Sorry for the lack of follow-up. I got busy on a couple jobs the last 2 weeks and fell behind. snoeproe - I know I won't pass with the undercut. I was trying to figure out why I kept ending up with undercut on the cap. I think it was not letting the plate cool enough before the cap. AWS D1.1. I'm us...

Thanks I don't have any other pics. I'm going to work on it again later this week so I'll get more pics then. The root and fill all look good. No excessive undercut, nice even puddle, no voids. When I cut the backing strap off the toe looks fine. When I bend the root there are no cracks or voids tha...

Thanks for the input. I was thinking about it a little more and I was running my cap when the plate was still pretty hot. I was running my fills about 10 minutes apart which seemed to work well so I could keep my amps lower and still get a hot bead. I will try again tomorrow and let the plate cool d...

Hello All Looking for a little guidance. I've been welding for about 10 years now, the last 5 years or so I weld on almost a daily basis. I never had any formal training, just bought a welding years back and started reading & practicing. My background is in residential construction, so not much ...