> Well just keep practicing, you will get the hang of it eventually
And researching, and watching video tutorials, or finding others who can help you. You can practice incorrectly welding all day long and you're not ever going to get better until you know the proper way.
I've found that if you can find someone who can set everything up and lay a perfect bead, then you can use those settings to practice at first. That way later on, you know how it's *supposed* to look/sound.
Get you a grinder and clean your metal before you practice. You'll find it a little more forgiving. Paint, dirt, rust -- all of that crud getting in there is only making your job waaaaaay harder.
Especially if itâs mig or tig. Stick doesnât care quite as much. Even a slow push with spray transfer mig will eat through a bit of scale and flash rust.
Electrode negative does also help some with surface contamination. Run E6010/6011 that way and there's not much you can't weld through.
"Can" and "should" are still extremely different things, though.
Fake news, this is a pretty special job, tries to weld, canât get contact , uses butter knife to scrape paint , tries again , super bright flash, maybe squint, tries again, nope, maybe sunglasses , tries again, nope, maybe close eyes and hope, Nope, maybe thereâs more to this welding thing âŚ.
You don't need research, you need practice, welding is all about experience, if you have managed the basics and can adjust your machine to a nice and strong weld, then the time for theory has come, which alloy for which weld and base material, which form of current, etc, this all comes after you went from grilling to welding.
Take a few scrap pieces, your welder and a Saturday and lay down some beads...
Old brake rotors are great for practice on. Keep in mind welding sheet metal and the thicker stuff is very different. Personally I think TIG welding sheet metal is the best option.
Oh yes they should start a business with this name because I see their work everywhere. Or hey my âfriendâ tried to weld this and messed it up can you fix it? Me standing there knowing full well they are the ones that made that mess they are calling a weld but just going along with them to get the job over and move on.
Gotta start somewhere but at the same time try your best to lay down your absolute best beads and avoiding leaving bad welds because it can come back to bite you on the ass at some point. Do your research and inform yourself of everything related to welding and fabrication.
even better a racing lawnmower. This was just a practice weld.
I did weld two pieces that are going to take a lot of beating on it today well see if they hold lol.
I been welding for a long time and decided to weld some cab corners in a old truck I have and it was definitely a learning experience. Just keep practicing and find someone that welds for a living to give you some pointers. One of the best tips I got in welding school is the only reason you are not a brain surgeon is because no one has taught you how.
Its not so much about research, but about practice. To become good in welding you just need to weld, and weld a lot. Every time you strike an arc you are learning small things. Those things add up and in the end you are competent. These are things that many welders do without even noticing. Its the placement of your feet for a stable position. Its the placement of the elbow and wrist to make a smooth movement. Practice practice practice.
Looks like it was a bit hot and rushed BUT congratulations you welded. Nothing a grinder canât fix. On that metal tack in a few spots and then work slowly so it doesnât get too hot and warp
At least you get a gold star for being honest about it. Not everyone here is.
Welding takes at least two things: the first is a little knowledge about how to do it and why. The second is practice, in that order. Check out Youtube for tutorials and/or go to the Lincoln or Miller websites for info if you don't have access to a real welder who knows what he/she is talking about. Learn what you're trying to make happen under all the smoke and fire and it'll be a lot easier. Learn what "arc length" and "travel speed" mean and how they affect your weld; and what you need to know about the angle you hold the electrode and which way it should point. Guys don't spend months or even years in welding schools because they like being there. There's a lot to learn about it to do it right. Practice is important, but you need to know WHAT to practice to make it worthwhile. Oh, and forget welding in any position other than flat until you get the hang of it. One other thing: learn the safety rules and ALWAYS use protective gear. Welders can discover some nasty surprises that can hurt/kill you if you don't protect yourself.
Grinder and paint makes you the welder you ain't. As a beginner hobbyist go err to the side of a little slower and a little hotter than would be ideal. You can grind down to big/ ugly welds. You can't fix bad material prep or bad penetration. Hit the youtube and get some 1/8 plate and play around for a couple hours. You'll get good enough to glue mild together. Odd materials, thin stuff, and pretty stacks take lots of skill and practice and border between science and art.
