" tubing it is not that shiny. I dont know that weird.
 
There are lots of variables. Who knows. Could even be inside the welder itself. Could be a duty cycle thing. Getting hot and not getting it done when its hot. Bad connection somewhere along the way, wind, and so many other.
 
I've never heard of or seen a Dishwasher that was 220V either. Even if it was it would be on a seperate breaker and wouldn't affect the welder which should also have it's own circuit. Only 110V can you share breakers. Every 220V outlet should be on it's own breaker.
 
Im positive the dish washer is 220. Its the only 220 that was in the house when I moved in. My friend and I ran the 220 from the breaker box to the garage our selves. I know NOTHING about home electricity. My friend has wired everything realated to home wireing. My breaker box is fairly small, we had to add a breaker if I remember correctly for it. I would have to look to see exactly how it is. Its been a ferw years since we ran 220 to the garage. We put 3 220 wall plugs in the garage, plus hard wired in my compressor. I run my 220 20" disc grinder, my lathe, welder, and 7.5 HP compressor 220V in the garage, not all at once ofcourse.
 
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