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LGAFF · 05-18-2014

Kind of addictive...will keep practicing and do some reading..

Franke · 05-18-2014

Lee, make sure the weld area is very clean. Is that stainless steel? The welds look to me like too much oxygen got to them or some kind of surface contamination.

LGAFF · 05-18-2014

Thanks Franke, just playing around at this point....never picked up a welder before, alot to learn. I really just grabbed the first pieces of scrap I had and started welding. This is just flux core.....once I get better with that will move to gas shielded welding.

Franke · 05-18-2014

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Originally Posted by LGAFF

Thanks Franke, just playing around at this point....never picked up a welder before, alot to learn. I really just grabbed the first pieces of scrap I had and started welding. This is just flux core.....once I get better with that will move to gas shielded welding.

Lee, gas shielded welding will produce a smoother weld puddle, less spatter and you will love it when its smooth like butter. Flux core has to shield the weld from oxygen and its hard to tell what the final weld looks like unless you have lots of experience. I use a MIG and its great as you can see the actual weld but I like 4-Cams TIG idea too as they produce a weld you can really control. It is addictive to be able to glue metal together.

Racinfan83 · 05-19-2014

I've done arc, mig, and tig. Love doing it - but I haven't in a while. Don't currently have a welder since I don't have an unattached shop. Too much stuff in my attached garage for sparks to get under...
But your results will look better if you use the gas on the mig instead of the flux core. One of these days maybe I will get me another one and use it in the driveway...

4-cam · 05-18-2014

Welding is kind of addictive. Over the winter I took up TIG again after 30 year absence. For some odd reason I find it very enjoyable.
Welding does take a lot of seat time to do a good job. Lots of great vids on youtube and many forums availible. They were really a big help tring to figure out what I was doing incorrect. I actually did a decent job for a rookie welding up my SS exhaust.

05-18-2014	#1
LGAFF Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Crystal Lake, IL Posts: 7,194	First Time Welding Kind of addictive...will keep practicing and do some reading.. __________________ LGAFF 90 #966-150K miles-sold 92 #234-sold 1987 Callaway TT #17 1991 ZR-1 #1359

05-18-2014	#2
Franke Join Date: May 2013 Location: Beaver, PA Posts: 516	Re: First Time Welding Lee, make sure the weld area is very clean. Is that stainless steel? The welds look to me like too much oxygen got to them or some kind of surface contamination.

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LGAFF Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Crystal Lake, IL Posts: 7,194	Re: First Time Welding Thanks Franke, just playing around at this point....never picked up a welder before, alot to learn. I really just grabbed the first pieces of scrap I had and started welding. This is just flux core.....once I get better with that will move to gas shielded welding. __________________ LGAFF 90 #966-150K miles-sold 92 #234-sold 1987 Callaway TT #17 1991 ZR-1 #1359

05-19-2014	#5
Racinfan83 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Eastern Missouri Posts: 773	Re: First Time Welding I've done arc, mig, and tig. Love doing it - but I haven't in a while. Don't currently have a welder since I don't have an unattached shop. Too much stuff in my attached garage for sparks to get under... But your results will look better if you use the gas on the mig instead of the flux core. One of these days maybe I will get me another one and use it in the driveway... __________________ [LEFT][SIGPIC][/SIGPIC][/LEFT] [CENTER][COLOR=Indigo][SIZE=4][I][B] Now Sold 1990 ZR-1 #2093, Black on Black..[/B][/I][/SIZE][/COLOR][/CENTER]

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4-cam Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Arvada Colorado Posts: 194	Re: First Time Welding Welding is kind of addictive. Over the winter I took up TIG again after 30 year absence. For some odd reason I find it very enjoyable. Welding does take a lot of seat time to do a good job. Lots of great vids on youtube and many forums availible. They were really a big help tring to figure out what I was doing incorrect. I actually did a decent job for a rookie welding up my SS exhaust. __________________ [I]4-cam[/I] [I]1991 ZR-1 Blk/Gry #31[/I] [I]SW Headers/Xpipe- Dynomax Muffs[/I] [I]Ported top end[/I] [I]Secondaries Removed[/I] Tune by Dominic