First attemps lol

sjp001 · Oct 23, 2019

My thoughts are it might be best if you get a fresh plate, clean shiny metal, lay a couple of welds down as straight as you can (scribe a line to follow) and for as long as you can, then post a pic.

Sparkyarc19 · Oct 23, 2019

Yeah i ordered some off cuts of angle box flat all sorts from ebay couldnt use that plate anymore anyway its way to warped lol

Sparkyarc19 · Oct 23, 2019

When you say scribe do you mean with a grinder or with wax ?

eddie49 · Oct 23, 2019

Sparkyarc19 said:
When you say scribe do you mean with a grinder or with wax ?

Welder's chalk:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Engineer...-Welding-Steel-Marking-12-Sticks/162848020051

Sparkyarc19 · Oct 23, 2019

Ahh i see thanks

mtt.tr · Oct 23, 2019

Where are you based, personally think you need some proper tuition.

Memmeddu · Oct 23, 2019

Sparkyarc19 said:
Ok guys so here we have todays try lol i had shinny metal good earth and i still strugle to keep the arc going and sooooo miuch slag inclusion

You can sell this on eBay as modern art

Sparkyarc19 · Oct 23, 2019

mtt.tr said:
Where are you based, personally think you need some proper tuition.

You hit the nail on the head but i cant afford the course i did look into a collage cpurse but was 600 and i got 14. Month old and one on the way lool and im just outside london in dartford

gaz1 · Oct 24, 2019

Sparkyarc19 said:
You hit the nail on the head but i cant afford the course i did look into a collage cpurse but was 600 and i got 14. Month old and one on the way lool and im just outside london in dartford

it dosnt mean that
they maybe someone in the area depending on if you can travel or they can to you maybe able to help you out and point you in the right direction
it really does help to be shown and then for you to do it infront of them they can really advise you and point you in a much better way

nothing worse than trying it alone until we get there

even i was shown with arc but mig ive learnt on my own and watching videos but doing arc before helped out loads

Sparkyarc19 · Oct 24, 2019

Yeah thats why i started out with the arc but i thought i would be able to just try abit get some advice and move on but its proving to be alot harder then i first thought yeah know if someone was local and willing to teach id grab the bull by the hornes so to speak i know alot of my problems are stemming from the work enviromeant its bitterly cold in my shed and terrible light and the rest is juat my lack of experiance 1 o do need the eyes over the shoulder lol even if i did have to travel that would be fine i can drive

mtt.tr · Oct 24, 2019

Sparkyarc19 said:
Yeah thats why i started out with the arc but i thought i would be able to just try abit get some advice and move on but its proving to be alot harder then i first thought yeah know if someone was local and willing to teach id grab the bull by the hornes so to speak i know alot of my problems are stemming from the work enviromeant its bitterly cold in my shed and terrible light and the rest is juat my lack of experiance 1 o do need the eyes over the shoulder lol even if i did have to travel that would be fine i can drive

Where are you located?

Sparkyarc19 · Oct 24, 2019

Dartford mate

Sparkyarc19 · Oct 24, 2019

Any ideas where i can buy metal from in dartford guys ?

Memmeddu · Oct 24, 2019

Sparkyarc19 said:
Any ideas where i can buy metal from in dartford guys ?

Scrapyard?
Fab shops
Machining shops
Everywhere you could find scrap metal that you can use for practicing

Sparkyarc19 · Oct 24, 2019

Good point :laughing:

Sparkyarc19 · Oct 25, 2019

mtt.tr said:
Where are you located?

Dartfors pal

davidjohnperry · Oct 25, 2019

It's to far for me I don't plan seeing my sister-in-law in London any time soon but if I ever head that way and your free I'd give some time plus I've normally always got rods and my mask in the van

davidjohnperry · Oct 25, 2019

I've looked at this in a lot more detail.
1 your practicing right by running beads walking before running thingy
2 stick welding using cheap rods can have various results depending on manufacturer they use at the time
All machines run different or very in amps so if it looks cold up the amps slightly untill you can drag a rod along the steel with out it sticking or it going out, you should be able to run a rod gradually down in one smooth fluid motion if I get time and dad's not filled my shop full of rubbish again I'll do a demo with a transformer machine

Sparkyarc19 · Oct 27, 2019

davidjohnperry said:
I've looked at this in a lot more detail.
1 your practicing right by running beads walking before running thingy
2 stick welding using cheap rods can have various results depending on manufacturer they use at the time
All machines run different or very in amps so if it looks cold up the amps slightly untill you can drag a rod along the steel with out it sticking or it going out, you should be able to run a rod gradually down in one smooth fluid motion if I get time and dad's not filled my shop full of rubbish again I'll do a demo with a transformer machine

Ah mate that woukd be great thank you really like another lad said i need proper teaching but not gonna happen right now so this fourm is god lol um what do mean dont quite get no 1. As for the rods im going to get some esab 3mm 7014s from screw fix and see how i get on with them the welder is set to between 90 and 120 amps but weld pool looks cold and wont spread then i loose the arc thrn stick the rod its all a horrible mess lool

davidjohnperry · Oct 27, 2019

No 1 means ur practice the right way esab rods are good although 6013 would be a better choice but 7018 or 7016 xyz will do you well did not know Screwfix sold decent welding rods

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