My 1st welds - Mig welder

[Annie]

Hey,

As most of you know I bought a clarke 135te mig welder afew weeks ago.

Due to snow I've been unable to have a go, Had the afternoon off so thought id have an attempt, Only 20 mins as it got dark, it was pretty windy so prob blew my gas away & the scrap backbox was a little dirty - my bad :)

a few spot welds, try not to laugh comments welcome.

I was wondering if theres a welding for dummys book lol

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u62/Walshy-Sri/SUC53285.jpg

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u62/Walshy-Sri/SUC53286.jpg

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u62/Walshy-Sri/SUC53288.jpg

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u62/Walshy-Sri/SUC53289.jpg

[Bubba]

not bad at all

[Annie]

thanks...

found one lol

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516KyV1oz2L._SL500_AA240_.jpg (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/0470455969/sr=1-1/qid=1265051879/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books&qid=1265051879&sr=1-1)

[Adam]

The bottom two dont look bad at all mate!

www.mig-welding.co.uk

[draper]

better than my first attempt (and no shround attached eh lionel ;) )

[Mazz]

Try this guide

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=128446

[twistysnovagte]

pic not working for me:confused:

EDIT pics now working was just a red cross
very good for a first atempt

i got some rear arches for my van, fancy welding them on lol

[burgo]

if thats your first attempt its very good

[Annie]

Thanks all.

I've got my mot in march, Need to weld a patch on crossmember & rear inner wheelarch behind shock. I get to use a grinder on the weekend lol

[L14MNP]

better than my first attempt (and no shround attached eh lionel ;) )

hahaha! We are just discussing his mad skills with the grinder.

Annie. Very impressive. Wana weld me a cage? lol

[Annie]

of course I will L14MNP :)

abit off topic but does anyone remember that 80's film flashdance about a female welder lol

http://search.hp.my.aol.co.uk/aol/redir?src=image&clickedItemURN=http%3A%2F%2Fadmin.maturetimes.co.u k%2Ffiles%2Fimages%2Fflashdance.jpg&moduleId=image_details.jsp.M&clickedItemDescription=Image Details

[hendrix]

better than my first attempt...ask tom reid hahah lol

[Mike]

Seriously tho, thats really good for a first attempt! Impressed by that actually.

Altho women take to welding a lot better then men, espcially TiG.

In the first pic there is just a small part where youve had slightly to much power/torch to near as the line of weld is crackly so to speak, other then that, top effort for a first time!

[16v Nova Kev]

well done wont get much better than that.

[TWAG]

Ive got quite a good welding manual by haynes. I downloading it via pirate bay.

Pm me your email address and ill email it to you if you like?

[bmw156]

the strips look really good. but the "spots" look like they are sitting on top of the metal and have formed a bubble and deflated.

happens to me all the time lol.
and constructive critism. as said the strip of weld looks very nice.

have a practice doing some joins of metal. so cut up squares and weld them on top of each other. and also end to end. as you should be with panels :)

[burgo]

the strips look really good. but the "spots" look like they are sitting on top of the metal and have formed a bubble and deflated.

happens to me all the time lol.
and constructive critism. as said the strip of weld looks very nice.

have a practice doing some joins of metal. so cut up squares and weld them on top of each other. and also end to end. as you should be with panels :)

which would mean more power :d or less wire speed

[Mike]

Gas mark 6 wire speed 6.5 to 7 :)

EDIT: Always worked before....will see if its good enough when Lee hooks that trailer up.....

[bmw156]

i learn something new everyday, could you also hold the torch there a bit more to build up some more heat so it penetrates some more?

[burgo]

i learn something new everyday, could you also hold the torch there a bit more to build up some more heat so it penetrates some more?nopes you'll just end up with a big slug lol

[Mike]

i learn something new everyday, could you also hold the torch there a bit more to build up some more heat so it penetrates some more?

IMO no, as i dont weld like that & wasnt taught like that, i find by doing that it tends to sit ontop of the metal surface forming a puddle/lump so to speak.

[Mike]

With regards to the speed/feed & gas, it just depends on what your welding really. I done the below cooking on gas mark 6 but with a higher then id normally like wire speed.

BUT, its welding 3mm thick wall tube onto wafer thin Nova rear archs, to much power an it'll blow holes thru the thinest surface, to much power an you get toss results.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/TWOC%20Rebuild/325.jpg

[MK999]

doing thick steel to thin nova crap panels I found the best way was to weld more onto the side of the thick steel and let the heat from that melt the nova panel.

[Mike]

with that brace i bevelled the edge of it before welding it in :thumb: uber penetration made easy :)

[NathanPrince]

All this talk of welding. Must learn, then I can tackle my rear arches >=[ Unless a kind person would come do them for me =] Will provide Ale and Whores!

[MK999]

Will provide Ale and Whores!

I'll buy a welder tomorrow.

[NathanPrince]

lol Excellent

[Mike]

Im all out Nathan as Lee's half inched my welder, even tho i could easily crash round my sister pad lol

[NathanPrince]

When the lovely (slightly bent) Lee returns it fancy a days work? Wanna get my shell sturdy and looking pretty again. (Some tw@t before me pikey'ed the rear arches)