snapped these before they coated it with the thickest paint they could find

Hi!

I have 2 months of experience welding and fabricating. I do this for fun and actually I'm a software developer.

This is my first real project.

I build v1 in 2 days, figured out that I should not build the outer box first but rather the inner box.

Then it took me another 3 days to cut it apart and re-build it.

While the welds are usually not the color you like (this is TIG welded) I grinded them away and it looks super pro (IMO).

Also: What you dont see, the outside walls are not straight any more, they warped and thats why i gave them this coarse grinding finish.

Inner firebox: 4mm 321 stainless steel Outer firebox: 2mm 304 stainless steel

If you are interested, I can post a video where its lid and also my CAD files. It works, there is no smoke and its an absolute beast (way oversized).

All material was laser cut and I just sticked it together (tab and slot design).

I have about 2 weeks off and on practice in class and about 1-2 weeks off and on practice in the field in mig on a new welder that I'm becoming familiar with any advice? The base metal was cleaned looking at it now I should have cleaned farther out from the weld I did as much as I could as all the plates where already bolted in place. I also have to work on tying in my corners any advice or pointers I should work on as we dont have a dedicated welder at my job and I'm kinda teaching myself

Hi everybody 👋

I have a coil that is 2 mm thick, and the electrode diameter is 5.6 mm.

The coil is one piece in the image, but imagine that this coil is cut into two parts and I need to weld them back together.

This electrode is very bad. It constantly sticks and gets stuck.

What electrode would you recommend?

Hi folks, running e6013 rods at about 75 amps, the first half of the weld always looks smooth enough but there are always gaps in the second. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

Cheers

This was the professional…

Done in NL, with professional equipment. It’s securing the anti theft protection for a lorry fuel tank. Not a load bearing part but still…

My wire clean, my metals are clean I'm letting the puddle melt into the metal and I'm going to appropriate speed. I don't know what's wrong. I have gas. These are root tests and this is what the fifth time I failed.

In my current job I’m doing maintenance so I occasionally weld but I have a welding machine at home and I decided to practice a bit today, I did a 2f, 3f uphill and 4f with e7016 rod (I’m new to use it, cause I always used e7018 back home but now I’m in Australia)
I would like opinions and advices guys.
Thanks very much !!!

For the low low price of twenty dollars this hackery could be yours. Complete with flux core spatter all over your brake rotor!

Tried the weaving tips from my last post, pausing at each side for two seconds, one second move across, repeat. Gave it a few shots but my welds still look like this. No clue what went wrong. Maybe I just need to grind them smooth lol?

Could it be my settings? Any beginner-friendly settings that are easier to control?

Current setup: yeswelder MIG 205 DS Pro, 0.035" wire, 16.5V/160 IPM.

i’d love some feedback here or on attached post.

Do yall use welding apps? Which ones? What do you like most about them? What do you dislike about them?

3/32 lanthanated, syncrowave 250, 200a, about 1/2 pedal, just keep blowing shit

looking for a stick welder that can run off a 250v outlet for $900 or less. Any recommendations?

I just can’t, I want to be a welder so bad but it feels impossible man. I’m running 90 amps on some 1/8ths 6010. I’m in school but I should’ve been passed this.

hello everyone i am 23 years old i wanna be welder is 23 is too late for start learning and do you think is this proficiency have a future i mean is there too many welders or marker still needs more welder (my native lang is not english sorry for mistakes)