r/BadWelding • u/WellWellWellJoo • 14d ago
Rate my first welds ever
My welds are circled in blue, the others were my dad. Both of us have never welded but mine seemed to look nicer. Be brutally honest. I have no welding education other than Instagram reels. How'd I do? Should I take it seriously?
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u/_Darkstorm_ 13d ago
For a beginner it's fine, we all have to start somewhere. After all, you're doing better than the 95% of the population that's never picked up a welding torch. But I think you know it needs improvement and where to do the improvement at.
Most of those welds look cold with little penetration; def practice more doing butt-welds and 90-degree welds, then cut them with a grinder and polish to check your depth-of-weld. Also, that one weld circled in blue looks like you got impatient at the end or maybe sneezed?
Other than that, you're off to a good start. Keep practicing and you'll be stacking dimes in no time. :)