You say the conditions were the same for both welds. That leaves you as the only variable. Lemme guess, you accidentally put on someone else's glasses?
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-Eldon

I think you will be very pleased with that machine.

AlexG wrote:I couldn't understand after picture number 4 how did you cut the steel in the shape of petals?

In pic 4 one of the circles I cut out is shown bent so that the corners can be rounded on a flap disk. Then I flatten it back out. I should have made that clearer. Hope this helps.
Eldon

Very nice. I like the look of six petals vs five on each row. Gonna try that next time.

Also I usually tig these together but my argon is empty so I used mig. Sort of burned thru the leaves but I don't recommend that step.

I use a chisel but work right on my steel welding table. Wood might let it stamp a little deeper. I'll try that next time.
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-Eldon

Welcome, Brian.

Hello and welcome to the forum.

Thank you for your service, David. welcome to the forum. There is a wealth of welding knowledge here and just generally good people. I'm glad you have joined us.
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-Eldon

I have the Lincoln 210MP as well as Miller280DX. I love them both but use the Lincoln a little more frequently. What type of welding do you anticipate doing? The 210MP is a great MIG machine and will also stick weld and you can buy the torch to DC TIG with it as well. The 280DX is a sweet AC/DC TIG ...

To make roses, I first cut three circles about 3.25" from thin sheet metal. I'm using an old fender. I clean up the circles with a flap disk. They don't need to be perfect. Then I mark an approx 3/4" circle in the center of each and five equally spaced lines around the outer edge. I find j...

I'll take some pics of the steps I use when I get back in my shop. The gauge is whatever ford truck fenders are made of but any that is easy to bend will work. I think the thinner the more realistic it'll look. Now if I could only get over my brain lock and figure out how to sculpt a bulldog... Chee...

I cut three circles approx 3" in diameter then mark 5 evenly spaced points around the circumference. I just eyeball that part by drawing a star on it. drill a center hole for the stem and cut in from the five marks almost to the center. Leave enough metal to hold the petals.. Then I round the c...

Greetings. Welcome to the forum, Chris. Good luck with the jeep.
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-Eldon

Thanks. I hope the girl I made it for likes it.

As a raving insomniac, I frequently read 3-4 hours in the early morning. Technical books are my favorite
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-Eldon

I am trying to deliberately get different colors over fairly large (Compared to bead width) areas. My sculptural welds are usually quite small and I'm happy with them. I have been running my tig over certain areas quite rapidly with no filler purely to color it. I think I just need to experiment and...

I have begun experimenting with heat coloring stainless for some of my sculptures. At present I have some 316 and I'm wondering if some grades are easier to coax different colors out of. I keep overshooting and getting it too hot I think. Maybe I just need to experiment more.
Thanks.
-Eldon

Very nice. I love good tools.
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-Eldon

weldin mike 27 wrote:If you set a Lincoln welder the way Miller suggests, would the world end?

Apparently not
I have a machine that has the engine and frame of a miller big 40 with the generator from a lincoln sa-200. No rips in the fabric of space-time seem to have occurred.

Wings are 316 stainless. Everything else is steel from a ford fender and defluxed welding rods


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Running over it with tig torch fairly fast travel without filler.


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I haven't tried that yet. Probably should.

What I did this week.
It's apparent that a photographer I am not
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-Eldon

That's a nice looking set up. Well done.
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-Eldon