Need help with vertical up SMAW - Page 4

Havoc0122 · Fri Jul 10, 2020 12:03 pm

I totally sped up my technique. This look pretty good to me.

Oscar · Fri Jul 10, 2020 12:05 pm

Looks real good, nice & consistent!

Havoc0122 · Fri Jul 10, 2020 12:07 pm

Completed: got settings can work on technique now! Wooo! Thanks!

Havoc0122 · Mon Jul 13, 2020 2:10 pm

Got a few in today. Definitely getting more comfortable with adjusting settings. Still not perfect but getting better. Fridays settings were perfect having a hard time mimicking for some reason.

Oscar · Mon Jul 13, 2020 3:27 pm

At least you have all the material you can use for testing. I had to re-use mine!

Havoc0122 · Tue Jul 14, 2020 5:09 am

Haha that's true. Makes things a lot easier when you have a few tons of scrap. They're hiring a new welder soon so I should get more time to refine my skill. Build build build. They think this stuff is magic and it happens like THAT.

Oscar · Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:06 am

Since you mention scrap, if I send you prepaid USPS labels for Large flat-rate boxes, can you send me scrap? I'm looking for thicker pieces like ¾ - 1½" thick pieces.

Havoc0122 · Wed Jul 15, 2020 10:13 am

Definitely possible. I gotta ask them if I can take it. If I practice on it, it ultimately goes back in the scrap bin. I'll let ya know what happens.

Tried v up on a pipe today. Went so well I went live and slapped a bead on an actual part. My v up bead is actually thicker than my flat beads on the same pipe.(the small portion on top you can weld flat)

Havoc0122 · Fri Jul 17, 2020 4:45 am

They'll let me have a few pieces but I can't get enough to fill and ship out. Maybe in the future. Sorry:/

Havoc0122 · Fri Jul 17, 2020 2:09 pm

This is 19v 150ipm. Did 6 second test right before. Definitely right settings. Need to work on consistency. What the best way to cap off the very top of the leg? Seems like when I sit there, the pool drips?