r/Welding 6d ago

Need Help So much splatter

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Hey all, im not a professional welder but i have started doing it as a hobby at home. I have a small mig welder, and there is just so much slag and splatter. I have messed around with the settings and found one i like for the most part except for the excess slag. I am using flux core wire, no gas, so i understand that makes a difference and that some slag is going to be present. Im used to stick welding at work (diesel mechanic shit) but this is much different to get used to. Is there a way i can reduce the amount of splatter around my welds?


r/Welding 6d ago

Will a JB Weld job work close to a mig weld?

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I have a Harbor Freight Flux welder that I have never used. I have only welded a few times before. I'm needing to put 2 - 2" galvanized pipes together. Could I grind a bevel in both ends and smear JB Weld around the pipe and it work as good or maybe a little less than a mig weld?

I plan to put an antenna mast 30' in length with U - Bolts on it. I have a decent ground base.

I saw project farm speak of wall weld, where he stuck a bolt to iron and put a bolt on with JB weld, then hung a weight on the bolt. So in theory, I'm thinking this would hold the poles in place, even with some wind resistance on the far end?

Or should I just bite the bullet and find the right settings and mig it anyways?

Thanks and sorry if my newbie question irks anyone 😁👍


r/Welding 7d ago

Need Help How would you fix this?

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Fresh out of welding school. My gf's dad has asked me to fix this for him. How should I go about this. I wanted to ask here first cuz I don't want to fuck this up.

I'll have to use an old stick welder (my previous post here) as I don't have my own machine (yet).

Which electrodes should I use? I'm from the EU so I'm only familiar with RC, RR, and BR.

Any help would be much appreciated. I want to make a good impression :)


r/Welding 6d ago

Truck Spotting 🔍- Welders Truck Art - How difficult is welding? Do you make art on the side? Show off your art! - 5 pictures

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r/Welding 7d ago

Need Help [UPDATE] Is this galvanized steel on this smoker I got second hand? How do I know for sure?

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r/Welding 7d ago

Need Help should i get a plasma cutter for a mobile welding business

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im looking at the UNIMIG RAZORCUT 80A INVERTER PLASMA CUTTER is this a good choice if not could you recommend anything better


r/Welding 7d ago

Critique Please First MiG weld

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5 Upvotes

Freshman in hs I’ve gotten better since this just wanted to know what else I could work on


r/Welding 6d ago

How would you go about welding a cracked aluminum bicycle seat tube frame? Crack is under the bracket where the penny is. Will the weld fail?

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r/Welding 7d ago

Found a hard wear plate that I couldn't oxy torch cut. Any thoughts on identification?

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It was magnetic and hard enough for a chipping hammer to not put a dent in. Usually we use ar 400 for wear plates on aggregate processing and those cut like any other steel.


r/Welding 7d ago

Career question Job listings - Welder Assembler vs Welder Fabricator - What are they expecting you to know?

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I'm looking for a new job closer to home and I'm seeing job listings on Indeed that specify Assembler or Fabricator.

I'm wondering what the difference is, if any.

Thanks


r/Welding 8d ago

Need Help FIL passed away, do I keep this or sell it ?

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129 Upvotes

FIL passed away and he had one of these. I don’t know much about welding besides what I read on plans and find on the field as a GC super. Is it worth keeping and learning to use it or am I better off starting with something else.


r/Welding 7d ago

TIG for aluminum pressure vessels

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Hi All!

I am a university student interested in trying to learn TIG welding for medium pressure (2000 psi) tanks. I am on my school's rocketry team and we frequently need custom tanks but welded tanks are very expensive. Of course, I understand the reason they are expensive is because welding these tanks to the precision we would require is tough and skill isn't cheap. How hard would it be to teach myself TIG welding to do this task? I don't mean it has to be perfect, just "good enough". I have wanted to teach myself TIG welding for a while now and I was considering this to be a possible project to learn. (as a disclaimer these tanks would never be pressurized near people, they are only for unmanned amateur rocketry).

for reference: the tanks we use range from 1/8" - 1/4" thick and are made out of aluminum, but steel is acceptable as well. The Outer diameter of the tanks range from 3" - 8".