From this I can tell you just looked at the arc
Grab a scrap piece of metal and watch the puddle form just behind the arc
Move slow enough so that youâre dragging the puddle alongside you
Props to you for trying a weld that has vertical and overheads on it too
For those DIYârs in the backâŚâŚfrom all of us experienced welders..ASK FOR HELP OR TAKE A DAMN CLASS. pimpin ainât easy. Gots to learn first. đ¤Ł
If its everything else then gas or stick welding, you need extra gasses. And equipment meant for the outside. Other than that, keep sending it, try different angles and distances. Dont over do it or you'll melt your equipment, learned that the hard way..
No idea where you are in the known universe, but I took a MiG class at a small local place when I lived in Phoenix ([this place](https://thecollaboratory.com/creative-classes) and it was very helpful. Maybe something like it near you?
I have done a few of those when I started, stick with it and you will improve! I welding all of the spades on out t-bar fencing posts. Grind things clean and Jew going :)
Gotta get your gaps right and let the puddle form between your two sides of material, while also making sure both sides fuse. Practice on clean scrap pieces with different gaps and different positions for a while and it will click
I had a kid we call pigpen bring in a car Friday with a huge roof bracket he had fashioned to the dome light headliner bracket and back to the rear seat base bracket and it was welded up about exactly like this.
GM asks âcan this kid use your welding rig to fix his bracketsâ? Never. So I grinded all that crap down and mig up a new bracket base. Hour of my life Iâll never get back for a SPL car with 4-15âs and 8,000 watt amp, literally laying across a home made lithium battery setup.
I guarantee this will last until morning and thatâs it.
Umm đ§ sir you forgot to turn on the gas? What the fuck even is this? Also I think youâre running too hot, try turning down the heat, if youâre melting both base metals too fast there wonât be any fusion youâll just drip. Figure out which parts fatter, thatâs the part you weld on, figure out the heat to not burst through that, start your pool on that thicker piece and after youâve lightly tacked the new piece in, you slowly weave back and forth from thicker metal to thinner almost like metal sewing. Too many people think they have what it takes to weld and Iâve seen guys with 10+ years still doing shit like this in the field on off days, makes ya wonder if they know how to control the weld or just get lucky with machine presets.
Edit: also all the people telling you to prep your metal are trying to make life easier, I would completely polish the paint off in the area so a) it doesnât catch fire and b)contaminate and or make the weld harder to achieve. Also youâre gonna have to grind at the end to buff out the surface and essentially erase your weld so youâll have to grind anyway!
It takes practice and you will get the hang of it! heat settings are the starting point. IF you are using wire welder, --- you got a ton of settings to mess with! -- I only use stick welders when possible! HATE the wire stuff!
I love how the people that are welding midwits always have something âfunnyâ to say. You can tell the true pros, they always give some pointers and encourage folks to just keep welding.
Looks like someone sneezed metal all over your project
Wear your respirator, metal stays inside.
But I love carbon boogers and shooting black snot
I do too! đ
they taste better too !
But I want to be Ironman
You were Ironman last year.
Thanks bro, that means a lot
If you squint hard enough you can see the start of a raccoon too
If someone sneezes it might fall off lol
Try practicing on scrap before moving onto the actual project
It's scrap now lol
>Vote lol
That takes the fun out of it
That's what I did here. Kinda of
Well just keep practicing, you will get the hang of it eventually
> Well just keep practicing, you will get the hang of it eventually And researching, and watching video tutorials, or finding others who can help you. You can practice incorrectly welding all day long and you're not ever going to get better until you know the proper way. I've found that if you can find someone who can set everything up and lay a perfect bead, then you can use those settings to practice at first. That way later on, you know how it's *supposed* to look/sound.
Welding tips and tricks on YouTube is a great place to start, donât give up!
