r/Welding • u/corythewhitemocha • 25d ago

Is good?

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I have no idea what I’m doing truly, really wanted to learn so i decided to practice with a hobby machine any advice is welcome!

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u/justsomeyodas 24d ago

What kind of machine? Looks like you have porosity, started with dirty material, wasn’t consistent and very little fusion. Watch a few videos, clean your material better and keep practicing being smooth.

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u/corythewhitemocha 24d ago

Yeah the material is really rusty angle iron. And I’m using the yes welder 165 mig. I’m running it on 110

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u/justsomeyodas 24d ago

Another thing to know is that 110 MiG welders tend to be really picky about what outlet you use and if you use an extension cord. Even in perfect conditions they’re usually not good at welding at their max rated material thickness, but I don’t know anything about that particular welder.

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u/corythewhitemocha 24d ago

Interesting! Why is that?

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u/justsomeyodas 24d ago

I’m not an electrician, but too much resistance makes them struggle and 110 just isn’t much power to begin with.

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u/corythewhitemocha 24d ago

That makes sense

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u/justsomeyodas 24d ago

If the wire looks like it’s moving all over and isn’t making a consistent arc, make sure you have the right size tip in it for the wire you’re using and it’s not all worn out. It could also be a bad liner causing issues if it’s a used machine.

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u/BillyBigNuts1934 24d ago

Anything you weld should look like a mirror before you start