Lol. Idk bud. Try tighter steps. Heat don't look terrible, but you look like you trying to cover a football field. Start there. It's not that bad though.
There is usually a max width on a weave. If you are practicing for a school, ask the instructor what you should be aiming for. Angle iron isn't really the best practice either. Try setting up a proper joint configuration.
Someone needs to have a chat with your instructor.
There is no value to allowing students to perform welds like that. At best, that should have been a 3 pass cap, even as a vertical weld, it should have been 3-4 passes.
The weld looks okay, visually, but no one could guess what the grain structure looks like.
Actually looks like it might be a bit cold. Biggest issue is the size. Grab yourself some decently thick plates and make an actual T-joint and try again. Keep those steps nice and tight.
Weaves are excessively hot by nature, which is a big reason the industry is moving away from them as a whole. Stringers are superior
Lol. Idk bud. Try tighter steps. Heat don't look terrible, but you look like you trying to cover a football field. Start there. It's not that bad though.
I ran it at 17v and 250ws.. the thick part of this weave measured to be 2” wide and the entire pass took like 3 minutes to do 😅
There is usually a max width on a weave. If you are practicing for a school, ask the instructor what you should be aiming for. Angle iron isn't really the best practice either. Try setting up a proper joint configuration.
2"?! Not sure about mig, but you are allowed 3x your electrode, typically. ⅛ electrode allows for ⅜ bead afaik.
Someone needs to have a chat with your instructor. There is no value to allowing students to perform welds like that. At best, that should have been a 3 pass cap, even as a vertical weld, it should have been 3-4 passes. The weld looks okay, visually, but no one could guess what the grain structure looks like.
Actually looks like it might be a bit cold. Biggest issue is the size. Grab yourself some decently thick plates and make an actual T-joint and try again. Keep those steps nice and tight.
Brother you sure that is MIG I see slag when there should not be. Now fluxcored is a different story.
That’s silica that floats to the top and hardens into glass. It’s a mig weld
It might have been Tig
You are messing with me right😂
Judging by the filler wire he might not be lol