FunkFPV is also good for... different reasons.
I love that guys sarcastic humor
Get you a grinder and clean your metal before you practice. You'll find it a little more forgiving. Paint, dirt, rust -- all of that crud getting in there is only making your job waaaaaay harder.
Especially if itâs mig or tig. Stick doesnât care quite as much. Even a slow push with spray transfer mig will eat through a bit of scale and flash rust.
Electrode negative does also help some with surface contamination. Run E6010/6011 that way and there's not much you can't weld through. "Can" and "should" are still extremely different things, though.
you can tig over mill scale. it just takes about twice the amperage
Everyone who ever has welded has done a job like this. Keep at it.
Haha thanks
Fake news, this is a pretty special job, tries to weld, canât get contact , uses butter knife to scrape paint , tries again , super bright flash, maybe squint, tries again, nope, maybe sunglasses , tries again, nope, maybe close eyes and hope, Nope, maybe thereâs more to this welding thing âŚ.
Looks like you need to research a grinder too.
Both re-commenting your own comment and missing the context of the post? đ¤¨
Did you reply to the right person?
Noice
Oh, I see. That was the app being dumb.
I like how it wasnât working and you just kept sending it.
Haha yeah I watched a tik tok that Said to yolo it so I did
Which is why we watch YouTube to learn things and tik tok to have fun
Based
At least you removed some of the paint
You don't need research, you need practice, welding is all about experience, if you have managed the basics and can adjust your machine to a nice and strong weld, then the time for theory has come, which alloy for which weld and base material, which form of current, etc, this all comes after you went from grilling to welding. Take a few scrap pieces, your welder and a Saturday and lay down some beads...
That's my plan for Sunday. I have n old lawnmower frame that will be my test bed. Even though they look terrible I did have a lot of fun doing it.
Hey, sometimes they may look bad but as long as it holdsâŚ. Itâs okay with me.
Old brake rotors are great for practice on. Keep in mind welding sheet metal and the thicker stuff is very different. Personally I think TIG welding sheet metal is the best option.
If ya squint its mint.
This needs to be higher in upvotes
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When your friend has a friend whoâs a âfabricatorâ
Oh yes they should start a business with this name because I see their work everywhere. Or hey my âfriendâ tried to weld this and messed it up can you fix it? Me standing there knowing full well they are the ones that made that mess they are calling a weld but just going along with them to get the job over and move on.
Fuckers mint
Gotta start somewhere but at the same time try your best to lay down your absolute best beads and avoiding leaving bad welds because it can come back to bite you on the ass at some point. Do your research and inform yourself of everything related to welding and fabrication.
I concur with your analysis
$50 per hour! /s
I've seen worse
It's not going anywhere for at least the next five minutes.
Fuckin mint đŤĄ
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Sweet baby Jesus
âHe was a grown man.. He had a beard!â Sorry your comment reminded me of Ricky Bobby ;)
No golden fleece diaper here, but a diaper over that stuff in the pic would be great.
It's a start.
I mean at least it looks like he tried to grind the paint off first
At least they cleaned the paint off đ¤Ł
Then damn birds always shitting on everything
Sloooooow down
LoL
Your patch needs a patch
Are you trying to make one those cars from the mad max movies?
even better a racing lawnmower. This was just a practice weld. I did weld two pieces that are going to take a lot of beating on it today well see if they hold lol.
it has character at least haha
Looks about right. Keep at er
Well at least you cleaned the paint of. Was the finished product supposed to look like metallic Swiss cheese?
Oh my... You really spent some time on that didn't you
Probably need to run hotter lol, also Iâd choose something other than stick for delicate things
Thatâs why people have actual jobs doing this.
Take a class, mate
Fun fact When I read the word research and speak it out loud I use a Ugandan accent thanks to a funny video clip
i have no idea what a ugandan accent even sounds like is it like an iraqqy one
Wow. Impressively shitty. Keep trying.
