Probably a bit of a silly question to you seasoned vet's and naturals to welding,but I'm neither.However I do love to weld and I have also enjoyed being paid to weld since I graduated school in April.Got a call for a better paying job today and will be tested tomorrow.It's a mig test and I only Mig ...

I'm gonna bring one home tomorrow and post a pic.Probably give you guy's a better idea of what's going on.I tried gapping it with a 3/32,putting 3/32 land on it and turned my heat down for that.Got through better but the penetration wasn't consistent or uniform on the back.6010 was a bit easier I th...

Horizontal butt joint,3/32 7018,1/4 plate,1/16 land,1/16 gap...Using a 5 to 10 degree work angle with 20 degree travel angle.I'm on a Miller Goldstar 302.Blowing holes quick with a 105 amp's so I dropped to 95 and got hardly any penetration.Played with the heat some more by going up and down and it'...

Thank's again for the responses guy's.I really need to start visiting this site daily.Lot's of knowledge.I heard 7018 was alot better/easier than 6010 but I haven't quite got the speed and consistency down with it.Didn't have any problems with 6010 fillet in the flat position but I'm stuck with the ...

Thank's guy's.Yea,I asked if I should try turning my heat up since I keep wanting to go too fast thinking it would make up for it but was advised not to.I'm going to try 115-120.

New to welding.In school now trying to stop getting undercut on my last pass on a fillet t-joint,flat position,1/8 7018,1/4' plate.Bout 100 amp's.I've been told to angle up a little more on my last pass and slow down but it doesn't seem to be helping or maybe I'm just not doing it right.Yes,I know ...

New to welding.In school now trying to stop getting undercut on my last pass on a fillet t-joint,flat position,1/8 7018,3/8' plate.Bout 100 amp's.I've been told to angle up a little more on my last pass and slow down but it doesn't seem to be helping or maybe I'm just not doing it right.Yes,I know t...

Just noticed the welding school I'm planning on attending doesn't seem to be registered with the 'AWS."However,there are other locations for the same school in the region that are.Does that mean they just haven't registered or what?Also,there are some of the same schools in the region that offe...

Thanks for the welcome,fellas.Looks like I'm going to be starting school monday instead of May.Met with the instructor today and I believe I've made the right decision in attending his program.He's a certified welding inspector and instructor with the "AWS" with 40 years of experience in t...

32 year's old and have decided to attend welding school.It starts in May and am pretty excited for the oppurtunity to learn the trade/art.I don't know any welder's personally so I figured this would be a great place to network and learn.I'm a daisy fresh rookie whose only knowledge consists of what ...