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I learned alot on my first welding project.
pretty sharp for your first project! Nice looking welds.:thumbsup2:
I learned alot on my first welding project.
I figured it would warp that's why I chose 1" material. I planned from the start to machine things square after welding.
Brian, Nice looking welds. I take it you just added the over kill of weld for more pratice. 7018 is a bit tricky, lots of guys like to tap it on the steel, but I have found striking it like a match works best for me. I also break the flux off the end of the rod between welds. Your cover pass where the top and bottom meet on the face looks like it was too hot or you didn't hold the edge long enough. not real bad. all in all though your welds look pretty good for only having the machine a short time. Real sure they will hold fine. Be sure you have all the slag out of the weld before machining slag will kill an end mill real quick.Mark
pretty sharp for your first project! Nice looking welds.:thumbsup2:
Brian, Nice looking welds. I take it you just added the over kill of weld for more pratice. 7018 is a bit tricky, lots of guys like to tap it on the steel, but I have found striking it like a match works best for me. I also break the flux off the end of the rod between welds. Your cover pass where the top and bottom meet on the face looks like it was too hot or you didn't hold the edge long enough. not real bad. all in all though your welds look pretty good for only having the machine a short time. Real sure they will hold fine. Be sure you have all the slag out of the weld before machining slag will kill an end mill real quick.Mark
Regarding the PITA factor in restriking 7018 'trodes, I use my Chemetron P&H tig welder with the tig frequency unit operational. The 'freq unit lets me run 1/16 rods of other designation at very low currents as well without the need to scratch start the rod. I know this is cheating but my welding skills would otherwise be lacking.
Boswell, That spindle light is awesome!