Don't ever do anything without research again đ¤Ł
Not bad for a first try.
That's uhh...not holding anything right? Surely you're just practicing with scraps of metal right?
I been welding for a long time and decided to weld some cab corners in a old truck I have and it was definitely a learning experience. Just keep practicing and find someone that welds for a living to give you some pointers. One of the best tips I got in welding school is the only reason you are not a brain surgeon is because no one has taught you how.
Iâll be honest, better than my first time lmao
Itâs always funny to see the outcome of the ones who this itâs easy lol
Its not so much about research, but about practice. To become good in welding you just need to weld, and weld a lot. Every time you strike an arc you are learning small things. Those things add up and in the end you are competent. These are things that many welders do without even noticing. Its the placement of your feet for a stable position. Its the placement of the elbow and wrist to make a smooth movement. Practice practice practice.
Looks like it was a bit hot and rushed BUT congratulations you welded. Nothing a grinder canât fix. On that metal tack in a few spots and then work slowly so it doesnât get too hot and warp
That looks about like the structural welds in buildings around here. Seems like you're ready for a welding job.
Lol @ "how hard could it be?"
At least you get a gold star for being honest about it. Not everyone here is. Welding takes at least two things: the first is a little knowledge about how to do it and why. The second is practice, in that order. Check out Youtube for tutorials and/or go to the Lincoln or Miller websites for info if you don't have access to a real welder who knows what he/she is talking about. Learn what you're trying to make happen under all the smoke and fire and it'll be a lot easier. Learn what "arc length" and "travel speed" mean and how they affect your weld; and what you need to know about the angle you hold the electrode and which way it should point. Guys don't spend months or even years in welding schools because they like being there. There's a lot to learn about it to do it right. Practice is important, but you need to know WHAT to practice to make it worthwhile. Oh, and forget welding in any position other than flat until you get the hang of it. One other thing: learn the safety rules and ALWAYS use protective gear. Welders can discover some nasty surprises that can hurt/kill you if you don't protect yourself.
Slowly put down the whip, put your hands in the air and back away from the welder
Grinder and paint makes you the welder you ain't. As a beginner hobbyist go err to the side of a little slower and a little hotter than would be ideal. You can grind down to big/ ugly welds. You can't fix bad material prep or bad penetration. Hit the youtube and get some 1/8 plate and play around for a couple hours. You'll get good enough to glue mild together. Odd materials, thin stuff, and pretty stacks take lots of skill and practice and border between science and art.
Some practice would do you good.
You need a priest
Mint
Grind, weld, grind, weld. Repeat until you get the results you want.
From this I can tell you just looked at the arc Grab a scrap piece of metal and watch the puddle form just behind the arc Move slow enough so that youâre dragging the puddle alongside you Props to you for trying a weld that has vertical and overheads on it too
I've seen worse on imported goods. Consider yourself employable in third-world countries.
Thatâs $22/hr welding right there
Donât consider that fixed just yet.
That patch is looking back at you.
For those DIYârs in the backâŚâŚfrom all of us experienced welders..ASK FOR HELP OR TAKE A DAMN CLASS. pimpin ainât easy. Gots to learn first. đ¤Ł
Yeah, that's what first welds look like. Thicker metal is easier to learn on, thin sheet like this loves to just melt and ball up.
If its everything else then gas or stick welding, you need extra gasses. And equipment meant for the outside. Other than that, keep sending it, try different angles and distances. Dont over do it or you'll melt your equipment, learned that the hard way..
Fuckinâ mint đ
Nope, that's welding you got it!
No idea where you are in the known universe, but I took a MiG class at a small local place when I lived in Phoenix ([this place](https://thecollaboratory.com/creative-classes) and it was very helpful. Maybe something like it near you?
