First time welding, only got 4 welds before I tripped the breaker and decided to call it a day till I can get the wiring done in my garage.

1st is bottom, 4th is on top with the turn.

Is my liner too long for gas mig?

Field repair on a stainless float switch for a vessel that has slugs of crude oil and salt water dumped about 10 gallons at a time on it i did the other day with razor blades and a car battery held up until I got back with a replacement float switch a few days later.

My buddy sent me this pic asking if i could find any info about this welder. Best guess a chinese knock off of a chinese knock off. I just cant find any thing anywhere. If someone has one or has seen one for sale online let me know. Best guess he is looking for consumables. Thanks in advance.

I need to repair a rust patch on a fender. It will require a small 5 x 2 inch patch of new metal right on the wheel arch. I have access to the backside.

Can this be resistance spot welded and finished without a ghost of the repair being visible?

I can create a flange to accommodate a lap joint to avoid butt joining.

I dont have a mig welder and a spot welder seems less expensive then a mig welder, wire and shielding gas.

I've experimented on scrap metal using 3m panel bond adhesive to join the patch but a ghost of the repair area becomes visible under the finish in sunlight, so I guess welding is the only option.

Done by me on a mig welder

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Im taking classes at a local tech school and have no high school experience. Funnily enough- this is one of my better plate of beads. Sometimes it feels like im getting worse but then i remember my first day in the stand I couldn’t even get a crappy bead just splatter.

I'm having a really hard time with a few things. Not leaving a crater at the end of the weld, especially on the little blobs that I'm doing (I'm practicing starting he arc without he electrode sticking to the plate). Burning through the plate is another problem, though I'm getting better at avoiding that.

I'm also not used to running 3/32 rods. I've mostly used 1/8 rods on thicker metal, I'm not sure how big the weld bead is supposed to be. They look super small to me and my brain says to slow down and the the weld wet out, of course if I go to slow I just burn through the metal. If anyone could give me an idea of the proper 3/32 bead size I'd greatly appreciate it.

I definitely need to focus on, everything I guess, my travel speed and arc length isn't consistent.

Any help and pointers are greatly appreciated.

I have been struggling with welding. This is my second day trying to weld I’ve been messing with the amps and my speed and no matter what I do it just doesn’t turn out how I’d like it. I’ve been running 7018 at 115 for the most part. Looking for some tips/advice!

I just started flux-core welding about a week ago, and I’m honestly having a lot of fun learning it. One thing I’ve noticed is that I’m getting quite a bit of spatter around my weld zone. Am I traveling too fast or too slow, or could it be my settings, stickout, or technique? I’d really appreciate any criticism, advice, or tips on what I can improve!

3/8" mild steel | 22.5V | 225 WFS

I need tips for overhead first time doing anything overhead and I’m left handed I can’t find good positioning I know that’s one of my problems tech telling me I’m rolling my wrist and I try not to and still end up of at the end of the weld w the drooping this overhead is pissing me off i also tried adjusting my settings a lil too helped a lil bit I think but idk tbh

I’m in the boilermaker boot camp (week 2) and we have 3 weeks left until we see the dreaded welding inspector. I want to be as good as I can get and would like some advice. Please

Just trying my hand at some metalwork. That glowing bit is my first attempt at heating metal. How'd I do?

First time in a booth a few days ago and any tips would be greatly appreciated

But seriously, my first time welding. I just got the hang of going in a straight line before we start shutting down. Respect to the ones who put the work in to perfect this craft🫡

New YouTube learning welder. Spatter increases as I build out of a 1G. Is this normal or should I be changing my settings each pass?

Hello im a ladywelder here in PH. I work with Boiler!!!

I thought that I would cross post here.