[AKweldshop]

More heat there Johnathan!!!
Looks a little cold for my taste....

~John

[Superiorwelding]

John,
I would agree with you if this were a weld to depend on. I will go out on a limb here and say while I do like the MIG like TIG look, I do not like it as common practice for my welding projects. I gave this weld a total of one minute and moved on. I much prefer the smooth and hot weld, as I feel this burns in deeper and is safer. Now this is not meant to offend or start a discussion on which is better, as I don't want to hijack this thread. Stay with the MIG like TIG theme and I will give it another go in the future.
-Jonathan

[AKweldshop]

Hey, no offense, just the critic in me.

I like a smooth, flat, washed in weld.... just me I guess.

~John

[Superiorwelding]

Hey, no offense, just the critic in me.

I like a smooth, flat, washed in weld.... just me I guess.

~John

Absolutely no offence taken!
-Jonathan

[AKweldshop]

If you want to have a real read, here the WW mig like tig thread
http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?30845-Mig-like-Tig

[Superiorwelding]

Well I came home and gave it a quick shot again. Not much different but here it is. I would like to see some of you give this a try. Now that I have started, I won't be satisfied until I can get it to look like ZTfab's.
-Jonathan

[AKweldshop]

Thought I heard somewhere that he uses a CNC stepper machine....

[countryboy1127]

Here's a few I done

[Superiorwelding]

Nice! What were your specs?
-Jonathan

[countryboy1127]

Voltage ranged from 19 to 23 wire speed just under 2 to 3

[AKweldshop]

Again,
Looks too cold for my taste.
I'll get my powermig set-up and show you my mig welds.
IMVHO, and my $00.2

~John

[countryboy1127]

Ak this was on 18 gauge and nothing critical as far as hazardous purely aesthetic

[AKweldshop]

Wow, 18ga.
I'm sorry.
I thought it was closer to 1/4.
If that's the case, WOW!!!!

[weldin mike 27]

Lolz, The extreme close up makes it look like Half inch plate. The weld must be tiny. Still buff off the scale though.

Mick

[countryboy1127]

Sorry guys let me correct myself its 3/16 . I posted the wrong pictures . You are correct ak good eye even looking at a picture lol

[JDIGGS82]

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Some more mig like tig

[soutthpaw]

Lolz, The extreme close up makes it look like Half inch plate. The weld must be tiny. Still buff off the scale though.

Mick

That is where the dime next to the weld helps to show actual size

[Wiredwelder]

Very nice guys ! @jdiggs how did you get the part so clean without spatter ....I see very little, very impressed with the cleanness!

[JDIGGS82]

Took the pic after I cleaned it up lol didn't have much though just watched my angle and stick out and used anti spatter

[AKweldshop]

Very nice guys ! @jdiggs how did you get the part so clean without spatter ....I see very little, very impressed with the cleanness!

Using a wire wheel is cheating...just so you know....
It's the only way tho...

Gotta paint the parts anyway....

[Wiredwelder]

I was expecting someone to say spray anti-spatter all over the place....that has never worked for me [WINKING FACE]

[jwright650]

Ok I'm a bit late to this party, but I have a totally different question about something in this picture originally posted by bluewave.

Are the radiused notches at the bend line of that plate put there on purpose? If so, what purpose does this serve in this fabrication?

Edit* see marked up pic below for clarification of my question

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[Superiorwelding]

John,
I would guess it would be to prevent cracking often associated with forming thicker members. Or is can be a stress relief but I would go with the crack prevention.
-Jonathan

[jwright650]

John,
I would guess it would be to prevent cracking often associated with forming thicker members. Or is can be a stress relief but I would go with the crack prevention.
-Jonathan

Ah, OK...I thought maybe there was something more going on that I was aware of....trying to advance my small knowledge base....LOL

There are some bend radii "rules of thumb" that apply to bending plate and when these radii are exceeded, I guess something like this would serve to mitigate the cracking issues.

We had bent plate (90°) attached to the top flanges of beams and it was used as pour stop for concrete floor slabs. Many times the outfit that bent these for us used too small of a radius in their press break for the thickness of plate. If we didn't have time to send them back to be redone, we had to carbon arc the outside radius of the bends to removed the cracks and weld them back up.