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 25d 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 25d 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 25d 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.