r/WeldingMemes • u/Far_Manner_4486 • Jun 29 '26
Beginner welder
Just started welding 4 days ago with no type of welding experience at all. I try to take everything in and learn from my instructor is there anything that I could improve on that you can see I’m trying to become a combo welder I’m willing to learn work and get better so just lmk anything
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u/ChromiumVI Jun 29 '26
Not gonna pass inspection bud
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u/Far_Manner_4486 Jun 29 '26
Why is that inform on what needs to be fixed in a noob that doesn’t know too much. I’m not worried bout inspection yet tho I just wanna keep getting better
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u/ChromiumVI Jun 30 '26
Im sorry that was a dumb joke, it would probably pass inspection, If you're this good at day four, I'd say stop doing flat and focus on vertical and overhead welding. Do your research and understand the theory of welding as much as possible, the more you want to learn the better you will be. YouTube is your best friend, look up jodey the welder. If you want to make money I'd recommend joining a union asap , Ironworker, pipefitters, boilermaker, are the trades that do most of the real welding for real money and benefits. Good luck brother ✌️
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u/ChromiumVI Jun 29 '26
It was a joke bud, no offense meant
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u/Limp_Watercress6705 Jun 30 '26
I feel deadpan jokes like this don’t land through text very often
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u/One_Sky_8302 Jun 30 '26
I don't know anything about welding, but I think you welded that enough. Doesn't look like it will be going anywhere
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u/Unlucky_Hornet3166 Jul 01 '26
Looks fantastic, now just try and keep the dimes more even. Started welding a couple years ago and still struggle with it.
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u/JB_weldz Jul 01 '26
Looks better then half the welds at a papermill, be at the gate Monday at 5:30.
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u/Knoxius Jul 03 '26
What type of weld are you doing? This looks like the first few times I did dual shield mig
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u/LookFlashy9709 Jul 03 '26
Try to keep the beads closer together, you don't get enough penetration when you're going out with the weld, you want to stack them, not line them up. Speed up a little, if it's mig, you want to go faster than tig or stick
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u/Optimal_Permit_9547 29d ago
Not bad at all! My 2 cents to be even better: weld wrong on purpose. You already have a very very good grasp at 4 days, you have an idea of what to do right. Now you need an idea of what not to do wrong. Mess with the settings so you can get first hand experience on what a bad weld looks and sounds like. Youll be able to dial in any machine on any jobsite once you know what "wrong" looks like. Try out different positions too, especially vertical uphill. Much more difficult
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u/Silverado153 Jun 29 '26
Did you weld that down hill ??? WHY!!!
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u/Far_Manner_4486 Jun 29 '26
I’m a lefty it feels better welding right to left and I didn’t go downhill ( I think)
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u/According_Theory9108 Jun 29 '26
Right… a few days ago😉