welding pics

[dirtygoat]

man, that last pic has no shield collar on the mig gun...if he can weld good like that he should ace the welds w/that end collar on the gun

That machine doesn't run off a bottle... He does pretty good on my Lincoln with a 75/25 bottle and can even throw down a nice bead with the arc as well... He's 15 now and wants to learn how to tig... So, I told the wife I'm gonna have to get a tig machine...

It's funny, I don't have any pics of me welding...

 

[sledheadak]

much better lol

 

[GMC Truck]

man, that last pic has no shield collar on the mig gun

Flux core wire....

 

[Pookster]

I have no pics either.. because its just me.

 

[blazin_blazer]

dirty goat you do know that you can run a tig torch off of your arc welder w/o a dedicated tig machine(w/shield gas of course, i use gold or tri mix, helium+co2+argon- pure argon for aluminum), although it is a little harder to start the arc when not using hi freq..you will need a high freq unit to weld aluminum tho

 

[dirtygoat]

dirty goat you do know that you can run a tig torch off of your arc welder w/o a dedicated tig machine(w/shield gas of course, i use gold or tri mix, helium+co2+argon- pure argon for aluminum), although it is a little harder to start the arc when not using hi freq..you will need a high freq unit to weld aluminum tho

Yeah, my dad runs tig off of his miller... I'm gonna look around for a nice little machine... He wants to build bmx frames... Not sure how well that will work out... But hey, the kid likes building things...

 

[mrdrinksalil]

 

[chevysmithz71]

That's Awesome​

 

[blazin_blazer]

yes it is great to see these youngsters wanting to weld & build things..i say let them go, teach them everything you know..my dad taught me how to weld when i was 7 or 8, i remember him telling me to not be scared of burning a hole while welding, that i couldnt tear it up that he couldnt fix it, that made me feel really good knowing that while learning...when i was 12 i fabbed up my own gocart..then when i was 15 i built a trailer so my dad could haul me & the craftsman riding mower around during the summers(i had it financed thru sears & paid it off in 2 summers)..i was taught very young that work pays..and welding paid well & easy to find a job, i was a pipewelder/fitter for @12 yrs..was cert'd to weld on submarines for @4 yrs..some really good pay for easy work... when pipelining i spent my days sitting on a 5 gal bucket burning rods,.easy but HOT..

 

[dirtygoat]

yes it is great to see these youngsters wanting to weld & build things..i say let them go, teach them everything you know..my dad taught me how to weld when i was 7 or 8, i remember him telling me to not be scared of burning a hole while welding, that i couldnt tear it up that he couldnt fix it, that made me feel really good knowing that while learning...when i was 12 i fabbed up my own gocart..then when i was 15 i built a trailer so my dad could haul me & the craftsman riding mower around during the summers(i had it financed thru sears & paid it off in 2 summers)..i was taught very young that work pays..and welding paid well & easy to find a job, i was a pipewelder/fitter for @12 yrs..was cert'd to weld on submarines for @4 yrs..some really good pay for easy work... when pipelining i spent my days sitting on a 5 gal bucket burning rods,.easy but HOT..

My dad had me welding at a really young age... Never wanted to weld for a living though...

My dad welded in the shipyards for 25 years, had a pipe on 45* w/ restricted plate cert... He did mostly x-ray stuff and also welded on the pipeline in Alaska...

I'm pretty good, but watching him is literally watching a master at his craft...