Back when I worked for a living I did repair welding on heavy equipment in the mines. One day while repairing a bucket for a CAT 992 loader I got hit pretty bad. Mines are muddy on a dry day most times. In this particular instance it was spring time and it had been raining for about a week. The load...

If you could provide us with some more info we will be able to better help you. Things like material thickness, composition if you know it, sketch of the joint or real pictures, tools you have available to do the job (torches, grinders, welding machines and material) can all be helpful in determinin...

Agreed. That weave is way too wide. Try splitting that into two smaller weaves and weave faster. It appears that your weave was very slow and that can allow your slag to freeze. Once the slag freezes you run the risk of trapping it in your weld when you run back over it. I will also caution you abou...

Hello, I am an AWS CWI working for a large locomotive and mining equipment manufacturer in Pennsylvania. I have almost 10 years experience in welding. 7 years formal education and 6 years in the school of hard knocks (some of those years overlap). I started out doing repair welding on heavy equipmen...