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[BeHappy⚕️]

"Looks" good enough (awful saying).. if you're migging then ya looks alright
I did marine tig welding for quite a while.. and we would usually coat everything in acid after finishing and cooling it. Wash that off and depending on what the piece would be used for quite often then grind it down and Polish it so things became seamless. (Does need good penetrative though)
Change tip often, don't arc it lol and if you can do long single runs, or the back and forth diming over a good distance without breaking! That's always a plus.

I think you get it, you get it... always found welding was a bit like that, you and your instructor will know if you've got the nack for it quite quickly
You want some fancy auto goggles aswell 🤫

With tig we generally aimed for a fishscale appearance with very identical overlaps.. and that nice rainbow effect, pre finishing. . (Was mostly biminees. Ladders, rails.. all sorts of stainless work for yachts etc though)

Unfortunately i know sod about mig or stick really... so that's probably not too useful for you :/ but if ever!.
Just wanted to look at your weld really lol

 

[methedup77]

Stacking dimes! I’m not much of a welder, but I inspect them to code. Visual. Not a camera monkey. Those look good. If you weld long enough? You’ll know if your weld is sound or not.

 

[hedgerow]

i'm no welder, but i learned to sweat copper pipes fairly well

 

[Sauerkraut]

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You ended this clip early @D.O.A. He went on to describe the other half of GG.

 

[Awaiting the Vultures]

Looks like a good start to me. I run a construction company and I'm no welder by trade but do it to repair a trailer or something from time to time so. You'll be stacking dimes before you know it

 

[Htos1av]

Nice, a lot more brutal than silver solder on protoboards.

 

[Mr. Meat Sled]

Hell yeah, so far so good. Don't worry about ugly beads, that's what the grinders are for.

 

[Mr. Meat Sled]

Hell yeah, so far so good. Don't worry about ugly beads, that's what the grinders are for.

 

[Mr. Meat Sled]

My ugly spot tacks.

 

[Guipago]

My welding nickname is the 'Cocky Shit King' so you don't want any tips from me! (Cocky=Cockatoo bird shit).

 

[thebully08$]

Who comes to a gore site asking for welding tips? Come on, dude.

 

[chewbok]

Learning mig welding, figured I'd throw this out here to see if anybody's got pointers or advice that helped them improve. First day in class, safety, second day instructor sets examples and walks us through setup, third day practice starting a puddle and walking it, and today was my first day applying all of that on my own. So, how am I doing?

Instructor says great, my reply was I've gotta be good at something, I'm too old not to be. I guess I'm looking for experienced welders to break me into what to expect as well here? I'm open to whatever. I enjoy this, it's fun, I'll end up sticking with it. Just want the advice to improve.

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Awesome man. Now you have to do it standing on your head in the bowels of some big ship in 0 degree weather. Then you can get the big bucks.

Congrats! Glad school is going well for ya.

 

[chewbok]

Who comes to a gore site asking for welding tips? Come on, dude.

He holds the ban hammer. Support him and he may support you if you accidentally break a rule.

 

[thebully08$]

He holds the ban hammer. Support him and he may support you if you accidentally break a rule.

In that case, you have my full support, sir.

 

[chewbok]

In that case, you have my full support, sir.

He’s also a pretty good guy, for a youngster.

 

[chewbok]

Hell yeah, so far so good. Don't worry about ugly beads, that's what the grinders are for.

Maybe in real life but grinder is a bad word in welding school.

 

[Amalgamation]

Who comes to a gore site asking for welding tips? Come on, dude.

Show me your wife's tits unless you're a faggot

 

[thebully08$]

Show me your wife's tits unless you're a faggot

🤣😂 made me laugh thank you👍🏻

 

[chewbok]

Show me your wife's tits unless you're a faggot

I don’t know your plans but i hear that Ingall’s shipyard in Pascagoula Ms has a great apprenticeship program. They pay for your school and pay like $15hr while in school. Bumps to $25-$30 hr when trained and certified.

Not a temp job. They have contracts into 2040 to build Navy ships. Great Union job and cheap cost of living. Only an hour drive to Pensacola. A little further to Destin where there are bikini clad women on the beach 365 days a year…make that 340 days a year. They go topless during the 3 weeks for spring break.

 

[chewbok]

🤣😂 made me laugh thank you👍🏻

No pics? Crap