Hey guys. If I'm going to be restarting I do like LtBadd said and don't add filler and move about 1/4" ahead and taper off. When I restart I let that soak in for a few seconds and quickly back into the last dab I did and add a drop of filler and move from there. Sent from my XT1635-01 using Tap...

Hey guys happy father's Day everybody! Here's some pictures from the last few weeks! Let me know if you have any questions. More then happy to help! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180617/ee8635d0bc1cbc7e6562df71384f2bbb.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180617/e4f829fc1787b04ca3cff77c416238...

tungstendipper wrote:You have beautiful welds, and you know it. Why don't you contribute here and help us out, to get where you're at?

Sure ask any questions you want and I'll do my best to answer them.

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Heya guys here's a big flag pole I built a while back. It was somewhere around 130" tall. The center holds some type of light https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180506/3e1a792fbfe02b96303b20671fd21f50.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180506/79a818183cba3feb2314b89dca9c858b.jpg https://upl...

On these fillet welds, is it best to start in the middle and work out or start on the outside and work in? Or do you just make one continuous weld? Or does it make any difference? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro The center is the thickest part so it'd be better not to start there. I usually ...

You can switch to number 5 standard collet body cup and run your gas flow at 10-15 cfh. Lower cfh and small cup helps narrow the etch zone. But you can also scotch brite it afterwards.

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these were all done with your technique of “Jam on the peddle, feed rod, move,wait,jam on peddle, feed rod,move, wait...etc?? Sorry, pedal.[WINKING FACE] I understood. ;) I'm going to give that method a try for a welding cart I am going to build. As you jam on the pedal, I'm guessing you watch the ...

Those welds are looking pretty spanky there 5th Street! :) these were all done with your technique of “Jam on the peddle, feed rod, move,wait,jam on peddle, feed rod,move, wait...etc?? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk No just consistent foot pedal add filler mover add filler move etc. I do use th...

And a few more https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180128/fb15bcce9c66bf53e9900c2e412d04c4.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180128/68b572cb392162109c3809a85501c890.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180128/c6b74191a446986d2a17cc27d1819e2a.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180128/c5def9...

Just random pictures of the last month https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180128/ab04c422b00e5058d014340e87ae00f7.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180128/6df34902a8ad382bccb178e5630cfa59.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180128/b279a40b77075d39a069898cd816fca5.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk...

AndersK wrote:Another box made, at least it has one weld in it....

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Ya I saw this on Instagram! Nice job I like it a lot!

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motox wrote:amazing consistency.
craig

Thanks bud!

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1st pic is some end caps 2nd is a drain 3rd is just some MIG 4th is a hard 90° elbow and 5th pic is the penetration of it 6th is some mounting points 7th is a steering box 8th is a transom drain plug 9th is a Y for a fire boat house and flange https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171224/a34a2382b8f08b...

Hey guys some pics from the last month or two I hope everyone has a merry Christmas! 1st pic is a seat hinge 2nd pic is a gutter with a gusset I added 3rd pic is an inset door latch 4th pic is just a long box that's MIG welded on the inside and just autogenous welded on the outside, I use small back...

It sounds like it's blowing out from being sealed. They aren't solid baffles are they? Haha it's probably a mixture of bad torch angle and filler angle or not enough gas flow.

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(sorry on my last post, my fat thumb hit the submit key on my phone before i was done typing :) ) So I just picked up a new welding job, welding Aluminum. I have been welding High Temp Alloys for years and have dabbled in Aluminum only a few times. My question is: I have to put a 1/2 fillet down on...

Hi,all. I need a little help, I have to do a certification test on 1/4 and 3/8 aluminum. But I'm having trouble getting penetration in the corner of my fillet. I'm using a miller square wave 250 at 200amp with blueshield 2 gas. And I've going between a 3/32 and a 1/8 tungsten. I tried upping the am...

motox wrote:5th
so those flanges are welded outside top flange inside bottom flange?
nice work as always.
craig

Thanks bud and yes I weld the fillet first before I put the other piece on. Then I weld the top with the outside corner.

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Some roots and caps. Never got to cap the other two welds they said they might have to cut it apart. Gotta love engineers! Oh well just means more fun welding for me. Occasionally I talk them into letting me MIG weld. Yes it's cold but on these rec boats they want them to have the stack of dimes. Th...

I've tore down the front axles before so I'm pretty familiar with that and yes in this case I get to tear down both wheels past the spindles down to the knuckles to get the axle shafts out of the diff. From there it's just unbolting the carrier housing and dropping it which should be it's own level...

YES!!!! I mean, you can't go wrong if you have full manual control right???? But still the crux is I have to drop the pumpkin, pull the diff, and bench weld it. I guess what I can gather out of all this is I just get to set it up on the bench, slide in the axles to ensure maximum possible alignment...

I love Lincoln lockers. I've made a bunch. On cars that definitely weren't daily drivers. Anyways just drain the fluid clean and spray carb cleaner til it's clean. Turn your welder up and fill it up with weld. Spin it so you can get the other side and fill that up too. I once did it front and rear i...

5th looks like most of that stuff is about .125 ? do you favor 1/8 rod or 3/32? craig It's a mix of anything mostly from 1/8" to 3/8" and sometimes up to 1" All the things in the last post were 1/4" and 3/8" I prefer 3/32 rod until it's something like a 1/4" outside co...

Some swivel chair chair riser https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171020/14a3f7741545816adcbc9afd31f6230e.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171020/0dc05033b8469ee671a4f94e3a21147b.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171020/21970b240859859c2110d27a25903138.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/...

Finally got a new phone. I lost all my pics though so I started fresh this week. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171020/6636186c31363c1ebec527c606efb2b8.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171020/66ea2479828c3774e51146f2d3f9edd7.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171020/b34b6b42c2b992f3ac9...