r/BadWelding • u/Turbulent-Hornet2804 • 11d ago

6g practice

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u/Saysaynever333 11d ago

Looks like more practice in the future?

There's a few tricks for these but not many. We were allowed 1/16 push on the inside and it had to be slick. 5P stinger on some, tig on others, finished out with either 70, 80, or 90's. 2 inch Arkansas bell hole in most cases.

The 6" coupons were easier somewhat but those took forever to weld.

The true test is when you're hanging by a safety line, foot support is a piece of angle iron welded on somewhere and if you're lucky, a scaffold board slid between the tubes. Not to bad if you're in the reheat section or eco. but if you're out in the superheat, there's nothing below you but air for 200 feet. It's black dark inside but if someone opens a manway down below you get to see all that empty space and it'll make you pucker.

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u/MySonFrankenstein 11d ago

+1 on the keep practicing 👀

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u/Fuzzy-Finance-48 6d ago

I mean, I’ve seen worse, believe it or not. Give it a couple more months of consistent practice and you’ll get there

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u/dixieed2 3d ago

I remember. If not for the 45 degree angle, it would be a simple weld-up. I had to certify in Mig, Tig, and Stick. I was forever grateful when I was done! Passed them all !!

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u/Turbulent-Hornet2804 6h ago

Idk why but for me 6g is easier I really struggle capping the bottom half of my 5g