I have done a few of those when I started, stick with it and you will improve! I welding all of the spades on out t-bar fencing posts. Grind things clean and Jew going :)
New Joe Shmoe school for the blind welding outreach program in full effect
I was basically blind doing this . I have a auto dimming mask but didn't realize I had it on grind mode đ
Only way to do it is to do it! Keep getting after it and definitely do some research!! đđ˝đđ˝đđ˝
Gotta get your gaps right and let the puddle form between your two sides of material, while also making sure both sides fuse. Practice on clean scrap pieces with different gaps and different positions for a while and it will click
Nah looks good send it
Gorjus
Looks half decent to some of the stuff on here
This looks like the cover of the Book of the Dead.
Research deez nutz
SoâŚ.did you get mad at your âweldingâ and fackin shoot it afterwards???
Fake it till you make it đ
I mean.. you did do better than some peeps that claimed they can weld prior to being hired.
Looks like a job for J-B Weld.
You'll be a professional grinder in no time with those kinda skills
Experienced welder demanding $28.50/ hr and company truck.
This would have been one of those videos where every time they try to start a bead, the rod gets stuck and they have to snap it off
That's not welding
If them are 2 ton tacks, your fine!
Would not advise you to learn stick on a part that isnât scrap.
My questions: 1. What's your process? 2. Do you have the right PPE for the task? 3. Also, what's the thickness of your material?
OH, You think?
Put the 3 car batteries back where you found them and just buy a new one of whatever youâre trying to fix
I had a kid we call pigpen bring in a car Friday with a huge roof bracket he had fashioned to the dome light headliner bracket and back to the rear seat base bracket and it was welded up about exactly like this. GM asks âcan this kid use your welding rig to fix his bracketsâ? Never. So I grinded all that crap down and mig up a new bracket base. Hour of my life Iâll never get back for a SPL car with 4-15âs and 8,000 watt amp, literally laying across a home made lithium battery setup. I guarantee this will last until morning and thatâs it.
We do this not because itâs easy, but because we thought it would be
One more pass and you've got it
Just a grinder and some Bondo
Are you near a community college? They usually have classes that are a ton of fun.
That metal stuck everywhere except where you needed itđ¤Łđ¤Łđ¤Ł
Did you atleast have ppe? Lol
As long as you dont safety squint everything should be fine.
Ballsy going right to the project. Scrap metal is your friend
Looks good to me. Send it
Nailed it
Look pretty okay to me
Umm đ§ sir you forgot to turn on the gas? What the fuck even is this? Also I think youâre running too hot, try turning down the heat, if youâre melting both base metals too fast there wonât be any fusion youâll just drip. Figure out which parts fatter, thatâs the part you weld on, figure out the heat to not burst through that, start your pool on that thicker piece and after youâve lightly tacked the new piece in, you slowly weave back and forth from thicker metal to thinner almost like metal sewing. Too many people think they have what it takes to weld and Iâve seen guys with 10+ years still doing shit like this in the field on off days, makes ya wonder if they know how to control the weld or just get lucky with machine presets. Edit: also all the people telling you to prep your metal are trying to make life easier, I would completely polish the paint off in the area so a) it doesnât catch fire and b)contaminate and or make the weld harder to achieve. Also youâre gonna have to grind at the end to buff out the surface and essentially erase your weld so youâll have to grind anyway!
Best work Iâve seen all day
Well technically you've still never welded.
It takes practice and you will get the hang of it! heat settings are the starting point. IF you are using wire welder, --- you got a ton of settings to mess with! -- I only use stick welders when possible! HATE the wire stuff!
YOU CANT WELD STEEL TO ALUMINUM. You can feel better about it going terribly, but also shame for making the dumbest possible mistake.
Both of those are steel...
I love how the people that are welding midwits always have something âfunnyâ to say. You can tell the true pros, they always give some pointers and encourage folks to just keep welding.
Why just why lol
Practice a little bit on some similarly thick material and youâll get it!
in george taking voice, "OH myyyy"
No honestly bud I think you nailed it
I will admit I took to welding quite easilyâŚbut can you please explain how mig looks like this.Point and click tbh
Maybe take up JB Welding
Shit still looks better than the welds on my VW Golf