Did this in class last week. Chain and strap box out of 16 guage

 

Got some work done on this beast over the weekend

 

 

Frame extension and bumper I had to make at work for one of our owner op's trucks, learning the art of welding as I go, I really suck at alum. But do OK with stick and mig for steel

 

Anyone want to tell me what make my welds look stretched out and elongated rather than like a stack of nickels? Am I moving to fast forward then tracking back to far? Any help appreciated!

 

Yeah look like u are moving a bit quicker and dragging. Trying slowing down and make circular motions as u go.

 

They don't got to be pretty, they just got to work.

 

For some clients, appearance does matter lol

 

I'm going to be staring my exo once the weather breaks and tried to get as much practice as possible beforehand, I need to get a bottle for my personal welder before I tackle it though, I got my bender and notcher already

 

I'd say you're going a little fast as well. I think your settings are probably OK. I'm still a n00b too, but I've learned a lot. The circular motion that xjwonders was referring to helped me a TON. I watched a lot of YouTube videos, too. Another tip that helped me out is that when you first start, get your puddle started before moving along. That helped me quite a bit too.

 

Are you using a high freq tig? I am forced to deal with scratch start in tell the foot peddle gets repaired... Bad *** welds btw

 

Scratch start suck, I prefer either lift or the pedal.

 

Yes high frequency TIG. I used miller syncrowave 300

 

Kinda girly but it was a class project

 

Alittle bit from work