TIG WELDER. I have one of my relatives bringing a wrought iron chair to have an arm welded back on. What filler rod should i use? Im used to stainless and aluminum.
Hey all. Been welding for roughly 14 years but only been tig welding for a short time. Currently trying to get walking the cup down better. How does this look and where can I improve? For reference: 1/2 gap on 304 stainless square tubing (1/4" thick).…
I am a second year highschool welding student and I will be welding stainless steel for the first time tomorrow! I was wondering if you guys have any tips or tricks of the trade that might be helpful for my first time.…
So I’m 28F and decided to go to school for welding starting in the fall. I’ve never worked or been involved with anything having to do with tools or construction of any kind.…
I have 10 years of welding and fabrication experience. Stick, tig and mig anything and everything. This is just a question, what state in your opinion should I move to and why? I have my own truck so will eventually have my own rig. But just for jobs.…
Hey y’all. Brand new to welding/fab work. Had about an hour to learn how to use and dial techniques in on the plasma cutter, which wasn’t enough to TRULY make a difference. All that said, I’m proud of this and I am eager to see what I can eventually do.…
I’ve been running aluminum fillet welds and I’m noticing on the root pass that my puddle gets a horseshoe or boomerang shape around the root. My arc length is about as tight as I can get it without dipping so how can I close up this gap?…
Mig welding process, 3/16" steel with 22GA wire. 20 volt, 310 wfs. Need some work and practice, always happy for any advice (my technique and travel speed need work for sure)
Was honestly ready to cut another plate and do it again, but teacher told me that this was good enough I know I could’ve done better, but what do you guys think?
I've welded a handful of times using Mig, but only to attach something to another in the shop (ya.....welding, dummy) Needed to reinforce my trailer floor, so I bought the Titanium Flux 125 from HF Ran about 6 practice beads, then went to town.…
First time welding Tig while using filler rod. It was 3/32 stainless filler rod. All of the raised bumpy ones are mine. I have the hand motion down but do I need to speed up or slow down?…
I'm on the west coast of the US and am asking for your opinions. Here are the relevant parameters: Material: SSAB Ramor 500 6.5mm (ballistic steel made in Sweden) Process: GMAW Welding Speed: 75mm/min using a 6-axis Fairino cobot Gas: 75% Argon, 25% CO2,…
I'm a crap 'art school' welder (MIG & TIG). One of the issues is that don't do it regularly enough to get very good at it, so I forget the proper settings, etc.…
I’ve got $500 to get into welding. I know my way around most tools, as I spend about 20 hours a week woodworking as a hobby/side gig. I have ZERO experience with welding or metal fabricating.…
