looks GOOD! Only have one hand to type with.

Your arc length is too long, causing porosity. Clean your surfaces a bit better another cause of porosity. Your end weld looks better. A great start though.

You'll need more than u bolts. I used 1/2 aluminum bars instead.

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let us see some pics!!!! Sounds good!

Ant428 wrote:

Oscar wrote:

Ant428 wrote:But shouldn't it just bend? If I took a piece of metal and bent it, it won't break..

I just didn't like that grainy look when it broke .

Did you quench in water to cool it off?

How much amperage? Looks like your torch distance wasn't constant. Try using more amps and shorten your arc length.

The Square Wave is a good welder. Welcome

Teaching the kids.
See here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAVmqRaI7z0

Don't learn on stainless steel. Use carbon steel. Its much more forgiving. Stainless sucks up the heat immediately and you had better be Stewart Copeland with the pedal if you're learning. For those that are old (like me) or who don't care for that kind of music: Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born Ju...

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I bumped into the local welder repair guy at the local welding shop the other day and we got to talking about welders. Basically what I was told was that if you own one of the newer machines, when one of the boards needs replcement it's going to be at least $800 plus labor. His advise was to sell m...

Bill Beauregard wrote: I've always considered the E Type roadster to be the most beautiful car ever built.

Couldn't agree more! I lusted over these cars when they were introduced.

I would overlap on the backside by 3"

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welcome

What a sweet car!! How quick is it? Horsepower? Weight?

I love your persistence! Keep going; the only way to learn. Your beads aren't bad for the first time. They show a lot of promise. Watch Jody's videos, order (from Jody) some 2% laninated tungsten, keep you tungsten close to the puddle, back off, on the pedal towards the end of the bead, and practice...

I've read that too. It is also associated with diabetes; though, I don't have that. The surgeon and hospital is going make 23K for a hours work. Wish I could make 1/10 of that!
I won't be welding for at least a month, while I heal. Not looking forward to that.
Thanks for your reply
Mark

My opinion, only single guys weld and do woodworking in the house :D The grinding is harder to control than the welding. The smell is hard to control. The woodworking dust is hard to control. The noise can't be controlled. Build a nice shop so your vehicles don't have to sit outside in the winter -...

In two weeks I'm going under the knife to repair my dominate hand, for trigger finger. Dupuytren's contracture occurs when tissues in your hand thicken. The thickened tissue may form cords that extend from your palm to your finger. The cord may shorten, and your palm or finger may become stuck in a ...

Yes I have one.

If you have the money buy the Dynasty. You will never look back.
I would love to have one.

Looking good!! I'm glad you found a way.

Looks good! Will the urethane wheels melt?