First acceptable fillet weld

[oceanobsession]

After many hours things seem to be getting a little better. you try that many different things that you dont know what has worked and what hasent. but
ive produced a few exceptable fillet welds. i was not holding to tungstone
close enough. also not enough power. also the right angle with the torch helps to melt just infront of you. where i was going wrong before was melting
both surfaces then dab in the rod but not moving the puddle forward dab in the rod again and so on looks great but when you look after its a mess to much filler i think another problem is the aluminium im welding is 2mm and it
is a fine line between moving the puddle forward and going through see what
you think folks

ocean

 

[gordon stephenson]

Hi,
Nice welds, Liked your explanation, What were the settings on the tig set,

Thank you Gordon

 

[oceanobsession]

Re first acceptable fillet weld

Hello i think about 85 amps its the old wind up down jobby shunt type so its
not very correct. fancy me an inverter next trouble is who is going bump next.
i would hate to pay top money for a lorch or murex or licoln to find no parts back up
scary cheers oceanobsession

 

[dopplershift]

Just being picky, but: isnt that a butt joint? not a fillet?

Sweet looking bead in any case! Nice work.

 

[Wozzaaah]

No, it's a fillet, the photo makes it sort of look like the two pieces are butted but look towards the right and you can see the lower edge of the vertical piece.

 

[dopplershift]

Ok... I'll have to trust your "allseeing eye" on that one Woz. I just cant get my head around the perspective in the photo.

Anyway, good looking weld! !

Hope I can manage the same when i try TIG.

 

[Robotstar5]

Ok... I'll have to trust your "allseeing eye" on that one Woz. I just cant get my head around the perspective in the photo.

I know what you mean, I had a similar problem programming a welding robot on a stainless steel fillet joint, I could see the tip of the wire and two reflections, didn't know which one I was trying to move!

 

[matt1978]

Hello i think about 85 amps its the old wind up down jobby shunt type so its
not very correct. fancy me an inverter next trouble is who is going bump next.
i would hate to pay top money for a lorch or murex or licoln to find no parts back up
scary cheers oceanobsession

In our case........as I would expect in other big companies, your warranty is ultimatley with the factory, so your assured of as much protection as possible....however it is true that a few of the well known names in the UK are either pulling out/dramatically downsizing or in one case gone altogether

 

[Drains]

in one case gone altogether

Who is that matt?

 

[3Rs]

Ocean.

You seem to have the angles and amps right, You need to move quicker, Your ripples of the weld should be tight, where yours is some what spread apart by about 2-3mm your ripples should be about 1-1.5mm. All in all its looks like a good weld, Keep practicing that what need now. It would be an idea to throw up an other photo. Of your fillets.