Wow I’m a lousy welder

[DavidR8]

Been ages since I ran a bead.
Building a base for my Unisaw and so far my grinding skills are exemplary. Welding skills not so much.


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[MrWhoopee]

I can relate, my TIG is not nearly as good as I remember. But then, neither is my vision so it doesn't matter as much.

 

[DavidR8]

Thanks @MrWhoopee, I think my metal wasn't as clean as it should have been. My bad. Break out the flap disks!

 

[BtoVin83]

A welding machine is referred to as a moron tool, if it doesn't look good grind it down and put moron.

 

[ErichKeane]

Hey, a grinder and paint will make you the welder you ain't!

 

[Old junk]

Not sure what your talking about,looks good from here

 

[Joeman77]

OK, here's the low-down on welding.
First find somebody better than you to learn from, next spend lots of time practicing, then (finally the part nobody told you) find out that everybody that knows you will expect you to do "Little Jobs" for nothing. And to add insult to injury find out the places that want to hire "Real Welders" don't want to pay much more for your skills than the guy flipping burgers at Mickey D's!
So IMHO, you're better off grinding a little more and having lots more fun making the stuff YOU want to.

 

[Latinrascalrg1]

If you are using a cheap hf flux core type machine then I wouldn't be so hard on yourself, those "machines" can make most people feel like their welding skills really $uck!

 

[DavidR8]

Thanks for the responses! I had a good laugh.

I’m using a Millermatic 130 so I think the operator is the weak point in the equation.


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[Latinrascalrg1]

sorry about that.....