Post up fellas....I want to hear/read more about the pros and cons in this topic.

My guess...if welded correctly, IMHO, the outside corner would be the strongest part of the joint as it would be mostlikely a full penetration weld if it melted all the way to the inside....regardless it is a groove weld vs a fillet weld if I'm picturing your joint correctly.

So to fix the blow out in the first pic...are you drilling back through that spot and then filling it back in with the Tig once everything has cooled off to see if the outgassing quits giving you trouble closing the hole? Grind, bur all that porosity out and feather. Simply drilling isn't going to ...

There are lots of those things built using either mig(solid) or fluxcore wire. As for being brittle, no worries with welding mild steel, it is very forgiving.

To me it looks like your voltage may be too high due to the pot marks(gas tracks) on the cap. But the overlap is probably travel speed is a bit slow for the small wire and it's piling up and rolling over. Hard to tell from the pic, but how wide is the cap on that top pass that is starting to overlap?

bigworm40 wrote:Hi all as i said im new to the forum but have watched just about every video from the site.

I'm with ya man....I'm new too, but have been watching Jody's videos for awhile. Welcome.

I'll have to look it up, but for the e.t. That the car would be running, mostly just visual I believe. From what I found it says mig or tig by a approved process and no grinding of welds is allowed! I'll definitely look into it some more but for where we race, any welds I put down should be fine. T...

The lug is 2" thick and it required a 5/8" bevel with little to no weld sticking out past the plate. Nice job stacking those stringers, keeping it flush with the plate. You mentioned a 5/8" bevel, so is this partial pen joint also welded on the other side of the lifting lug the same ...

Not being familiar with horses, .....what is a horseshoe made out of? Is it just some soft mild steel? Does it weld pretty easily?

So to fix the blow out in the first pic...are you drilling back through that spot and then filling it back in with the Tig once everything has cooled off to see if the outgassing quits giving you trouble closing the hole?

This is the longevity equivalent. https://www.google.com/search?q=longevity+200+images&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari#hl=en&q=longevity+200sx+images&facrc=_&imgrc=qUiD8Wioq6vouM%253A%3Bundefined%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fforum.longevity-inc.com%252Fattachment.php%253Fa...

Otto Nobedder wrote:I think I'd call those excellent results in all cases, and the differences between techniques are harder to spot in the etch than I expected.

Well done, and thanks for sharing!

Steve S

Ditto what ^he said.

again, thanks for sharing

That is awesome, welcome to your newest addiction. Follow your instructor's advice as you progress, it just takes some time and practice to get your hands to react and do what your brain is telling them about what it is seeing going on in the puddle. Then the :idea: comes on and magic happens. I use...

JDIGGS82 wrote:Yea threw a few more down today same joint different techniques hot it polished up some gotta polish a rad more then I'll etch it at the house! Hopefully my results are better lol again appreciate the input

Please post em up when you get them done...love to see how you're getting along with it.

I find it fascinating that you're more concerned about finish treatment than weld integrity, since this is not the "paintingtipsandtricks" forum... :lol: LOL....It's been my experience that wiping off the bracket and relocating it is a piece of cake, keeping the customer happy when you di...

Shield Arc wrote:Jonathan it takes real skills to get the vent holes so consistent.

LOL....

Oscar wrote:it's a 200A machine not 220A.

yeah, I had fat finger syndrome...sorry about the mis-type...my phone is tough to type on with my fat nubs...LOL

I see what you mean, Josh. I think you happened to get a tig only machine. Most machines like this have two dinse receptacles on the right side.... https://www.google.com/search?q=longevity+200+images&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari#hl=en&q=eastwood++200+images&facrc=_...

Do you plan on using this on AWS D1.1 work? The reason I ask is that FCAW using CC is not prequalified....just didn't want you to get out on a job and have the welding inspector give you a hard time about it and you not be aware of it.

Here's what I'm up against... Ground has the typical connection: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/jwright650/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-12/20141205_180459.jpg Torch connection(I have no idea how this carries 200amps), it seems like it's just the gas hose: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/jwri...

soutthpaw wrote:If it's a recent model machine, it's probable a Dinse connector. Available from any welding supply.

Thanks...I will have to pay my LWS a visit and see what they can come up with.

There really wasn't any joint prep I was just screwing around on break with some scrap trying to relearn myself this whole TIG thing and I was also pumping the pedal for the hell of it looks like I failed lol I'll try again. Tomorrow I thought maybe you had just picked up some scrap that was laying...

Here ya go http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=electrode+holder Thanks Southpaw LOL, yup that's an electrode holder :D ...OK, maybe I'm asking this question wrong, but I need the other end of the lead to connect to the front of the machine where the TIG torch lead goes. To me it's a...

I have a small 220 amp TIG welder with AC/DC GTAW at home and I piddle with it as needed on home repairs and also while working on a 70 Camaro... Does anyone know of a SMAW electrode holder that can be used with this inexpensive equipment?...and will that lil inverter style machine have enough umph...

Hey Joe...welcome