My new Lincoln welder

[GirlScout1]

I know how fluw will send crap everywhere-I had a cheap HF one that just threw boogers everywhere- but I want to practice with it. I want to keep a roll on hand incase I were to run out of gas in the middle of a project. Figure it only makes sense to know how to do both. I'm getting better with gas but still need to fine tune what I am doing. I know the welds I have been doing will hold but they could be stronger too.

I just need to practice the control and to direct the weld more to the base piece when welding so get get more penetration there rather then the end piece I am joining. Make sense?

 

[tealcherokee]

practice with different joints as well, the 4 basic ones are

corner /\ welded on the outside
tee |- welded on either side
lap -_ welded on either side
butt -- welded touching, and with a gap

 

[GirlScout1]

practice with different joints as well, the 4 basic ones are

corner /\ welded on the outside
tee |- welded on either side
lap -_ welded on either side
butt -- welded touching, and with a gap

Thanks for the tip and I'm already doing it. On my second roll of wire in less then a month. It's funny how I was getting frustrated with the welds on just scrap flat since they weren't coming out right (just like worms) until a friend who is a welder came over and told me you need to turn down the wire since you aren't reall welding 2 together and there is no place for it to go. I have a lot of 1/8 scrap which I have just been sticking together in funny shapes.

 

[tealcherokee]

thats the way to do it

heres a pic or 2 for ya

links if the server wont let them show up
http://ryan.tehbaron.com/images/CAweld.jpg
http://ryan.tehbaron.com/images/weld2.jpg
http://ryan.tehbaron.com/images/weld.jpg

most of those are corner joints, on my buddys long arm brackets i made for him