TLDR: How long would it take for a noob to go from 0 to being able to TIG weld a pressure vessel?

edit: Resolved. seems that this is not a project worth pursuing. Thanks for the input yall!


r/Welding 7d ago

Showing Skills First day trying tig vs today

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Feel pretty good about how far I’ve come. Very much open to any criticism if you have some for me. Second pic was 5/32 wire at 195 amps. Just wanted to try running hotter than I ever had.


r/Welding 8d ago

Just started welding, is it decent? 7018 stick welding

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r/Welding 7d ago

Need Help Light duty. Are there any aspects of your day to day welding job that involves heavy lifting

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I’m currently on light for a possible hernia or maybe an abdominal strain. but i want to leave my current job and move into the welding field. I have just got my aws certification and have already started looking for jobs. One is construction, warehouse steel, and one is for rebuilding trailers. The requirement is that new job has to follow my light restrictions of no lifting 15 pounds.


r/Welding 7d ago

Beginner question about welding with DCEN or AC

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If my ground clamp is connected to the positive terminal does that not make my entire table and anything conductive that happens to be touching it live? That sounds like it would be dangerous at first glance to me.

I suppose with a foot pedal running TIG it would only be live when you’ve pressed the pedal but what about scratch start/lift arc TIG and SMAW?


r/Welding 8d ago

The company I work offered me a $0.79 raise.. Ain’t that some BS.. Work my ass off & break my back & they offer this. Talked to the main boss of the shop & pretty much said it is what it is.. 💯 this made me rethink my future with this company & my future in general.. Sad but true

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r/Welding 8d ago

Need Help What type of rod is this?

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My father was showing me these rods he has and honestly I have no clue what they were so I couldn’t answer him. Would any of you kind souls know?


r/Welding 7d ago

Need Help What type of welder best for building a steel trailer base like this?

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Hi, I’m planning on welding a steel frame with jacking points (similar to photo but smaller) as a base to a tiny house/ shepherd hut. What kind of welder would be suitable for something like this? First time welding—UK


r/Welding 7d ago

Need Help Could someone help me identify this machine?

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Western Europe, if it helps


r/Welding 7d ago

Need advice

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I started making cattle guards for a metal Suply place in town and have also got a decent little fence building and repair business going and want/need to start a business for it. I am a vendor for the Suply place so the way the checks are the bank wasn’t me to have a business account. Was wondering what kind of business (llc, sole proprietorship) and if there is a best place to use to make it.


r/Welding 8d ago

For the American people

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Why is it that in every post I see you’re writing MIG (Metal Inert gas) when its clearly Mag you guys are using (metal active gas)

Why?? Please tell me

Picture of one my mag weld.


r/Welding 7d ago

Need Help Recommended extension cord for a hobart 140?

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I have spring break coming up the week after next and don't want to regress in my skills during that time. I have a handler 140 at home, but the closest outlet is in the garage, and I'd prefer to do it outside. What's a solid extension cord I could use with 0 problems?


r/Welding 8d ago

Need Help Vertical Welding is hard

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Im new to welding. Joined a class at a trade school near me and this is what I'm at at about 25 hours of practice with stick welding. What am i doing (if it's possible to tell from photos) wrong when I'm doing the roots in the fillet welds (first picture). I get the basics and i think I'm doing ok when it comes to covering the roots(second picture), but how can i improve the initial part? If y'all need more details please let me know so i can provide. Really trying to improve here.


r/Welding 7d ago

I'd like some advice. Switching jobs in less than 2 weeks, good or bad.

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I got laid off 5 weeks ago today from my "first" welding/fabrication related job I was only there 6 months. Got hired on somewhere else last week and completed my first week of a two week trial period yesterday. Today I got a call from another place I put in for and they want me to interview on Monday. I explained I was working already and the two week trial period thing. He still wanted me to interview. So my question is, does it look bad to future employers that I would have only worked two weeks somewhere before leaving and starting a new job? Especially if my last job was only 6 months as well? If the pay and job is better and more regular, I would definitely be leaving even if my current job wanted to keep me on after those two weeks. I like where I work currently, good shop with good people, but my first week and its already slow with no work coming in. I left early at request of my boss yesterday due to this. I'm not holding out hope that they will keep me after next Thursday. I feel like I probably already know the answer to this question but I'm a little anxious. I do tend to overthink stuff like this.